Comments on: Up to Date Update http://codenamedaedalus.com/2009/11/09/up-to-date-update/ Crafting Wings Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:47:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aaron http://codenamedaedalus.com/2009/11/09/up-to-date-update/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Aaron Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:21:27 +0000 http://codenamedaedalus.com/?p=38#comment-50 Hey man, Came across your website looking to find out how to connect an extra antenna to my i290 boostmobile phone for the big launch. My concern is that I live in a rural area and the coverage for boostmobile doesn't extend very far from the interstate. Hopefully I can hook up a nifty antenna and extend the range...I also live in a wooded area and it could literally be lost out in the middle of nowhere....not good for a first flight. Anyway, check out my website and hopefully we can both launch soon. My 200g balloons came in today... I've also been reading the hydrogen has 10% more lift capacity vs. helium. Yes, I know, I know the Hindenburg didn't turn out so well, but I have no intention on starting to smoke cigars or cigarettes, and where this balloon is going, there isn't enough oxygen to start a fire... Plus, these are really small amounts of hydrogen, and the only way I can imagine it would ignite is if: a) lightning strikes my balloon....out of nowhere b) Zeus sends down a firebolt to punish me for trying to take pictures of space. c) My balloon gets caught on a power line and triggers an arc. Then things get nasty from there... Point is, I just read an article from 1924 talking about how hydrogen isn't really that dangerous if you take certain precautions. When made and handled correctly, it's fairly safe and has 10% more lift. THe apparatus to produce hydrogen safely and get it into a balloon is in the works...I have part of it complete, but there is one more thing I need to take care of.... Hey man,

Came across your website looking to find out how to connect an extra antenna to my i290 boostmobile phone for the big launch. My concern is that I live in a rural area and the coverage for boostmobile doesn’t extend very far from the interstate. Hopefully I can hook up a nifty antenna and extend the range…I also live in a wooded area and it could literally be lost out in the middle of nowhere….not good for a first flight. Anyway, check out my website and hopefully we can both launch soon. My 200g balloons came in today…

I’ve also been reading the hydrogen has 10% more lift capacity vs. helium. Yes, I know, I know the Hindenburg didn’t turn out so well, but I have no intention on starting to smoke cigars or cigarettes, and where this balloon is going, there isn’t enough oxygen to start a fire…

Plus, these are really small amounts of hydrogen, and the only way I can imagine it would ignite is if:

a) lightning strikes my balloon….out of nowhere
b) Zeus sends down a firebolt to punish me for trying to take pictures of space.
c) My balloon gets caught on a power line and triggers an arc. Then things get nasty from there…

Point is, I just read an article from 1924 talking about how hydrogen isn’t really that dangerous if you take certain precautions. When made and handled correctly, it’s fairly safe and has 10% more lift.

THe apparatus to produce hydrogen safely and get it into a balloon is in the works…I have part of it complete, but there is one more thing I need to take care of….

]]> By: Jon Olsen http://codenamedaedalus.com/2009/11/09/up-to-date-update/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Jon Olsen Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:16:01 +0000 http://codenamedaedalus.com/?p=38#comment-3 Awesome work so far! I also had a bit of a sparked imagination when i found the project Icarus page just last week. I have been researching sense. Another fantastic link is http://www.davidankers.com/?p=11 Keep up the great work and I know I will be following very closely! Jon Awesome work so far! I also had a bit of a sparked imagination when i found the project Icarus page just last week. I have been researching sense. Another fantastic link is http://www.davidankers.com/?p=11
Keep up the great work and I know I will be following very closely!
Jon

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