Yeah, maybe something more interesting would be to strap it in the seat of a sports car and roll it out the back of a high flying airplane like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMxXHY1f8Xk But first I need to find someone willing to loan us their sports care. Hey, Chuck can I borrow your car for a few days. I promise to return the piece, umm, err, I mean I promise to return it... patrick :) On 07 Jan 2012, at 13:07, Chuck Hards wrote:
Meh. From the flapping of the balloon fragments and harness, it never even approached supersonic. I'd like to see the unedited version.
On 1/7/12, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
While the denser air at lower altitudes would have slowed it considerably, I wonder how fast it was falling higher up.