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That's right, Toshiba used a helium balloon to transport this chair 98,268-feet into the air -- nearing the edge of space -- and filmed this "Space Chair" commercial using the company's own IK-HR1S 1080i camera. Continue reading for the video.

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 of about 2,500-pounds.
[via Engadget]

This entry was posted on 11/16/2009 01:30am and is filed under Commercial, Space .
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