Dicksmith with Intel have launched a promotion called Turbo Boost Touchdown where you’ll have a chance to win a trip in a Mig Fighter Jet to the edge of space. The fun part is they are broadcasting the launch of model rockets every day with users logging on to plot GPS coordinates of where they think the rocket will land based off the wind speed and direction.
It’s a shame I can’t see where everyone else plotted their coordinates, but overall it’s a fun concept that kept me on the site waiting to see the launch! Check out the campaign site by Soap.
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April 22nd, 2010 at 1:58 am
Great idea but no go to play where I am located.
April 22nd, 2010 at 9:27 am
Aden, you can see where others have plotted their pins by going into the Flight Data section
April 22nd, 2010 at 10:24 am
Are you sure? I can only see past launch winners and not the pins from people who competed in the same launch as me?
April 22nd, 2010 at 10:31 am
or so it looks, I can only see 4 previous pins. So I’m assuming that by me not being there and only have 4 pins that this is only the previous winners?
I’d have loved to see where each person had plotted their pin for each of the launches
April 22nd, 2010 at 10:59 am
Yeah, there is a coloured ‘heat map’ guide which shows where people are plotting. Its not individual pins but it does help see where everyone else is.
April 22nd, 2010 at 11:05 pm
David, thanks for pointing it out!
April 27th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
David, looks like I was completely blind of the heat map!