Why I Sent My Miss America Crown to Space

[@meZeusta14]

someone sitting in the middle of Ohio, when all of a sudden a crown falls from the sky. they bend over, pick it up, and gaze up at the sky. They study the crown, gingerly place it on their head and whisper "I have been chosen!"

[@elund408]

I figured somewhere there is a farmer arguing with his insurance company about the dent in his hood made by a crown falling from space. I like your story better.

[@blah80blah]

This is how you become King or Queen Of Ohio

[@benjaminbrewer2569]

Challenge for Xyla, scientifically launch a sword from a lake...

[@andrewphillips8341]

Well Done! That is the best comment I have seen in a long time.

[@shelbypowell9919]

A low, crackling voice rattles the ground after you take the circlet: “oh, crap, that’s not Bill. That was supposed to... oh no. So then how do we... Say, uh, person? Could you just ... pass that to Bill for me when you get the chance? Just when you get the chance’ll be fine. So I’ll just go now... then...” The voice trails off into somber silence. Scene.

[@ryano1361]

2031, newly crowned Miss Ohio takes the stage: " When I was 8 years old, I was playing in my grandparent's wheat field when something amazing happened the kickstarted the destiny that brought me to this very stage . . . "

[@xylafoxlin]

BAHAHAHA

[@simat565]

That would realy be something 😆

[@rapid13]

@@simat565 It really would be something as we don't grow wheat in Ohio. It's all soybeans and corn.

[@buelliganx1]

@@rapid13 We most definitely grow wheat in Ohio

[@rapid13]

@@buelliganx1 Where? I’ve never seen wheat in a farmer’s field in this state, but that doesn’t mean it’s not possible.

[@SwitchAndLever]

Somewhere out there there is a raccoon sporting a glorious crown, presiding over a group of its former peers! Lovely video Xyla! I can only imagine how crazy exciting that launch and retrieval day must have been!

[@xylafoxlin]

Bahaha. Taxing the other critters in stolen corn and soybeans

[@vyvyanbasterd4133]

she inadvertently created a new society dominated by Raccoons. I welcome our new raccoon overlords!

[@butziporsche8646]

Thank God raccoons don't have opposable thumbs or they'd take over. I give the local raccoon clan cat food as tribute to keep them away from my steps.

[@rogerelzenga4465]

@@butziporsche8646 Hows that working for you? .... i did that once.... ended up with 7 racoons on the steps :P (apperantly dog food makes them multiply) so you might be on to something with your cat food :P

[@butziporsche8646]

@@rogerelzenga4465 Not so well, they now hang out outside and make their demands known by low growls and scratching at the dirt.

[@ymemag9861]

I just showed your video to Miss Slovenia! Loved watching it again.

[@jolan_tru]

This is pretty inspirational, you're a fantastic role model.

[@xylafoxlin]

Ahh thank you so much!!

[@jolan_tru]

@@xylafoxlin I hope my daughter someday follows the kind of path you're walking! When I was at uni, women still weren't taken as seriously in STEM subjects, but people like you make me hopeful that old prejudices like that are slowly dying away.

[@retro61]

So glad the balloon had an appropriate sense of drama & burst in such a cinematic way. Can't believe how emotional it felt watching your reaction to the flight in this. Finally, props for the space theme dress code.

[@inh92]

As a parent I’m very interested in sending my kids into space, especially as were in lockdown

[@jacquesdespadas]

😂😂😂

[@thomasrupesinghe]

Bahahah somehow I think you're stuck with them for a little while longer 😂😂😂

[@mckenziekeith7434]

As a parent I am laughing my ass off. Haha!

[@Hans-gb4mv]

Could always send a tweet to Elon Musk. He might have some room on one of his next launches.

[@normkirkland1999]

@@Hans-gb4mv You mean like payload or ballast?

