The images you see below were taken with a camera attached to a special helium balloon, designed to fly at high altitudes. The balloon, SABLE-3 (Southern Alberta Balloon Launch Experiment 3), was rigged up with a camera that took a photo every minute, as well as a tracking device.
It took around 2 1/2 hours to [...]
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Ice in Cape Town “UPDATE”
Let me tell you a bit about Cape Town:
Cape Town is a moderately warm city, with around 4 million residents (but I could be wrong, it’s growing fast). It is home to the 2nd most popular tourist attraction in Africa, after the pyramids. It is home to Table Mountain, a mountain which is flat on [...]
The Most Misleading Business Name Ever!
Parents rejoice?
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[via Reddit]
Hilarious: Indian Hard Hat
It doesn’t get any more High-tech than this?
[Picture from Neatorama]
The Moonbow
from LA Times
SPECTACULAR GLOW: Commercial photographer Brent Gilstrap captures a moonbow over Yosemite Falls. Ideal conditions for moonbows include clear skies, abundant mist at the base of a fall and the absence of artificial light.
(Brent Gilstrap)
What is a Moonbow?
Almost Off the Cliff!
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He must’ve prayed a lot. Could you get any closer to dying? Or any closer to being one of the luckiest people alive? Either way… extremely lucky!
from PhotoPumpkin