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We're donating $10,000 to the cause

The Groundspeak Lackeys entered the DARPA Balloon Network Challenge on December 5, 2009. In the end we didn't win the $40,000 for charity, but we're still donating $10,000 of our own money to DonorsChoose.org programs.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Logged from the Field


This was submitted by a geocacher who went out to verify the #4 balloon. After the contest we'll be sure to give proper appreciation to one of our own. All we need is 5 confirmed balloons to lock in our chances if all 10 can't be found by the end of the promotion. Wish us luck!
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19 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 5, 2009 at 10:54 AM

    Sweet! Well done. Go Geocahers!

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  2. Anne42pt2December 5, 2009 at 11:01 AM

    Yessss! Keep goin'!! Find 'em all!!!

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  3. GCEdoDecember 5, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    Congrats! Wosh you all good luck in hunting them down all 10.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    How high are the balloons?

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  5. Loup407December 5, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    Nice!

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  6. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    Awesome !
    Hope theirs one in my area so I can go see it !
    Gettysburg, Pa.

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  7. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 11:09 AM

    Awesome !
    Hope theirs one in my area so I can go see it.
    Gettysburg, Pa.

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  8. Teri BDecember 5, 2009 at 11:09 AM

    We can't settle for five balloons, we're geocachers! It's in our blood. We must find all ten!

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  9. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 11:11 AM

    Anon, 1105: The balloons are high enough to be seen from the surrounding area.

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  10. Teri BDecember 5, 2009 at 11:11 AM

    We can't settle for five balloons -- we're geocachers! We must find all ten. It's in our blood!

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  11. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 11:41 AM

    How far above ground level are the balloons? How far away can you be and still see them?

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  12. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 11:44 AM

    Awesome!! Go go geocachers!!!

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  13. UnknownDecember 5, 2009 at 12:08 PM

    Woo hoo!

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  14. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 12:10 PM

    Rumor has it there is one in Davison, Mi area? lippincott and M15 area? Know some other groups in the area looking as well.

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  15. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 12:14 PM

    I think they are probably 80 feet up?? Just a guess, but I saw a picture of a practice one on The Darpa website and it was above the treetops about ten feet. Don't know if they're all up that high. It would be nice to know how big the cities are that they have been found in, I know we can't leak out too much info.

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  16. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    We are geocacher from europe, poland and we wish our fellow gecachers the best with this awesome project. We are confident that this gecocaching team will take it down succesfully to the last balloooooooooooooon.
    team: pokerbrains

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  17. sygyzyDecember 5, 2009 at 12:54 PM

    I just saw this one at the end of my bike ride. #4 is in Santa Barbar, CA, right on the beach. I yelled out from the street "is that a DARPA balloon?" We are a pretty small town so I could not believe one of the ten would be here. There were two men on lawn chairs manning it. They gave me a sheet with the balloon number and coordinates.

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  18. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 1:07 PM

    Alaska geo-family wishing you luck and wanting to help!

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  19. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    Have you found the one in OKC yet?

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