[@witcheater]

Really, I do understand the meaning to you of this endeavor. In my world at the age that you are I admit that I did not have a clue... yes, I was clueless. That you got to do this, and then share it to many thousands is awesome. Not so sure, am I, as to why I look forward to your videos, I certainly sure it has nothing to do of the after the fact of knowing that you are from the Cleveland area of Ohio (I being born in Cleveland Heights and raised(?) in Brunswick). You just have some sort of that "you want to know so much more than the stagnation of where you were born within to" attitude. You are actually inspiring me (even though I am as old as I am and you are as young as you are). Thank you women 👍

[@AlexDainisPhD]

So cooooool. That shot of the crown with the horizon of earth in the background is amazing.

[@xylafoxlin]

RIGHT OMG I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT IT

[@Sembazuru]

I loved how sparkly it looked at altitude when the payload rotated so the sun was behind the camera.

[@littlemikey46]

Hi Alex! Lovely to see you here ^__^

[@101doreen]

I found you building a teardrop camper. New subber, here. Your content is amazing! Thank you for taking us on your life's journey. This one was really fun!

[@BeckyStern]

Thanks for the awesome insight and overview of the balloon process! I learned a lot about pageants and also sending things to near space. Awesome video! 👸🏻🛰

[@xylafoxlin]

Becky Stern heads to near space next!!!

[@JerryB507]

Hi Becky, any relation to the Stern Pinball dynasty? I just started looking at your videos and have already subscribed.

[@BeckyStern]

@@JerryB507 nah, sadly no relation

[@steveperreira5850]

I sent it to my girlfriend, this video, she lives in a country where Absolutely talent does not matter, nor education, in a beauty contest. The only thing that matters is, not hard to guess, “beauty.” Now what should we do, embargo that country, ban them from Twitter, Nuke them? This cannot go unpunished!

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

@@steveperreira5850 You can't nuke the U$, they'll just nuke you right back.

[@anthonyfreeman5858]

I am amazed at how much energy you have in your videos. I haven’t had that much energy since sometime around 1992, in my 40’s. Loved the video. Take care. Anthony

[@nefrone]

Your enthusiasm is super catchy. I love it!

[@davidanderson5310]

$500 doesn't seem like much of a scholarship, even for a local contest. I can imagine people spending more than $500 on their gown and hair.

[@henrent]

You nailed it. I was thinking the same thing.

[@angrysealion2259]

i thought the same

[@Bagledog5000]

It's not much of one, although every little bit helps. It's really more about making connections with the people involved.

[@dsbh100158]

thats to cover the cost of pen and paper for the application process...

[@Krmpfpks]

I assumed it was $500 per month? One time would be ridiculous, although the crown comes with lots of opportunities for marketing contracts.

[@callsignkpop]

Another fantastic video!! Its nice to know there are great people like you in the world that my sister can look up to, congrats on the win and congrats on being a totally dope human, thanks Xyla! 😁👍

[@xylafoxlin]

Dawww shucks. Thank you!!!

[@1gallimaufry]

As a buckeye, I can say my state suffered a great loss when you left. Keep up the great work!

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

You will always be Miss Greater Cleveland to me.

[@Hans-gb4mv]

Oh yes. Funny thing is that of all the places in the US, Cleveland is the only one I've ever visited (thank's to HQ of my former employer being there).

[@markpolk4672]

@@tetedur377 Or, the Miss Just Average Cleveland?

[@mscout1]

Somewhere, in her volcano base, Miss Lesser Cleveland plots her revenge.

[@jonathanfairchild]

I'm a dude and I was inspired by you winning Miss Ohio and besides that your story in general. Like seriously you just decide to casually enter a beauty pageant and win. Science nerd, KZbin influencer, and first Asian Miss Ohio. You were blessed to be a role model and you are killing it! Gonna show this vid to my niece who loves science and wants to be an scientist and astronaut!

[@gaveintothedarkness]

Xyla has achieved more at her age than many people over an entire life time. I cant wait to see how much you will accomplish as you go through life.

