You think of playing music in space. That's right. IN SPACE. In collaboration with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Third Man Records has become the first humans to try and succeed in playing a real vinyl record 28,000+ meters above the earth's surface. They did so by using a high altitude balloon and using a "space proof" turntable with a gold plated record. Apparently, the album played for 80- minutes and featured Jack White's 2010 song Carl Sagan - A Glorious Dawn. Cool fact: the balloon popped after playing for roughly 80 minutes then plummeted back to earth. When it landed the record was still spinning!
I don't know what is more impressive the idea itself or the execution of the idea. Just to come up with this craziness is like something out of a weed induced science experiment. If you wish to see the video of the launch, check out the link below.
Crazy Awesome Balloon!
This just another reason that I love Jack White and Third Man Records. Rock on!
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