Weather Balloon Facts and Definition (SPACE BALLOON???)

[@StratoStarTV]

What was your favorite weather balloon fact? What other questions do you have about weather balloon programs for schools?

[@burakbirer]

Have you tried adding a pressure regulator to prevent burst and keep it at max altitude longer? Are there any videos for this? Thanks,

[@djdrack4681]

I picked up 5x balloons for $5 each, Do you have setups for running budget sensors (maybe simply plugged into a crap tablet), and just using USB to plug in disposable sensors for atmospherics? I could see doing something like this, although there is some best practice question about if its ok to just let it land and leave it when it may have batteries on board etc. ..Or are you just running a cubesat style approach with maybe raspberry pi/arduino with the appropriate boards attached? I was also reading that flight time could top out at 14-21 days, but your video makes it look like the launch to landing happening mostly within a day. Are there tips/tricks to extending the flight duration of the balloon, even at high altitudes (say >75k ft)

[@bullyinspace]

Jason please look at my balloon video. How high do you think mine went

[@thumbs.k.4510]

Knowing that Japan used balloons to deliver bombs to the main land of north America during WW2. Now with all of the confusion about the balloon over north America and south America. Due you or would you mind sharing your thoughts on the motive and purposes for china sending these balloons over my house???? Could they be testing a EMP delivery system???? You have the knowledge and I am hoping to get your prospective on the matter.

[@AprilJoy]

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@JenniferBrick]

This was so fascinating! I learned so much.

[@MandySommers]

This is so cool! Thanks I learned a ton!

[@AustinSilvan]

This is so cool! I've always been so amazed seeing those photos of the earth from balloons. Its fascinating that something so simple can travel so far!

[@StratoStarTV]

I agree! Google actually has a program which uses balloons to provide internet and their balloons fly around the world! Checkout project "loon" :)

[@klauselmkr7237]

Love it !.. 👍

[@GoalsToResults]

I didnt know any of this. Fascinating video filled with information. Great job!

[@StratoStarTV]

Thank you!!! Weather balloons are still an integral part of forecasting weather and I accidentally discovered they can carry student projects to the edge of space and inspire entire communities :)

[@richardcranium6081]

I would love to launch a whether balloon to try and obtain stock footage that people can use for video productions (like independent films) and gather other hard to get footage.

[@chinestory2095]

wow! this is so interesting! never knew this before. definitely show it to my boys.

[@BlogginBrandi]

Really fun to watch and learn about weather balloons! So cool Jason. Great to have this in schools even with new technology.

[@StratoStarTV]

Taking something old and making it new :) Balloons / Lighter than air was the only human flight from 1700's to 1902 with Wright Brothers flight! The interweb helps too!

[@IntentionalMarriages]

Great video for the schools!! YOU are awesome!!

[@StephanieKremic]

How fascinating to learn that weather balloons could be used for satellite imaging!

[@ElizabethSampson]

I did not know any of this! Really interesting.

[@malcansdell5778]

Are these the ones that hold the satellites aloft?

[@dicentra7302]

Thank you, very informative! What happened to the balloon recently shot down?

[@murkalurk]

Them some thick glasses mate. Cool facts, thx for the video!

[@codyyoga]

do all weather balloons continue to rise until they pop, or is there a way to control elevation and just hangout

[@david_akerman]

Latex balloons generally pop, but can be persuaded to float by using a lot less gas. Plastic balloons however stop expanding and therefore stop ascending. These can be enclosed (superpressure) or open at the bottom (zero pressure).

[@surajits09]

Very good information

[@KateMurray]

Super interesting! My daughter is actually studying the atmosphere right now! Will be sharing your video with her and she can share it with her class as well!

[@StratoStarTV]

Thank you! Its amazing that a thin layer of gas allows every living thing to exist and protects us from crazy radiation and space debris! I have some free lesson plans about atmosphere and uses this VR video we created with Discovery Channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnTZlmStZqx5hdU (DM me on Twitter or IG @stratostar4u) and I can get pdf to you :)

[@johnmpowell]

Great overview. I've done balloons for decades and I still learned new stuff!

[@StratoStarTV]

Thank you. I have followed your work and love the innovation and “nothing is impossible” attitude. 👍

[@sarathkrishnans1700]

Great info

[@mrsl0305]

So in your experience, is the world flat like a pizza or spherical like a ball?

