In a twist on the classic “around the world” trick, two Australian yo-yo salesmen and some balloon enthusiasts launched a Yomega Fireball yo-yo more than 20 miles above the earth’s surface. The launch was a promotional stunt for yoyoshop.com.au and cost just $640. They did it with help from Project Horus, an Adelaide-based amateur project that launches [...]
Source: http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/02/aussie-team-launches-yo-yo-into-the-stratosphere/