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An iPhone 17 Pro gets dropped from 100,000 feet and survives (techspot.com)

2026-08-28 | by Skye Jacobs | get RhinoShield iPhone 17 Pro case → | tags: iphone 17 pro, rhinoshield, sent into space

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Show HN: We chased a weather balloon across Montana and never found it (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-20 | by Andrew M. | tags: weather balloon, montana, stratospore

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Giant balloon gives rise to new view of the Milky Way’s centre (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: milky way, giant balloon, astronomy

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Here’s how to avoid being trapped in never-ending Apple Upgrade leases (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-28 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: apple upgrade, leasing program, macbook pro

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AI Found a New Way to Ruin Memes: Selling Them to Advertisers (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: running away balloon, copyright, advertisers

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Gliderboy Reinvents Humble Weather Balloon with Flight Home (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | get Weather Balloon Kit → | tags: gliderboy, weather balloon, flight home

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Beyond Dexterity: Why Contact May Define the Next Era of Robotics (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-06-09 | get Robotic Gripper Gloves → | tags: agilink, balloon, balloon dog

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A Hot-Air Balloon Landed in a California Backyard. The Owner Says It's a 'Very Rare' Event (wired.com)

2026-04-20 | by Brian Barrett | get Hot Air Balloon Model Kit → | tags: hot-air balloon, magical adventures balloon rides, denni barrett

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High-Altitude Adventure with a DIY Pico Balloon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-01 | by David Schneider | get Pico Balloon → | tags: balloon, pico, power

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Explore the Stratosphere With a DIY Pico balloon (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-01-31 | by David Schneider | get Pico → | tags: balloon, pico, power

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East Germany balloon escape (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-16 | get Balloon → | tags: balloon, border, east

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Drones Compete to Spot and Extinguish Brushfires (spectrum.ieee.org)

2025-12-24 | by Robb Mandelbaum | get Drone Firefighting System → | tags: balloon, crossfire, drone

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The Best PC Games (You Should Be Playing) (techspot.com)

2025-12-15 | get Gaming Console → | tags: balloon, balloon spectacle, budgets

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The Best PC Games (You Should Be Playing) (techspot.com)

2025-12-15 | get Gaming Console → | tags: balloon, balloon spectacle, budgets

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How to watch the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade live online or on TV, including free options (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-11-27 | get Streaming device → | tags: annual, annual balloon, balloon

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UA 1093 (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get travel guide book → | tags: 000, balloon, faa

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It wasn’t space debris that struck a United Airlines plane—it was a weather balloon (arstechnica.com)

2025-10-31 | get Meta Quest → | tags: balloon, company, flight

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Woman Surprised When Large Chunk of NASA Equipment Crashes Down From Sky (futurism.com)

2025-10-31 | by Rae Witte | get smartphone → | tags: balloon, nasa, scientific

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You can own a functional version of Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog sculptures for $750 (theverge.com)

2025-10-31 | by Andrew Liszewski | get smartphone → | tags: balloon, dog, inside