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Is it possible to build a honeycombed vacuum balloon? [closed]
Is it possible to build a vacuum balloon with a near perfect void that can lift heavy objects and doesn't collapse and buckle under the atmosphere?
I expect perhaps a honeycombed or lorimerlite ...
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Can balloons be stacked in a climable daisy chain to the edge of space? [closed]
How high can a balloon/s be and still be tethered to the ground?
The most common problem was finding the calmest place on Earth.
The longest balloon chain is 20 km
Pictures below are basic ...
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Why do blimps have fins?
Why do blimps have fins? Can't the two (or so) engines already control direction?
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