Monday, March 7, 2011

Up and away


Ever wish you could reenact part of the movie "Up"?


Well, some folks at the National Geographic Channel did and with the help of a team of engineers and scientists they launched a 16' X 16' X 18' tall house into the air using 300, 8', multi colored weather balloons! 


Awesome.

More info here, National Geographic's website here.
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8 comments:

  1. kMarch 7, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    what!! i need to go see if it fell! or what they would do if it did!

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  2. BrandiMarch 7, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    I absolutely love that they did this! What fun it must have been to be part of this project! (Though in the end, I would have stayed on the ground.)

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  3. Tiffany KadaniMarch 7, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    No way! This is so incredible!

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  4. PistachioMarch 7, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    Aww, I just watched UP over the weekend. LOVE that movie. I hate to say it, but it made me cry!

    Love this.
    Cheers!!

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  5. AshlaeMarch 8, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    This is awesome! I watched UP for the first time a few weeks ago, and I cried my eyes out. It wasn't at all what I expected - it was better!

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  6. MaxabellaMarch 12, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    AWESOME! So inspiring to think that it could actually happen. Thanks for sharing. x

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  7. roothMarch 15, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    It could only be better if Russell was waving from the front porch.

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  8. Albert ShafferMarch 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM

    That sounds like an incredible and innovative way to recreate a memorable scene.

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