Japanese startup plans world’s first man-made meteor shower for Tokyo Games - TomoNews | Tokyo
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TOKYO — A Japan-based startup hopes to open the 2020 Olympics with a bang by making hundreds of colored fireballs rain over Tokyo in the world’s first man-made meteor shower. Star-ALE’s “Sky Canvas” project would see the launch of a microsatellite carrying 500 to 1,000 pellets into space. A single pellet costs $8,100 and measures a couple centimeters in diameter. Once the satellite has stabilized its orbit around the Earth, it will then eject the pellets using a special device that has not been disclosed by Star-ALE. The pellets will travel about a third of the way around the Earth before entering the atmosphere and catching fire once they are 40 to 50 miles from the ground. Each are coated in different chemicals so that the pellets’ flames will emit different colors. The meteor shower will be visible even in the presence of Tokyo’s light pollution. Hurtling through the atmosphere at 7-8 kilometres per hour, the pellets will travel slower than natural shooting stars, Phys.org reported. This will give spectators ample opportunity to view the meteor shower. The developer of this expensive light show hopes that their artificial shooting stars will support future astronomical projects in Japan by igniting public interest in astronomy, the Christian Science Monitor reported. ------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to TomoWorld, where we animate the biggest headlines from around the world. Stay up to date on the latest international news when you subscribe now! https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsWorld Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: https://us.tomonews.com Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f Stay connected with us here: Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS Google+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/ Instagram @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus
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Hooooooooly Shit! Please Japan, do that!
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Neon Genesis Evangelion LMAO
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やる訳ねえだろアホかどこ情報だボケ
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Use a missle then drop it in the water.
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Wow!
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USA
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Just have fireworks instead
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Remember Hiroshima
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That's kinda a waist of money
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I really don't understand why nobody ever objects to being exposed to unknown chemicals
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Thats a waste of money and is not about astronomy they're just dropping shit from orbit. This doesn't teach the people anything and won't inspire future funding what a waste
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PLOTTWIST : The japanese part of the Illuminati spreads
Nanomachines with this that make everyone into their robotic Slave. :D -
super secret pellets huh ????...why keep a secret, someone will steal it midair or make something as crazy as that ???
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l see you i,m not future your time
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I am sure country's are going to be notified after all there citizens are going to be at the olympics lol common sense isn't so common these days
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I am sure country's are going to be notified after all there citizens are going to be at the olympics lol common sense isn't so common these days
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That's just fucking retarded.
Please Japan, if you want a light show, give the US a call, well give you another "spectacular light show". -
So they're going to shoot canonballs at tokyo?Destroying a city just because of the olympic games??! Crazy ass japanese CUNTS
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omg cool in singapore aslo came omgoggm
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