A Sunrise Smoke - Burning Man 2009:For a complete set of Phil Steele’s photos from Burning Man , in higher resolution, visit www.burnmonkey.com/
Wednesday November 11, 2009
Screening of Dust and Illusions (a Burning Man documentary) at the Windup Space
Burning Man 2009
Space Chair Project
Some Facts:
* A helium balloon lifted the chair and Toshiba’s own IK-HR1S ultra-compact 1080i camera to a height of 98,268 feet above terra firma
* FAA regulations required that the weight of the rig had to be less than four pounds
* The chair is made of biodegradable balsa wood at a cost of of about £2,500
* The rig was launched in Nevada’s Burning Man Black Rock desert
* The temperature dropped to minus 90 degrees at 52,037 feet
* The chair took 83 minutes to reach an altitude of 98,268 feet and just 24 minutes to fall back to earth
dust storm @ burning man
Guardian of Eden
Kate Raudenbush
Burning Man 2007
