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I’m releasing a high altitude balloon soon for a prize competition. Whoever guesses the closest landing zone of the balloon wins a new cybertruck. Just a silly

by Velc 4y ago

I’m releasing a high altitude balloon soon for a prize competition. Whoever guesses the closest landing zone of the balloon wins a new cybertruck. Just a silly promotion for my startup. I really hope my balloon gets shot down by a US jet, the free pr would be great for us. Unlikely my balloon will cross the pond though.

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jonplackett 4y ago
Where can I enter? I want a cyber truck
- Velc 4y ago
  https://moby.finance/app/competition https://moby.finance/app/competition Funnily enough I just launched this competition about 2 hours ago so nobody has entered yet. To get a free entry you need to get 5 likes on a post.
  - MonkeyClub 4y ago
    Keep'em monkeys jumpin' through'em hooks if they wanna join the club, that's what I always say :)
xur17 4y ago
I'm not sure if you're serious, but some friends and I launched weather balloons with a payload (aprs broadcasting location) twice. Tons of fun, and there is a bunch of software out there you can use to estimate the crash location. On the first balloon we failed to acquire enough helium, and ended up "floating" the balloon in the upper atmosphere overnight. Our prediction system kept indicating it was going to land in Africa.
- analog31 4y ago
  I wonder if hydrogen would be a better choice. It's an application where the device is unlikely to endanger anybody if it catches on fire.
  - Velc 4y ago
    hindenburg disaster comes to mind
    - analog31 4y ago
      I realize that, but the Hindenburg disaster happened when it landed, and a balloon that's not carrying cargo or people doesn't need to land gently. It can jettison the hydrogen before it gets too close to the ground.
      - Velc 4y ago
        Is it dangerous to fill a balloon with hydrogen if you don’t know what the fuck you’re doing? Because that’s me. Helium just seems like I’m more likely to keep my hair and eyebrows long term.
        analog31 4y ago
        Valid point. I certainly wouldn't want anybody to get hurt, or operate outside their comfort zone. At the very least I'd say that a helium system could be hacked (still some dangers from any compressed gas) but a hydrogen system would need to be engineered (and I'm not an engineer). And note the sibling comment about hydrogen leaking out faster, so it might not be practical anyway.
  - sandworm101 4y ago
    If you mix hydrogen and helium, say 50/50, the risk of any fire is minimal. I wouldn't smoke around it, but I wouldn't be afraid of it causing a fire in a crash. Looking at the recent shoot down, the brief white cloud suggests to me that they might have been using such a mix.

by Velc 4y ago

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jonplackett 4y ago

Where can I enter? I want a cyber truck

Velc 4y ago
https://moby.finance/app/competition https://moby.finance/app/competition Funnily enough I just launched this competition about 2 hours ago so nobody has entered yet. To get a free entry you need to get 5 likes on a post.
- MonkeyClub 4y ago
  Keep'em monkeys jumpin' through'em hooks if they wanna join the club, that's what I always say :)

xur17 4y ago

I'm not sure if you're serious, but some friends and I launched weather balloons with a payload (aprs broadcasting location) twice. Tons of fun, and there is a bunch of software out there you can use to estimate the crash location. On the first balloon we failed to acquire enough helium, and ended up "floating" the balloon in the upper atmosphere overnight. Our prediction system kept indicating it was going to land in Africa.

analog31 4y ago
I wonder if hydrogen would be a better choice. It's an application where the device is unlikely to endanger anybody if it catches on fire.
- Velc 4y ago
  hindenburg disaster comes to mind
  - analog31 4y ago
    I realize that, but the Hindenburg disaster happened when it landed, and a balloon that's not carrying cargo or people doesn't need to land gently. It can jettison the hydrogen before it gets too close to the ground.
    - Velc 4y ago
      Is it dangerous to fill a balloon with hydrogen if you don’t know what the fuck you’re doing? Because that’s me. Helium just seems like I’m more likely to keep my hair and eyebrows long term.
      - analog31 4y ago
        Valid point. I certainly wouldn't want anybody to get hurt, or operate outside their comfort zone. At the very least I'd say that a helium system could be hacked (still some dangers from any compressed gas) but a hydrogen system would need to be engineered (and I'm not an engineer). And note the sibling comment about hydrogen leaking out faster, so it might not be practical anyway.
- sandworm101 4y ago
  If you mix hydrogen and helium, say 50/50, the risk of any fire is minimal. I wouldn't smoke around it, but I wouldn't be afraid of it causing a fire in a crash. Looking at the recent shoot down, the brief white cloud suggests to me that they might have been using such a mix.