A Toy Train in Space
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"Like" our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AToyTrainInSpace My Twitter: @RonFugelseth Professional inquiries: http://www.RailDigital.com Licensing Management: http://www.viralspiralgroup.com The Story: On Aug 24th 2012 we sent my son's favorite train "Stanley" to space in a weather balloon with a HD camera and an old cell phone for GPS. He was recovered 27 miles away in a corn field. This video documents the journey from liftoff to landing. PLEASE read below, it answers most questions I get emailed. My 4 year old and Stanley are inseparable like Calvin and Hobbes. He's been attached to him since he was two, and they play, sleep and do everything together. I animated Stanley's face with After Effects and Photoshop to bring him to life how I imagine my son sees him. Here's the first video I made of my son and Stanley when he was 2 years old, documenting the beginning of their friendship. I shot it over 5 months: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_1lnk... Music: Young At Heart By: Olive Musique --Interviews---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Only In America with Larry The Cable Guy (coming in spring)... Here we are on the Katie Couric Show on Sept 28th 2012: http://bcove.me/3f6rsyd1 And here's the link to the backstage video with us and Katie. Jayden is stoked on his new trainset! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15GW06... --Quick note on safety------------------------------------------------------------ I'm getting so many comments regarding safety that I think I should write a quick note to let everyone know of the precautions I took before launching Stanley into the sky. First off, I called the FAA 15 minutes before launch (per their instructions) so they could make sure no planes fly into the flight path. I read and followed all their rules for weather balloon launches. It had a homemade radar reflector, and a 3 foot parachute. Second, the box was only 2 pounds and made of foam core, with a wooden dowel to hold Stanley in front of the camera. I spent two months monitoring the winds with this website http://weather.uwyo.edu/polar/balloon... to pinpoint the general area that he would land. For safely, I launched him from a location that I knew would bring him down into farm land. The prediction website was only 5-10 miles off, so he landed safely in a corn field, far away from any towns. I didn't want Stanley to be a murderer. Plus I wanted to make sure my son got Stanley back. :)
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ktp ( kerbal train program
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Will you do Mario aswell
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One small step for Stanley and one giant leap for train kind.
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This was so popular they made OFFICIAL MODELS for Stanley based off of this.
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Was stanley attached to a strong magnet?
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I love this 😊
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hey amazing channel earnt a new sub
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This video has such a deep meaning for me...thanks..made my day
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flat earth
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que epico Stanley en el espacio exterior ,gran viaje el suyo 🚀🚀🚂🚂
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ja to bym nasrał do pudełka i tam zostawił i jakby jakiś zielony ufolud otworzył to by miał niespodziankę
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aw man, i thought you would've start playing the thomas the train theme song..
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🎂😚😍😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚🐞😚🕷A12qweykkkj6xghggfvfzaw11u9uybyzhbwm2 Luzerne R aznwqj,.*
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So creative
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What this means is that the father turned his son's favorite toy into a star from space, and it landing down to earth back to him means that they have a shooting star from space. ^^
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the kids name is my name 😁😌
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This is such a Classic!!!!!!!
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WTF THOMAS
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Awww.. So sweet 😘
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Very interesting video, funny, no curvature of the earth is detected in it, and a clear flat horizon.
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