The Toshiba Space Chair Advert – Amazing!

Below you can watch an advert for Toshiba that is quite simply beautiful & amazing.

It’s is also a great example of a viral video, maybe not of one on a small budget, but hell it’s impressive!

According to an Engadget Article. Here are few facts about the shoot:

* A helium balloon lifted the chair and Toshiba’s own IK-HR1S ultra-compact 1080i camera to a height of 98,268 feet above terra firma
* FAA regulations required that the weight of the rig had to be less than four pounds
* The chair is made of biodegradable balsa wood at a cost of about £2,500
* The rig was launched in Nevada’s Burning Man Black Rock desert
* The temperature dropped to minus 90 degrees at 52,037 feet
* The chair took 83 minutes to reach an altitude of 98,268 feet and just 24 minutes to fall back to earth

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