Canadian Teenagers Send Lego Man into Near Space

[JMcEntegart]

One small balloon ride for Lego man, one giant leap for Legokind.

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[azone]

This is awesome.

 

[4745454b]

My first thought was considering how messed up this planet is, how much trouble are they in? I'm sure launching stuff into 3x cruising altitude isn't good for staying anonymous. I certainly hope they don't get in trouble.

And to think the only time my lego men flew was when I threw them at my siblings...

 

[jiangyi]

I'm proud to go to the same school as these guys!

 

[mcd023]

you can get permission from the JAA/FAA to launch stuff

 

[NuclearShadow]

Canada's space program at it's finest.

 

[The Greater Good]

I thought they would have sent up a bottle of maple syrup.

 

[Xatos]

Canadian flag killed the whole thing.

 

[blazorthon]

+1 to Canadian (almost) astronaut Lego men.

 

[dribblesbarbax]

Totally fake! The flag isn't even moving.

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]Xatos[/nom]Canadian flag killed the whole thing.[/citation]

How does putting your nation's flag on your Lego man kill this? This teenagers are from Canada so they put a Canadian flag in their project and I fail to understand why that's a problem.

 

[__-_-_-__]

ilegal in USA. it's promoting lego therefore it's a comercial UAV. can't fly even 1cm above the ground without a pilots license.
If it's for recreational use then you can even fly a 10meter wingspan UAV into stratosphere. all legal.

 

[jaina]

[citation][nom]blazorthon[/nom]How does putting your nation's flag on your Lego man kill this? This teenagers are from Canada so they put a Canadian flag in their project and I fail to understand why that's a problem.[/citation]

The flag is plastic -_-

 

[jaina]

Lol sorry meant to comment about what "dribblebarbax" said

 

[lp231]

[citation][nom]blazorthon[/nom]How does putting your nation's flag on your Lego man kill this? This teenagers are from Canada so they put a Canadian flag in their project and I fail to understand why that's a problem.[/citation]
He must be a American with head stuck way up his a**
or just extremely jealous it's not a American flag.

 

[lp231]

[citation][nom]lp231[/nom]He must be a American with head stuck way up his a**or just extremely jealous it's not a American flag.[/citation]
Also in space which is a vacuum, a flag will not move since there is no AIR!

 

[ojas]

[citation][nom]lp231[/nom]Also in space which is a vacuum, a flag will not move since there is no AIR![/citation]
24km is still within the stratosphere (second layer from the bottom). So there still is air, but it's very thin.

 

[azathoth]

[citation][nom]lp231[/nom]Also in space which is a vacuum, a flag will not move since there is no AIR![/citation]

False, Air is just a medium which transfers energy to the flag. Just like any other motion such as spinning can transfer energy making the flag "wave" aswell.

 

[ojas]

Oh and, at 1:02, what's that spec in the background, over the horizon? The moon? I'm downloading the 1080p version to check!

 

[freggo]

[citation][nom]lp231[/nom]Also in space which is a vacuum, a flag will not move since there is no AIR![/citation]

A Helium )or other kind of) Balloon can not fly you into a vacuum. That's why you can not reach the space station that way for example. still, wondering how high a weather balloon could actually make it.

Anyone here know ?