BLAST
July 20, 2009 1:59 PM Subscribe
A "Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope" ( BLAST) has made 2 science flights. The documentry Blast! is as much about science as it is about the crazy life of scientists.
wiki,
Sweden launch, Paul Devlin, the producer, has more video's on his You Tube site.
wiki,
Sweden launch, Paul Devlin, the producer, has more video's on his You Tube site.
I worked on the bolometer part of this experiment (well, related cosmic microwave background experiments) about a decade ago. Cool stuff.
posted by UrineSoakedRube at 2:25 PM on July 20, 2009
posted by UrineSoakedRube at 2:25 PM on July 20, 2009
one of the reasons I became an engineer is that early on, I realized that engineers (and scientists) can get to do some really crazy stuff.
posted by djrock3k at 4:34 PM on July 20, 2009
posted by djrock3k at 4:34 PM on July 20, 2009
man, it's fuckin' batshit up in here!
*goes back to making noodles*
posted by sergeant sandwich at 8:28 PM on July 20, 2009
*goes back to making noodles*
posted by sergeant sandwich at 8:28 PM on July 20, 2009
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