Absolutely stunning. I'm fairly certain that if everyone got to go to space and see our planet from above, there wouldn't be any war, and the environment would be far, far better off. Invest 20 minutes in this.
"The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment."
Reminds me a lot of Neil DeGrasse Tyson and his most astounding fact. Just awesome. Nothing else.
Finding out how things are made is always interesting. Even baseballs. There are two versions of this video. The better quality one, which is below, and the one that shows the massive baseball sweatshop, from which the image below comes from. You may, of course, watch either.
KLM, hot on the heels of Red Bull, wants to put you in space. The difference is that it can be anyone - not an elite sports dude. KLM will send up a weather balloon on April 22nd 2013 which will, eventually, pop. All you have to do to win your place on a space flight (as well as a holiday for two to Curacao) is guess where the weather balloon will meet its fate - you have to claim your place in space.
