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# I saw a story on the news today
about a balloon taller than the empire state building. It's being launched from a boat with two crazy fools strapped to the bottom. Balloons still make me happy, and so does your picture.

woo.
(I helped save b3ta! andythetwig, Mon 1 Sep 2003, 14:23, archived)
# is that
the one that's going to space? a balloon? in space? mark my words, it'll never happen.
(I helped save b3ta! stouffer, Mon 1 Sep 2003, 14:25, archived)
# won't the vacuum cause the balloon to explode?
it's something to do with brownian motion iirc
(I helped save b3ta! new_matt, Mon 1 Sep 2003, 14:28, archived)
# it's just
plain stupid. it violates all laws of common sense.
(I helped save b3ta! stouffer, Mon 1 Sep 2003, 14:29, archived)
# it makes more sense than using a big metal plane strapped to three tubes full of dangerous chemicals
(I helped save b3ta! new_matt, Mon 1 Sep 2003, 14:32, archived)
# pah, not
in my book sunshine.
(I helped save b3ta! stouffer, Mon 1 Sep 2003, 14:36, archived)
# it's not going to the vaccuum
but as the pressure drops, the balloon expands. At see level, it looks like a gigantic upside-down scrote.
(I helped save b3ta! andythetwig, Mon 1 Sep 2003, 14:32, archived)
# lookee here
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3197009.stm
(I helped save b3ta! andythetwig, Mon 1 Sep 2003, 14:33, archived)
# yes- you'll be able to see it if it's clear
insert Alec Guinness impression here.
(I helped save b3ta! andythetwig, Mon 1 Sep 2003, 14:31, archived)
# BALLLLLLOOOOOOOONS
IN SPAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCEEEEEE
(I helped save b3ta! Whillow, Mon 1 Sep 2003, 14:31, archived)