Hey, if they really want to make a light ship, then figure a way to enclose a vacuum. With material science advancing at the rate that it is that might actually become feasible one day.
Another idea would be to come up with a way to thermally insulate the container to a super degree and then heat the gas inside to a high temperature to supply the pressure needed to keep the container from crushing. :-) Dave -----Original Message----- From: Chris Zell <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Jan 2, 2014 4:56 pm Subject: RE: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC? Goodyear blimps to be replaced with zeppelins Saying "except for the explosion" is rather Pythonesque. Hopefully, they have enough helium.
