IPhone 4 films final Discovery launch from 30,000 feet up. • Hacker News Board

Re: IPhone 4 films final Discovery launch from 30,000 feet up.

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Post by biggitybones » Sat, Feb 26, 2011, 2:51 PM UTC

adsr wrote: post #4

Wow, lucky guy! Did the plane follow it for a bit? I'm thinking about the remark on the speaker system at 1:28.

Depends where the flight left from - a friend flight was kept on the ground for an extra few min to catch the launch. Or at least that was his assumption.

Re: IPhone 4 films final Discovery launch from 30,000 feet up.

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Post by chopsueyar » Sat, Feb 26, 2011, 3:35 PM UTC

adsr wrote: post #4

Wow, lucky guy! Did the plane follow it for a bit? I'm thinking about the remark on the speaker system at 1:28.

"Drinks are on the house!"

Re: IPhone 4 films final Discovery launch from 30,000 feet up.

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Post by juiceandjuice » Sat, Feb 26, 2011, 3:39 PM UTC

It's pretty cool that this guy has an autonomous iPhone that films stuff for him.

Re: IPhone 4 films final Discovery launch from 30,000 feet up.

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Feb 26, 2011, 3:43 PM UTC

marklittlewood wrote: post #2

I would like to point out that if it had been taken with a HTC Desire HD it would have been even better!

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Re: IPhone 4 films final Discovery launch from 30,000 feet up.

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Post by s00pcan » Sat, Feb 26, 2011, 3:55 PM UTC

How is it relevant in any way that this was filmed with an iPhone?

Re: IPhone 4 films final Discovery launch from 30,000 feet up.

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Post by jonknee » Sat, Feb 26, 2011, 5:26 PM UTC

s00pcan wrote: post #15

How is it relevant in any way that this was filmed with an iPhone?

How do you know someone has an iPhone? They'll tell you.

Re: IPhone 4 films final Discovery launch from 30,000 feet up.

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Post by fourspace » Sat, Feb 26, 2011, 5:58 PM UTC

A rocket carrying human beings going to space to live for a few days in zero gravity, viewed from an airplane carrying hundreds of humans 30,000 feet in the air, filmed on a camera that fits into your pocket.

Do we need any more proof that human beings are incredible?

Re: IPhone 4 films final Discovery launch from 30,000 feet up.

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Post by micah_moo » Sat, Feb 26, 2011, 6:12 PM UTC

Ya I was watching the launch on tv, then stepped outside and you could see it from the other side of Florida, I've seen a launch up in close once, to bad I was really really sick to enjoy it.

Re: IPhone 4 films final Discovery launch from 30,000 feet up.

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Post by recoiledsnake » Sat, Feb 26, 2011, 6:35 PM UTC

s00pcan wrote: post #15

How is it relevant in any way that this was filmed with an iPhone?

It's very relevant to getting enough attention to come on the front page and grab more votes.

Re: IPhone 4 films final Discovery launch from 30,000 feet up.

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Post by aarontait » Sat, Feb 26, 2011, 6:57 PM UTC

fourspace wrote: post #17

A rocket carrying human beings going to space to live for a few days in zero gravity, viewed from an airplane carrying hundreds of humans 30,000 feet in the air, filmed on a camera that fits into your pocket. Do we need any more proof that human beings are incredible?

Or that fossil fuels are incredible...