Junk Mail From Above

Once you get used to the slightly overcaffeinated host, this is a pretty cool project —to drop a bunch of paper airplanes from a high-altitude balloon and see where they land. The team launched their balloon earlier this month, as the video shows. But, from what I can tell on their website and Twit…

Once you get used to the slightly overcaffeinated host, this is a pretty cool project —to drop a bunch of paper airplanes from a high-altitude balloon and see where they land. The team launched their balloon earlier this month, as the video shows. But, from what I can tell on their website and Twitter feed, nobody has turned up an airplane yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApM4BGG8r40&feature=player_embedded

They aren't the first to try it, by the way:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2DJ_lJQoOM&feature=related

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