[@superman60201]

Best first 20 seconds of a KZbin all day.

[@aznmutt15]

Isn't the tesla coil part of your talent, not just a prop. You were show casing the talent of being able to build the musical tesla coil, the violin was just the prop to show how it works.

[@xylafoxlin]

SO.... That was my logic too lol. But that breaks the status quo a liiiiittle too much. The judges at my local pageant definitely had the same logic though!

[@Hans-gb4mv]

I think that was the point she wanted to make about it still not being about talent but about beauty.

[@mckenziekeith7434]

I have only seen small parts of that video. I didn't even know it was at a pageant. But it is an amazing and epic spectacle.

[@dayaautum6983]

I think the talent portion was meant to showcase how well they can do tricks like a pet, not actually demonstrate any formidable talent or engineering skills or intelligence that outdoes a potential husband.

[@nkronert]

Fantastic! Miss candidate is accompanied by modulated lightning! 😸

[@richardcranium5839]

i'm not sure which is more dazzling - your brains or your beauty(both inside and out)!!! loved the view and that beautiful cobalt sky.

[@MattKeveney]

Fun fact: At your crown's apogee, the air pressure (.4-.5KPa) was slightly lower than the air pressure on the surface of Mars (.61 KPa per Wikipedia). ...where the Ingenuity helicopter will attempt flight next month.

[@DirtyMechanicG35]

Systems Planet you really believe we aren't?

[@3a.m.284]

@@SystemsPlanet were you dropped on your head?

[@57thorns]

@@SystemsPlanet No, I know we have robots on Mars. Which I guess in a sense means "we" are on Mars.

[@scottwa]

Fun facts... Ingenuity helicopter has now made multiple flights on Mars. Fantasy fun fact... they spotted a crown just laying there in the landscape...

[@jonathanbush6197]

... and continues to function to this day.

[@thearcadian8051]

Loved the photography on this one specially at the burst 💥 Almost as amazing as Xyla herself!

[@Keithustus]

I was expecting more like when a standard balloons bursts at human-elevation pressures: one or two holes, and the rest flows away. Did not think it would shatter like a liquid-nitrogen-frozen rubber ball. Very cool seeing that it manages to get that high up despite having apparently no elasticity remaining anywhere in it whatsoever from the temperature and pressure there.

[@AllcattleNohat]

I live between 2 airports, and this was giving me a bit of anxiety. Glad to read you actually have to fill out a NOTAM and go somewhere safe to do this. Very cool.

[@seraphina985]

For something like this you would have to contact the aviation regulatory authorities in any country even far from airports. The height it climbs to means it is going to enter the Class A airspace which is IFR only so ATC needs to know about all traffic in order to provide separation. But yes though the site only has information for the US and Canada I strongly recommend anyone considering attempting such an experiment contact their local aviation regulator to check their notification procedures. Failure to do this may result in fines or worse actually cause an aviation accident.

[@LouisBertrandTech]

Confirmed: a group of my college students a few years ago did something like this (minus the crown) and needed Canadian ATC clearance. Their ship was a styrofoam picnic cooler, carrying a GoPro and an Arduino with a cell modem.

[@seraphina985]

@@LouisBertrandTech I honestly would have expected a formal ATC clearance to be required in pretty much any jurisdiction since they pretty much all follow ICAO guidelines. So for me it was more surprising to learn that the US apparently only requires filing a NOTAM. Don't get me wrong as an uncontrolled aircraft that cannot fly a clearance a balloon is obviously a craft requiring a general aviation hazard warning for the area. Still I'd have expected there to be a requirement for approval also though perhaps that is rolled in with the NOTAM filing there. I am just thinking of the case where someone intends to release from a site directly bellow or close to a designated airway for example. ATC would deny the clearance in that case though perhaps in the US they would reject the NOTAM filing on the basis of the unsuitable launch site also. Admittedly if I could motivate myself to wade through regulations I guess I could clarify how the NOTAM filing process works in the US. It's just that wading through regulations that I'm unlikely to ever need to know isn't overly appealing and well the US is slightly out of range for my Cessna 304 from Europe lol.

