Posts tagged with ‘california’

California seventh grader launches Hello Kitty into space. Suck on that, North Korea

Lauren Rojas, a 12-year-old from Antioch, Calif., got the idea after seeing a television commercial in which a balloon was launched into the sky. She thought she could do the same with her Hello Kitty doll. She would test air pressure and temperature at high altitude for her school’s science fair.

Lauren and her father mounted small video cameras on their rocket-shaped gondola to record Hello Kitty’s journey. The balloon reached an altitude of 93,625 feet (17.73 miles), Rojas said. There, the air was so thin that the balloon burst, sending Hello Kitty from the sky. It landed in a tree 47 miles from the launch sight, according to Rojas.

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Stan Lee’s message to a fan critically injured in California school shooting

Sixteen-year-old Bowe Cleveland was critically injured last week when a classmate opened fire at Taft Union High School in central California. Airlifted to a hospital in nearby Bakersfield, Cleveland was put in a medically induced coma following surgery to treat the injuries to his chest and abdomen, but has since been slowly awakened although he remains in critical condition. Known to his fellow students as a big fan of Spider-Man, Cleveland’s classmates have taken to wearing Spidey shirts as a show of support for their friend while he recovers. You know who else is pulling for him? Stan Motherfucking Lee.

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Guy gets a pretty big surprise during a high speed police chase in California

Wait for it… wait for it…

Custom made RC Superman patrols the California coast

“I was cycling down PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) in S.Cal with my buddy and during our casual conversation, we had to stop because Superman flew overhead. We pulled up just in time to watch him land, and after a quick battery change, I grabbed the only thing I had on me, my cell phone, and recorded the second flight… its a custom built, so I’m not sure you can buy it anywhere - but how cool… it even had a cape!!”