Neighbor calls police after boy's science project lands in his driveway

Yahoo via 105.5 fm ^ | September 4, 2012 | Ron Recinto

[Daffynition]

A middle schooler's science project was so alarming to a Manchester, N.H., man that he called police after the contraption landed on his driveway.

Eighth-grader Jack Miron of nearby Walton, N.H., had a grand idea for a science project. The Pine Hill Waldorf student rigged a box that included a video camera, weather recording equipment, flags and a beeping device onto a weather balloon, WMUR reports.

He and his mother launched it from Bedford, N.H., to see what it could record.

[Daffynition]

I'm glad the 8th grader wasn't on board.

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[a fool in paradise]

He and his mother launched it from Bedford, N.H., to see what it could record.

That's NOTHING. HERE is real rocket science:

http://englishrussia.com/2012/07/17/beer-flies-to-space/

Some guys decided to arrange a strange competition between dark and light beer: which one will fly higher to space?

With video at the link.

[Sequoyah101]

DHS or someone will be coming after him. Count on it.

Is there anything with launching a weather balloon into an area where there may be air traffic... only if lots and lots of people start doing it.

[wxgesr]

1000 gram weather balloon, took 3/4 bottle of helium to inflate properly IIRC for upper air soundings BITD underway, roughly 1000 ft per minute ascension rate with met package.

[Daffynition]

Here's the cute kid, Jack with a news video story Contains some of the footage of his balloon flight.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.....young Jack doesn't have a hoodie on...what's wrong with this kid?

THX for the images....look like adult projects....not that there's anything wrong with that.:D

[AFreeBird]

It looks like a mushroomed hollow point.

[Daffynition]

Sorry...that's the hoax balloon from some time ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax

[Daffynition]

If it had been in the vicinity of Charlotte NC...you betcha...they’d already have orange prison suits and prisoner ID #s.

[az_gila]

Is there anything with launching a weather balloon into an area where there may be air traffic... only if lots and lots of people start doing it.

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Some rules, but they seem to allow smaller balloons -

http://www.eoss.org/pubs/far_annotated.htm

If you keep it small, the rules may not apply.

[Paladin2]

Looks like a UFO. The neighbor should’a called Sculder and Mully before the USAF.

[IYAS9YAS]

Wow, Bedford, NH to Manchester, NH. Quite a flight - depending on where it was launched, it probably flew less than 5 miles.

I'm honestly surprised they launched it, as the Manchester Airport is quite close. Just think if that thing would have been sucked into a jet engine.

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[familyop]

Oh, no! A young man doing an engineering-related project. Quick, shut it down!

Our generation deserves the economic slide.

[NonValueAdded]

Looking at that picture, I’m reminded of the Woody Allen line “they usually travel in pairs.” /EYEWTKASBWATA flashback

[Daffynition]

As a family activity, we've enjoyed those *solar balloons*...fun 'n cheap and they can really get *up* there...with the ideal conditions. :)

[NonValueAdded]

Homer Hickham II bump ... go Rocket Boys!!!

[Daffynition]

I’m wondering if they came close to a scrabble from Pease Air Force Base? Heh.

[JoeProBono]

[Daffynition]

Bless his little heart. Perhaps this moment of *fame* will ignite a lifelong *passion* [gawd I hate that word] for aeronautics and flight. Bless him and his mom. :)

[Daffynition]

LOL

[tiger-one]

There is no town in NH named Walton, there is a Wilton

[Bratch]

[ebshumidors]

This will be on coast 2 coast tonight.

[Lazamataz]

The Pine Hill Waldorf student rigged a box that included a video camera, weather recording equipment, flags and a beeping device onto a weather balloon, ....He and his mother launched it from Bedford, N.H., to see what it could record.

It recorded lots of cops and a DHS Bomb Response Team.

[Daffynition]

It should be Wilton. Good catch...every news story I saw....copied the mistake. Heh.

http://www.pinehill.org/

[EinNYC]

Oooo, I’m surprised that Mayor Bloombutt of NYC didn’t have USDA employees round up all the weather balloons then, and toss THEM into a gas chamber like he did all the Canada geese in NYC. Too bad he didn’t “model” for them first.

[ex91B10]

I grew up there. Great place to grow up (and old).

The Kenyan must go.

[Red Badger]

It had a beeber-like device?....

[Red Badger]

There is no beach in Fort Walton Beach.
There is no fort, either.......

[wxgesr]

Nice!

[a fool in paradise]

Looks like a UFO. The neighbor should’a called Sculder and Mully before the USAF.

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[a fool in paradise]

Mmmmm! Jiffy-Pop!

[dalereed]

After WW-2 a friend and i bought a weather baloon at the war surplus.

We filled it with hydrogen we made with zink and Hcl, made a long fuse with gun powder and string and glue.

We set it off just about dusk durring rush hour.

I blew up at about 5,000 ft.

It broke a few windows but motorists flooded the cops with calls.