Dec 5 2008U.K. Launches (Teddy) Bears To (Near) Space
The University of Cambridge, in cooperation with a bunch of school kids, ballooned four teddy bears to 30,000 meters. Because, I mean, why the hell not?
A helium balloon was used to get the bears up up and away flying to Near Space or the Edge of Space as it is known. The bears endured temperatures of minus 53 degrees on the three hour flight from Cambridge and all were returned safely to Earth.
The project was intended to "engage local schoolchildren in science and engineering" with young pupils making the Teddy-nauts' space-suits.
Oh yeah, making Teddy-naut suits, that's science and engineering for you. Let's see, the dumbass bear on the left doesn't even have a freaking helmet, so that poor bastard's long gone. And the one on the right....is that an inside out Doritos bag zip tied to his body? Wow. There was no good picture of the balloon they used, but we can only assume it was of the 'Get Well Soon' variety from the grocery store.
Photos of teddy bears in space [newslite]
Thanks to Charles, who once launched a polar bear into space with a single punch. The dude's strong.
Reader Comments
1. bofwine - December 5, 2008 2:17 PM
FLURGLSTR
2. Madgame - December 5, 2008 2:17 PM
Nice try UK but stick to Monty Python, James Bond, the Beatles, and Benny Hill
3. LSDiesel - December 5, 2008 2:18 PM
I hope aliens never find our planet, becuase I would be too embarassed to admit that I am a member of the human race.
4. Thumperchica - December 5, 2008 2:23 PM
@2- I 2nd that.
@3- Don't worry, we're embarassed of you too =)
5. Andrew - December 5, 2008 2:23 PM
Why the f*** didn't MAT get a helmet? That bear's dead. The University of Cambridge needs better funding.
6. Gizmoduck - December 5, 2008 2:32 PM
MAT is a badass
those suits are awful
7. Steven The Great - December 5, 2008 2:39 PM
@3-You should be.
And WTF???
8. big brown - December 5, 2008 2:47 PM
the one on the left never had a chance... poor teddy, a moment of silence please...............................
9. GRAMMARNAZI - December 5, 2008 2:52 PM
The one on the right doesn't look too comfortable either with his nose pressed to the right of his face.
10. Boosh - December 5, 2008 2:54 PM
What a waste of government resources...
and teddy bears...
and helium balloons.
Next time let's send up a Magic 8 Ball so it can tell us to "try again later" from *almost* outer space.
11. E!Rock - December 5, 2008 2:55 PM
where's daisy? :( I miss her
12. Gizmoduck - December 5, 2008 2:57 PM
boosh,
I CAME
13. your mom - December 5, 2008 2:59 PM
There was clearly a 3rd bear they're not telling us about that took the picture. What the f*** happened to him, huh?
14. LSDiesel - December 5, 2008 3:08 PM
Haha, the one on the right threw up in his helmet. Poor Bastard
15. blp - December 5, 2008 3:11 PM
@2 We've done some stuff since the 1970's ya know! For example without Simon Pegg you wouldn't have ANY funny movies to watch at all.
16. Moose Knuckle - December 5, 2008 3:16 PM
I want to launch some dolphins into space and watch Hayden Panettiere cry.
17. MADGAME - December 5, 2008 3:45 PM
@15...I know I'm just having fun. Plus it's hard to think of something quick to beat all the F1rsT whores trolling the corner...
18. Hawk - December 5, 2008 3:50 PM
Great. The worlds supply of Helium is fast running out and these f***ers are pissing it away like it's air.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-12-02-Helium_N.htm
19. Daisy - December 5, 2008 3:59 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is an obvious photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Baja gets mad at Max for finding a dead body on a fishing trip, and waiting until he was done fishing to report finding the body to the police.
20. Dolly - December 5, 2008 4:07 PM
OLD!!!!
This is completely old news. I saw this shit on Gizmodo year's ago.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie The Karate Kid where Daniel buys a cheap car to impress Ali, and when he tries to adjust the seat, it falls backwards.
21. Moose Knuckle (the incredibly handsome one) - December 5, 2008 4:11 PM
What the hell is this? Gay day today? Seriously, a gay song and now a story about teddy bears?
Oh excuse me it's gay thirty. Time for my afternoon jerk.
22. Elmo - December 5, 2008 4:22 PM
the heros of their country!
the nation's finest!
badasses!
23. known - December 5, 2008 7:34 PM
stupid & fuzzy
24. April - December 5, 2008 10:57 PM
Maybe they'll come back intelegent.
25. formerly SPELLINGNAZI - December 5, 2008 11:37 PM
M.A.T. is the Chuck Norris of the UK, he's so bad-ass, he doesn't need a helmet. And underneath that beard there is no chin, just another fist.
POW! and Pew!
26. known - December 6, 2008 12:01 PM
24: ..come back intelegent, huh? Maybe they'll come back intelligent too..... maybe
27. butter_toast - December 7, 2008 1:20 AM
@ 10 ... ahahahaha.... i sharted.
and i think we can all agree that we need a moment of silence for TED...
then toss his ass back to earth... i wanna see that beeyotch light on faiyra!
28. jc - December 8, 2008 11:17 AM
Not fake, not last year last week!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1091896/Out-world-British-teddy-bears-strapped-helium-weather-balloon-reach-edge-space.html
29. huh - December 11, 2008 3:53 PM
Could we have your boy Charles please. Free pints & pork scratchings are availble from Her Majesty's Government