14 DAY TRIAL // Precisely a week ago, on April 9, a glazed donut boldly went where no other donut had gone before: into space. Its adventure was caught on film and the video is available below.
The donut was launched by Swedish brothers Alexander and Benjamin Jonsson from a carefully chosen site in the town of Askim in Norway.
By the looks of it, the brothers traveled to Norway and launched their donut from there rather than from back home in Sweden to avoid having to pay for flying permits.
The pastry was carried to an altitude of 20 miles (32 kilometers) by a weather balloon. Once its space adventure was over, it was recovered from Sweden's Lake Vattern.
By that time, the treat looked less like a donut and more like a soggy mess. Hence, it's safe to assume that the brothers didn't eat it. However, they might have held on to it as a souvenir of sorts.
Admittedly, NASA is adamant about how space doesn't start until 62 miles (100 kilometers) above Earth's surface. So, truthfully, the donut didn't really make it into space.
Then again, there is no doubt that this one pastry was the first of its kind ever to soar above the clouds, so we might as well compromise and agree to call it the first donut in space.
