Oliver
Yeh, throughout his years in school, has always been the one to come up with crazy science experiments that no one else thought would work. Even though his peers doubted him, he never gave up. Earlier this year, he got one of his friends to help him with his latest idea. He wanted to send a camera to the edge of space and attempt to take pictures. They used a weather balloon, a cell phone, hand warmers, and a drink cooler. They preformed the whole experiment for under $148.00. They launched the balloon in the morning and it stayed up for about five hours. After the launch, they did not
receive any response from the balloon, so they thought the experiment had failed. They decided to check the computer on last time. To their luck, they found that the balloon landed nearby and they went to go get it. When they got the balloon they found that the camera was unharmed, the hand warmers were still hot, and they had gotten some amazing pictures.
I think we can learn a lot from this experiment. First, that it is possible for normal people to cheaply take pictures of space and the earth. Because this is possible, we could start using different methods to save the country money with space missions and discovery. Second, Oliver Yeh's continuation in not giving up on his experiments paid off in the end. He was able to prove to everyone that did not believe in him that he was able and capable of achieving an amazing goal despite of what others believed.
-Taylor Neuburg
The idea is very cool. It is great for the economy and the student must be very bright to think of this creative idea. If we improve on this idea, we could solve a lot of problems. I am also proud that one of my peers thought of such an idea. Cheaper pictures of our Earth is a great improvement. I wonder if they can make this experiment more accurate or will it always be just a simple project?
ReplyDeleteLexie Redd
This was an awesome idea!! His creation was simple, proactive, and eco-friendly. This new invention could greatly contribute in solving some of our many environmental problems. This device is easy and inexpensive enough for anyone to use therefore we can all contribute to becoming more proactive in helping our environment. Building on this idea we could spend more money on environmental clean-up instead of the expensive cameras we currently use to view the earth.
ReplyDelete-Alyssa grigg