Artist Plans To Put Giant Banana Into Space

Public artist Cesar Saez plans to put a 300m long banana into geostationary orbit about 30 - 50 km above the state of Texas. The banana is expected to launch in August 2008, and will only be visible from Texas and surrounding areas. If all goes as planned, the helium-filled structure will appear to be 20% the size of the moon, will be visible day and night, and will remain in the sky for 1 month. Visit the project's website here for an explanation of the project, and some pretty hilarious pictures.