Australian Student Balloon Rises 30,000m with a Digital Camera

Geoff McCormack, a student at Deakin University, had a fascinating idea for a final project — to send a balloon up 30,000 metres into the stratosphere with a digital camera attached. The university was supportive, and the project took shape. Although there were some serious hitches along the way, the project was successful, and he managed to retrieve the balloon — with the pictures. What’s really amazing is that the total cost was so low; the most expensive part was buying the helium gas for approximately AU$250 — via Slashdot