Perthshire butcher took Burns celebrations to new heights this year by launching a haggis to the edge of outer space. Dunning-based firm Simon Howie sent the chieftain o’ the puddin’ race soaring over 20 miles above the Earth on Wednesday last week in tribute to Robert Burns.
The 454g dish initially took to the sky above the firm’s Strathearn HQ before travelling over Stirling, Falkirk, Edinburgh and the Pentland Hills prior to its safe landing in Lauder.
Butcher Simon explained the launch was carried out using a weather balloon provided by Scottish firm Stratonauts.And it is hoped the flight – which took two hours and 37 minutes and reached a height of 107,293 feet – will encourage young people to explore science, technology, engineering.
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