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  2. Balloon popping - Wikipedia

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    Balloon skewer experiment. A pin or needle is frequently used to pop a balloon. [4] As the needle or pin creates a hole on the balloon surface, the balloon pops. However, if tape is placed on the part where the hole is created, the balloon will not pop since the tape helps reinforce the elastic tension in that area, preventing the edges of the hole pulling away from the center. [5]

  3. Spider (polarimeter) - Wikipedia

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    Spider is a balloon-borne experiment designed to search for primordial gravitational waves imprinted on the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Measuring the strength of this signal puts limits on inflationary theory. The Spider experiment hanging from the launch vehicle prior to its first flight over Antarctica.

  4. BESS (experiment) - Wikipedia

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    Pages for logged out editors learn more. ... Print/export Download as PDF; ... BESS is a particle physics experiment carried by a balloon.

  5. Category:Balloon-borne experiments - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Balloon-borne experiments" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.

  6. Lawnchair Larry flight - Wikipedia

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    He had all necessary licenses and permissions, carried an oxygen supply, ADS-B transponder, and remote control of ballast and balloon-popping squibs. He released himself from the balloons and free-fell until his parachute automatically opened at 7,000 feet (2,100 m). [33] The balloon was then remotely piloted by the ground team to a safe ...

  7. High-altitude balloon - Wikipedia

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    Balloon Experiments with Amateur Radio (BEAR) is a series of Canadian-based high-altitude balloon experiments by a group of Amateur Radio operators and experimenters from Sherwood Park and Edmonton, Alberta. The experiments started in the year 2000 and continued with BEAR-9 in 2012, reaching 36.010 km (22.376 mi).

  8. File:Balloon skewer.webm - Wikipedia

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  9. Project Excelsior - Wikipedia

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    Project Excelsior was a series of parachute jumps made by Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force in 1959 and 1960 from helium balloons in the stratosphere.The purpose was to test the Beaupre multi-stage parachute system intended to be used by pilots ejecting from high altitude.