[@steveperreira5850]

I didn’t catch the whole video, but I was kind of watching out of the side of my eyes while I was working, and I was wondering how you prevent airplanes from crashing into these things. Thanks for letting me know. The thing literally falls out of the sky like a projectile. And it goes up slow I know, but it is not that crazy visible. And what about going up into the clouds, It is not visible at all! Small planes don’t have radar’s on them.

[@seraphina985]

@@steveperreira5850 Well it is unlikely that the launch would be allowed in the vicinity of IFR flights (ie aircraft flying by instrument navigation) either that or aircraft would have to be routed around the area. VFR aircraft ie those flying visually are not allowed to enter clouds.

[@johnsmith-yh3yq]

I know this video is 2 years old, but i just came across your channel today and your videos are incredible. I have been watching one video after another and I just want to say, you are an amazing creator. I watch a lot of videos on KZbin and I will admit, most videos i end up skipping forward and can usually get through a 10 min video in about 2 min. Not yours, I absolutely love love love your videos. Its amazing how you can connect with your viewers on dare I say, an emotional level. Some of your videos have me on the edge of my seat, and yes when I heard that beacon beeping I jumped up and was pumping my fist "yes yes yes". When my wife came to see what was going on I tried explaining what I had just watched it really didn't do you work justice so I started the video from the beginning and now my wife is a huge fan as well. Thank you for doing what you do, you are an inspiration to us all. Today started out not so good for me, but thank you for making it so much better. P.S. I didn't get anything done today. but that's just fine by me. Keep up the good work. The world needs more people like you.

[@subscriber8881]

Ahh! That Qipao is beautiful!!! I've been dying for one of my own one day

[@Krakenfall]

I don't often like videos (even if I like them), but 15:01 is what convinced me to like. Great video and I honestly wish I could do these types of projects too!

[@martyberbach5552]

I've said once, and I'll say it again: Xyla Foxlin is an awesome engineer.

[@johndoe-so2ef]

Unfortunately, in my career I have seen way more crappy engineers than good ones...

[@brandeni1785]

Wow. Amazing. Found your channel through Taufledermaus. As an Asian American myself and an environmental scientist working for an engineering company with a young daughter. I am glad to see you are fighting the trends of our culture with your own style of science geekiness. We nerds rule the world!!!

[@thomasrupesinghe]

12:13 You can hear the pure joy and excitement in Xyla's voice! I sure would be excited if I did something like what Xyla did.

[@costynvd]

Awesome! I also did 3 HAB launches many years ago, highest got to 37km. Happy to see you got yours back, it barely missed the trees! The burst footage is amazing!

[@garyklinecc]

So cool! Was watching the flight in RT, glad to find out how it all ended. Flight footage was amazing.

[@firebird8600]

This video is amazing!! I've been waiting for this since that day I was sneaking away from work to check in on your livestream. I'm so glad you didn't rush it! 💛🖤

[@WizardOfDocs]

This was a wonderful use of a weather balloon. Also I’m sure you don’t need anyone to tell you you looked fantastic in your mother’s wedding qipao, but I’m gonna say it just in case you need validation today.

[@xylafoxlin]

Thank you!! She took it back after the pageant though, said I am not responsible enough to take care of it properly lmao

[@57thorns]

@@xylafoxlin Of course she did, but if you ever marry she will be more than happy to lend you it again.

[@Graham_Wideman]

@@xylafoxlin She was rightly concerned you might send it into space, obviously.

[@dannydetonator]

@@xylafoxlin I just wonder, what one has to do to get your mother to trust it again for the intended purpose:)

[@jamespyacek2691]

@@xylafoxlin / Wait! Someone can't take a thing back after they give it away cuz it's not theirs anymore!

