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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Amateurs Send First HD Camcorder Into Space via Balloon]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/09/25/amateurs-send-first-hd-camcorder-into-space-via-balloon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/09/25/amateurs-send-first-hd-camcorder-into-space-via-balloon/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ohhhh... so twisty.<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 25th 2009 9:41AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Amateurs Send First HD Camcorder Into Space via Balloon]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/09/25/amateurs-send-first-hd-camcorder-into-space-via-balloon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/09/25/amateurs-send-first-hd-camcorder-into-space-via-balloon/</guid><description><![CDATA[This somehow seems fake. The small scrap of foam in the bottom right of view never flaps - it looks like a small ragged edge, but never moves, even during freefall. Also, questionable that an off-the-shelf camera could withstand the enviromental extremes experienced in such a flight. At 100k+ feet, extremely cold. Camera went from warm climate to cold to warm again in a very short time. Battery functioned in extreme cold, as well. Condensation never formed on lens or inside camera, apparently. And how did they send a camera 19 miles up, then be standing under it when it fell? Going to the edge of space, traveling through the jet stream over several hours and then back, it easily could have landed hundreds of miles away. Was it parachute - rigged? If not, the thing would have been going hundreds of MPH on decent; vibration would not have allowed operation for sure, and a foam block sure as hell wouldn`t save it on impact (although it does appear to be parachute enabled). If this is real, Canon needs to use this in it`s advertising - that`s one tough damn camera!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pnut166]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 25th 2009 1:06PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Amateurs Send First HD Camcorder Into Space via Balloon]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/09/25/amateurs-send-first-hd-camcorder-into-space-via-balloon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/09/25/amateurs-send-first-hd-camcorder-into-space-via-balloon/</guid><description><![CDATA[Clicked the link to their website - I stand corrected, mostly. Their page explains in much more detail, naturally. Answers most of the above questions. Bravo, guys!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pnut166]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 25th 2009 1:14PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