[@juliepenman5682]

Hi, who makes the most durable weather balloons? Preferably in the US.

[@oibmedia3009]

How fast do they travel

[@PeteV80]

Does the friction of gas molecules generate any heat or warmth? Are the balloons generally warm to the touch?

[@suneaglemcneely]

How about a helium release system?

[@ArdelleVision]

I was always sad as a kid at the idea of balloons bursting once they got to a certain height... that’s crazy how fast the payload falls...then it slows to 10mph. I remember being so interested in learning about weather in high school...I might have missed my calling!

[@StratoStarTV]

The crazy thing is it can also go horizontally 200mph in the jet stream!!! Its never to late to help the next generation get into weather :)

[@twolveslover891]

I love balloons and love giant soft balloons like weather balloons and it still makes me sad knowing they send the balloons of just to die. Wish they would come up with a different method.😢❤️🎈

[@grimlund]

This sounds really cool. Can anyone buy a balloon and launch it? How about airplanes and stuff? Is there any risk that the balloon can crash with an air craft?

[@oskarschweighofer441]

How much pressure can a weatherballoon theoretically hold before it bursts?

[@peteolesen265]

Can you send up a model rocket and put up a cube sat in space? It seems that getting to 100,000 feet would get you a long way there. Thanks for teaching our young people.

[@StratoStarTV]

You are correct that the rocket would not have to push through the thick part of the atmosphere and would be way more efficient at 100,000 ft. However, to get something to orbit we need a horizontal velocity of over 17,000 mph….we would need lots of fuel even to put a small satellite in orbit. There is most likely someone alive today who will figure this out…maybe it is you :)

[@user-pl3lo8cc8y]

could you launch a balloon that would allow for 10x expansion, so that it would go higher?

[@StratoStarTV]

Technically yes, but typically that means more material is needed which adds to the weight, so you need more Heluim. The ideal solution would be a very light balloon with lots of volume to expand….this is what NASA does :)

[@chinestory2095]

my 6th grader is going to buy a DJI drone. any suggestion on how to guide him to best utilize it?

[@StratoStarTV]

Very cool! I would recommend giving him a mission to capture "cinematic" footage as if he is filming for a movie :) This is harder to do than you would expect and could actually lead to job skills!

[@chinestory2095]

@@StratoStarTV any videos related to this? most videos just product review, but didn't show how to use the drone or how to shoot videos.

[@josephgalla8562]

Hi There Jason Thanks For all of Your Knowledge about Big Weather Balloons, My Question Now Does a Metorologist Get a Weather Balloon up To Predict Tornados To Let us Know when to take Shelter.

[@guruji586]

Hey can we launch a satellite there but if we want to keep it in earth's orbit?? Is it possible. Of possible then which fuel is required?

[@StratoStarTV]

Would be awesome to launch a satellite into orbit from a balloon! But you need a bunch of fuel to get the rocket to orbital speed of 17,000 mph (27,000 kph). If you could keep the balloon from popping and float in the jet stream your satellite could float around the world....like google loon :)

[@guruji586]

@@StratoStarTV when the ballon is going to be burst then we will leak some helium into some chamber and when the ballon descends we will again give the helium back to the ballon?

[@guruji586]

@@StratoStarTV myself Rudra Beniwal from India Im in class 11th

[@24pavlo]

2:35 by mass not by volume

[@Onlyfergg]

How would you reach zero g

[@jamesmatheson5813]

So the big challenge is to make a balloon material that doesn't burst like making a balloon out of animal skin so the balloon goes higher

[@Null-Red-Blue]

What are the largest weather balloons everyday people can buy?

[@pallasathenanX10]

do they get hot enough for a heat seeking missile

[@jerrywilliams2711]

What about the China Balloon , what will happen to it.

[@jimcostafilms]

I've never heard of this. Post vids of the UFOs that have flown by.

[@StratoStarTV]

If I see one I will post it!!! :)

[@jimcostafilms]

@@StratoStarTV If not, at least secret footage from inside Area 51.

[@bullyinspace]

#Bullyinspace

[@emilimick1018]

no its the straospere

[@amenwasai3863]

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[@VA7SL]

amateur radio cross band repeater

[@louren1951]

Hey hey hey be careful with those science-based civilian projects, before ww3 starts lol.

[@danieladams8085]

This is what the government has been going crazy over 😂 well has to be a good excuse to start a war so the dod can get a bunch of money

[@smrimtismrimti2278]

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