[@robertlang6968]

I have watch many of your videos today and you are amazingly talented , smart but yet still down to earth even after your crown launch. Keep up the great work that you do.

[@AndyCallaway]

I guess you could say this project was your crowning achievement...

[@jaimeduncan6167]

🤣

[@hoodoofps]

Man with every new Xyla video I watch my respect for you grows. Wow...just wow. You are so cool thank's for being a REAL positive role model to our youth and making it look effortless.

[@DanielDumbrill]

This was soooo cool!! Awesome!

[@jonathanjackson1271]

Wonderful sarcasm 😂😂😂

[@huyifan83]

Wow, really strange seeing you here!

[@rigginsmerc]

Fantastic! I found your video by accident and could not stop watching. I'll be showing these to my grandkids in hopes of inspiring them. Thank you.

[@granbull01]

4:56 the moment when the crown became another screw tray

[@xylafoxlin]

Honestly that's the thing I miss it most for. It was a good screw tray 😭

[@EITURKEY1]

@@xylafoxlin 😂😂😂

[@therealpbristow]

[SCRATCHES HEAD] Funny, I've never needed a *tray* in order to do that... Oh, wait, I get what you mean now! =;o}

[@nicholastaylor8289]

That was a great video. I show your videos to my daughter because I see you as a great role model for her.

[@mr_q_02]

This project was so neat. It's unfortunate that it took so long to come to fruition, but the wait was worth it!

[@jmg999]

I love the fact that you did this, and even more so, the reason for which you did it. You are someone who consistently takes the side of what is right and just, and I greatly appreciate this about you.

[@juleswins3]

Wow! $500! Wow! Must have been incredible to receive about one day’s colleges expenses!

[@MrGoesBoom]

That's like 2 books worth of money...books that are only good for that semester and course

[@joachimfrank4134]

Perhaps it was $500 each month until exam.

[@carlthedieselguy5147]

Yeah a whole $500.00 to change a beauty pageant to a scholarship. The cheapest way of hiding the truth about objectification.

[@Tential1]

@@carlthedieselguy5147 it felt like the work alone that went into competing was over $500 so it seemed odd to give that as a prize

[@derekmcdonald2168]

This is awesome, just found your channel today and I can already tell it’s one of my favorites. Such a good hearted and honest channel

[@normanthibodeau8466]

By now, I've seen lots of "journey to the edge of space" videos, but this has to be one of the very coolest and most fun.

[@Afterburner]

I hope the crown survived intact! Great video!

[@karentrovato8742]

I am so proud of your "down to earth" views on life and stratospheric goals.

[@richardcooper]

truly epic and so much excitement in one video throughly enjoyed as always, I enjoyed the ride, thanks for inviting me.

[@EchoObserver9]

This video deserves more views. hell this whole channel does!

[@Asgar1205]

I came here through Veritasium. Watching my 5th video and i have to say. It's so great to see how excitable you are about the projects you do and how much passion is behind it all :)

[@radiator7731]

As a British mountaineer I appreciate the altitude in metres and the temp in Celsius. Great music and editing

[@kuroinokitsune]

I would love to see person who does science in feets and Farehights :)

[@Sheithan]

As an Argentinian thumb man, I second this opinion.

[@Bodhi1satva]

thats me! I measure everything in feets and Farehights, doesn’t everyone? 🤪

[@marshaldowns8957]

Thank you so much for your videos! Not only do I learn buckets about engineering processes, but my daughter has started watching as well! You are such an inspiration to her!

[@3DPrintingNerd]

This was a fascinating and wonderful video to watch! I so want to launch a balloon!

