Norway sends first donut into space

 By 
Eitan Levine
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Scientists plus a weather balloon plus too much time on their hands equals what? Answer: The first donut to enter space.

A Norwegian science group constructs the weather balloon, assembles the video rig and sends the donut boldly where no donut has ever gone before in this video.

A tip from this group to home scientists that want to send their pastries to the moon: You need to get a permit in order to launch donuts into space.

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