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| Monday, Sept. 30th, 2002 |
 The
Louisiana Superdome. View from the freeway. |
 Wendy
asked for directions to the UPS shipping center. |
 New
Orleans police officer helps this man push his stalled car onto the side of the
road. |
 Picking
up a tank of helium at Party City in preparation for tomorrow's "how
much is inside" an acre experiment. |
| Tuesday, October 1, 2002 |
This lone wasp made a valiant attempt to fly away with this grasshopper. |
 This
computer lab at the University of New Orleans had three de-humidifiers
chugging along all day to keep the computers springtime fresh.I gave a short lecture about cockeyed.com and went out to try the balloon thing again, on a larger scale. |
 UNO
students braving the heat at the beginnings of the balloon experiment. |
 After
attaching the camera, we brainstormed ways to counteract the effects of
strong winds. |
 Marking
off one acre with orange ribbon.
All of these students were out standing in their field. Har har har. |
 Between
classes the acre was teeming with students. We were trying to get the
balloons high enough for a clear photo.
This is Eric taking a turn at the controls.
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 Wendy
hauling scientific equipment.. |
 Some
people say that helium is a gateway drug. In this photo you can actually
see the gateway. |
 After
the experiment, we came inside and hid in the shade. |
 All
that time in the direct sun had affected our voices and made everyone
giddy.
Here are Chris, Hayley, Angelle and Daphne. |
 After
school that day, the freeways were jammed. We assumed it was because of
rush-hour combined with the hurricane exodus.
I hoped we had enough helium to fly to safety. Truthfully, we decided at this point to stay in New Orleans and brave the storm. This turned out to be the right decision. |
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