[@xylafoxlin]

do it!!! 3d printed payload!!! then it's a business expense hehe

[@3DPrintingNerd]

@@xylafoxlin IT'S LIKE YOU'RE IN MY MIND

[@xylafoxlin]

Plot twist: I AM YOU

[@rayzimmermin]

to be honest her video was really dangerous that crown falling from the altitude it did made it a lethal object she is lucky no one was hurt by her dropping a crown at terminal velocity basically from space in a place ware people could be if you are going to send anything to space your suppose to make sure when it comes back down it can't hit terminal velocity all she had to do was just add streamers to the crown that way if it detached as it did the streamers would have created enough drag to keep it from hitting terminal velocity and becoming lethal and that is not even getting into what happens if a piece of farming equipment found her crown in the crops or somehow a chunk made it into the food supply and someone eat a piece of glass that was in their corn from her crown to be honest again she was really reckless and was only thinking about how cool of a video it would make that she did not think about what might happen if things sent wrong like they did but the outcome was worse the fact her crown was never found means someone still could be hurt by it all because she wanted to make a KZbin video

[@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316]

@@rayzimmermin dude you're such a stick in the mud...

[@ripsumrall8018]

being a woodworker and canoeist and a science nerd and A fan of corsets and.... you are just wonderful :) Oh and your work with Veritasium , very impressive!

[@nathang5603]

I hate the idea of pagents but I would be so proud of my daughter if she grew up and did this!! This is truly awesome! I hope the pagent people were stoked with you doing such a beautiful thing with your crown! Well done!

[@NoTimeForThatNow]

Im sorry you lost your crown, hopefully someone finds it and returns it to you. If not, it was worth it for science!

[@1slotmech]

How is anyone supposed to send you anything nice when they know there's a good chance you might yeet it into space? 😂

[@technomad9071]

so strange to be sitting in cape town and have you with your accent describe your self as non-white hehe, crazy world. great vid!

[@mikekennedyart]

It could just be just a glint in the camera lens, but at about 15:40-15:42 to the left of the treeline... is that the crown falling? Awesome video Xyla!!

[@kriley9386]

Mike, good catch! Random pixel would not move like that. It’s something. (just left of center screen)

[@seraphina985]

Dang you have good eyes I had to play it back on 0.25 speed a couple of times just to catch it but yeah it does look like something highly reflective moving downwards rapidly catching the light for a moment.

[@No-pm4ss]

The crown, falling at terminal velocity would have hit the ground way before the rest of the payload with the parachute. The crown would fall much more straight downwards while the parachute would travel a lot with the wind. They are highly unlikely to land that close.

[@asianotakuguy]

Hard to say because of the way it suddenly disappears but going frame by frame, I'd say it could've been a bird mid flight.

[@Kevin-S]

@@No-pm4ss you’re not accounting for the hawk that mistook it for a prey item, and carried it around for 15 minutes before dropping it to avoid getting enveloped in the parachute

[@CaptainSloose]

This was super cool. I've been watching your videos for quite some time - because you do weird shit with wood - and never ONCE knew you were in the miss america pageant stuff. hysterical. Well done.

[@lenworth11]

I've lived most of my lifetime now & am still bemused about pageants ... for precisely the reasons you expressed. Love the videos !!

[@hans1783]

Imgine the crown landed on the porch of a random home while their little girl happens to be watching. She'll get to watch the crown fell and crashing into pieces... Less it happens to be light enough to survive the free fall.

[@IdealGrain]

Xyla, you’re a badass! Sending a payload to space has got to be a big check off the bucket list.

[@carahousepaddy1306]

I've just discovered your channel Xyla. My niece is very science-orientated and a massive space fan. I've just sent her a link to your channel & can't wait to see what she thinks. I'm a carpenter by trade and spotted your wooden rocket vid. I'm so inspired to try build a rocket with her, definitely gotta see if I can purchase rocket motors in Ireland. I think she'll jump out of her skin with excitement if I can get a starter kit. Maybe even in a few years we can do a boat build together. You've got super energy and ooze with positivity. keep up the great content. PS I never write comments on vids...but you deserve one. More Power To You Girl.

