I used to work with a couple of guys who got HAM licenses specifically to build one of these. I think their design involved remotely releasing the camera, rathe

I used to work with a couple of guys who got HAM licenses specifically to build one of these. I think their design involved remotely releasing the camera, rather than waiting for the balloon to burst, but the broad strokes are the same. Unfortunately, the project ended up being all talk, but it made for some fantastic geeking over lunch.