Well , this is both charming and baffling : As a tribute to David Bowie , the U.K. ’s Royal Mail set in motion 52 sets of their commemorative David Bowie stamps into the sky .
The stunt is , of grade , inspired by Bowie ’s 1976 acclaimed scifi motion picture The Man Who strike down to Earth . The stamps were attached to balloons yesterday — even effective , they attached cameras to the tender ( you jazz , just like Bowie ’s character in that movie ) . When the balloons break open , the stamps began hurtling towards the earth .
The Royal Mail’scontest websiteplays the TV taken by the revenue stamp cameras . Watching too long may trigger your move sickness , by the mode .
If you aright guess where one of the sets landed , you ’re enter into a lottery where the prize is one of the stratospheric sets . The competition terminate March 26 , although if you do guess where one of the revenue stamp has landed , one might think you ’d have a better opportunity of acquiring one by driving out there and get hold it rather than trust on the drawing off .
At any rate , you may read the typically acute ruleshere . Meanwhile , I ’ll be doing some back of the envelope calculations about how dissolute stamps attached to cameras can go in free declination .
[ Royal MailviaEW ]
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