[@mooncaketin]

Years, maybe decades, from now, somebody is going to find the crown, tell a local TV station about it (if they still exist in the future!), an inquisitive reporter runs with the story, and you end up in a human interest piece on the 6 o'clock news 😄

[@esmenhamaire6398]

I've just discovered this channel due to Veritasiums videos about Blackbird. Wonderful stuff Xyla! I am so pleased that young girls today have people like you as role-models. A very refreshng change from how things were when I was a youngster (let's just say I'm of a similar vintage to The Beatles!). Keep up the good work!

[@LadyDewBuild]

Xyla won, with her looks who would have thought such a pretty lady would win ;) Congrats and thanks for sharing Xyla.

[@AA-iq6ev]

I love how you are nerd, fotomodel and engineer all in one, true inspiration for the young

[@Travis.Ladegast]

I have never seen a weather balloon rupture before, and I never thought it would disintegrate so completely. I was expecting it to pop more like a party balloon.

[@LiftoffLumberjack]

Same! How does that work?!

[@lo-firobotboy7112]

@@LiftoffLumberjack The force and stress on the balloon is more-or-less equally applied across it entire surface. Barring any defects or encounters with sharp objects, I imagine by the time the balloon fails all areas of its surface reach their breaking point simultaneously, and thus it just tears apart. Also, in the very, very thin atmosphere, the escaping and expanding helium is going to move swiftly outward from it's center of mass, adding to the even destruction of the balloon. Also, it's pretty to watch!

[@dmeemd7787]

Awesome and the intro was HILARIOUS, LoL -- Awesome and incredible hard work as always w/ your projects/videos!

[@PorscheSpeedster-kz6nc]

OMG - I just realized this was one of the Chinese balloons being tracked across the United States. 😂. You are so awesome and creative. Thank you for all the content from one science geek to another!

[@ja-bv3lq]

Love yah, Xyla! Funny, genius-smart, creative and gorgeous - your content is always amazing!

[@jasonjulian1]

Did I think that was fun?! ABSOLUTELY! You're a brilliant and beautiful engineer, Xyla.. Keep nerding on, and those pageant haters can just die mad.

[@MrTremors1]

Been following on and off for some time but had no idea you had won that contest. Sending the crown off into the unknown like that was awesome! Greetings from Sweden.

[@philallison1408]

Thank you so much for sharing all of this. And for helping us all see that sometimes we want issues to be black & white when they aren't. Good people can still be deeply ingrained in bad systems, and we all need to work together to help change those systems.

[@cntsg]

That was awesome! Now I feel like I have to go down the rabbit hole of weather balloon launch videos. You’re an inspiration.

[@samh803]

Haha racoons and ravens like shiny things. It will probably end up in a tree somewhere. Send glitter up on the next one 😂 janitors would love that

[@samanthamitchell2157]

I love how unique you are that you were able to win a crown AND launch it into the stratoshpere yourself. Keep making waves and a difference in the lives of those who have been opressed. You are a trailblazer. Thank you for making way.

[@mr.CooksBigly]

2 years later, has your crown ever been recovered?

[@lennykludtke4172]

you truly are one of the most inspiring people i know. Thank you for sharing (and caring) so much

[@fluffycritter]

If you ever win another one of these crowns, you’ll have to build a railgun.

[@VicariousAir]

To be honest, I didn't know you were a Miss America BUT, I saw you on a Veritasium Video and like you. This was probably one of the best videos I've ever seen. You are truly an unselfish and amazing girl.

[@lsaplai]

Super video. Lots of fun and fantastic project . Just a little remark: I wish you would leave the written comments on screen a little longer. They go by too fast so I (probably others too} have to stop rewind, pause read and restart (so much effort for us poor watchers, can't you just work harder and make the video easier to watch? 😁}. Seriously, maybe it's just me but I like to keep the flow going when watching a video. Anyways,despite this small remark, I really enjoyed your hard work and fun delivery.

[@JerryB507]

Ditto

[@davebauerart]

Ahhh! That was so cool, such a cool idea, and it was great watching how excited you were. It's surreal watching from the crown view! I can't wait to see more weather balloon space science.

