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I just love them so much. Everytime I watch historical footage from the early 20th century I get very sad over the zepplins and blimps. I wish I could see them floating through my sky on a daily basis just doin stuff that isn't solely advertising. They are the closest we have to sky whales. I just love that they float around like that, very joyous and whimsical. Fucked up we don't make use of them anymore. I bet this makes them as sad as it makes me. Relatively low energy cost btw.

I've cried over this while drunk more than once. Think of me next time you call blimps useless technology

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[–] DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Only if you have an unlimited supply of birthday grade helium.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

One day fusion power will be a reality

[–] DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah, but we kinda need the water… or we probably will by then.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] Super_Lumalo@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago
[–] LittleFellaNamedBoof@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

fusion uses seawater not fresh water typically. And if you have fusion and its making power then you can just use it to power desal anyway.

[–] DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

I mean, I was kinda kidding… but I suppose with sea levels rising everywhere we need all the Toramaks and Hindenburgs we can get ;-)

[–] Soot@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think we're a bit quick to give up on Hydrogen. We've got lots of better ways to suppress and avoid fire hazards these days.

[–] DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

IDK… apparently the current thinking is that the design of The Hindenburg formed a big capacitor that set off the hydrogen supply? I was only half paying attention to the YouTube video… but you’ve got a lot of other challenges to overcome. Zeppelin and blimps proliferated in a much different era, a 2 week trip across the Atlantic wasn’t a big deal… these days you would be competing with cruise ships that have movie theaters and roller coasters.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah but are those cruise ships in the sky?

[–] DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Haven’t ever been on a modern one… but it looks like they got like 6 stories above the deck, so… yes? ;-)