{"id":5686,"date":"2013-09-03T09:46:40","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T09:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=5686"},"modified":"2013-09-03T09:46:40","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T09:46:40","slug":"dave-akermans-write-up-of-the-great-raspberrypi-babbage-bear-stratosphere-jump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5686","title":{"rendered":"Dave Akerman&#8217;s write-up of the great #RaspberryPi Babbage Bear stratosphere jump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daveakerman.com\/?p=1362\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"373\" width=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/178.62.14.192\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/P1080466-1024x682.jpg?resize=560%2C373\" alt='Bear-Bones Computer Beats Red Bull Stratos | Dave Akerman' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The title says it all, really. 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