[@Ikantspell4]

Very interesting. I started following this channel because the things I think a lot of youtube people are doing that are cool, and those people are mostly men. I want my daughter to believe there is a reason she should be taking dual credit math and science classes and have an inspiration for making and doing cool stuff. Lots of inspiring people on youtube but not a lot of them are small framed women. I hope people seeing you changes how they perceive STEM major students.

[@jams3maddij]

The beauty within you knowledge well outshines your visual beauty. Which both are stunning. Gained a fan

[@gcdrummer02]

Based on how far it travelled, you lucked out missing lake Erie.

[@xylafoxlin]

Uhhh that was not luck that was flight planning and math ✈️🙌

[@BoB-Dobbs_leaning-left]

I was going to mention the water tower, now, that was lucky. ;-)

[@57thorns]

@@BoB-Dobbs_leaning-left It might have looked closer on camera than in real life.

[@BoB-Dobbs_leaning-left]

@@57thorns Or not. Anyhoo, it was still too close for comfort. I wonder what Xyla Foxlin thinks?

[@twothreebravo]

I just became a subscriber a little over a month ago and now I'm catching up on your older videos and I've got to say, between the canoe, the corset, and the crown every video is just revealing new layers and dimensions and they are all so much fun. You are a fantastic builder and presenter.

[@bjarnivalur6330]

"So Xyla, what are you going to do now that you've won Miss Ohio?" "lmao, I'm 'a yeet this crow into space"

[@Keen-eye]

I love this pageantry story. I have no notion of what any of it is from beforehand but just the idea that you applied essentially as a gag is really fun

[@Aghul]

Yooo teh way you fucked with the judges' expectations? PERFECT. I stan!

[@dayaautum6983]

I second that :)

[@animehunterb]

Showed this to my little girl (7). She was impressed that you can play the violin, build machines and canoes, and be beautiful. Even more surprised to learn that you live kinda close. Hopefully you can inspired to be more. A daddy can dream.

[@xylafoxlin]

Awww 🥰 email me a mailing address contactxyla @ concurrentstudios dot com and I'll send her a postcard from space!

[@tavares7272]

How beautiful it is to see the Earth from an altitude of 33,900 km of altitude and to see the Flat horizon!😍 They have already shown images of more than 108 km of altitude, the whole horizon Flat!😍

[@philpocalypse6322]

Except it wasn't.

[@pemberwick]

So inspired by your attitude and philosophy. Your skill and craft are on another level. this is the true spirit of discovery.

[@DannyFourSquare]

I like thinking that an old farmer found your crown in last year's harvest and is just baffled at how the hell this crown got into his field.

[@xylafoxlin]

AGREED. I actually drove that whole area looking for it on any non-corn area and couldn't find it so... I assume once the fields were plowed it showed up....

[@DannyFourSquare]

@@xylafoxlin oh yeah... It's probably sitting on the shelf of a farm shop right next to the deer antler that popped the combine tire the year before.

[@DucPhan20]

woah, you were miss america?? And you play the violin too?! that's so awesome!

[@vanntooot]

The possibility of that crown hitting someone's head at terminal velocity is no joke

[@tryscience]

It's called terminal velocity for a reason!

[@tryscience]

Oh wait that was a joke

[@geniusgamer3840]

It's actually quite a joke, the probability is pretty low. Even if you could fly a craft like this anywhere without a notice to airmen in a safe location, the chances of falling on the exact place a person is aren't high.

[@coderentity2079]

@@geniusgamer3840 A low probability kill then. That's fine. (naysayer)

[@vanntooot]

@@geniusgamer3840 yup haha that's why I said possibility instead of probability. The relative risk of it hitting someone is really low but the possibility is still there. In any case, indeed I wrote that comment in jest lol

[@gregepp3082]

Good for you Xyla! I have really been enjoying your vids. Keep it up!!!!