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minus-squaredoingthestuff@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-216 days agoYeah I knew anything bigger than a squirrel would require something ridiculous. I’m thinking even a squirrel would set you back a bit given the scarcity and price of helium. The balloon is the cheap part.
minus-squarelath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·15 days agoHelium is portrayed as second most abundant element in the universe. Not scarce at all. Our ability to collect and make use of it, that’s scarce. A squirrel would probably need about 100 balloons.
minus-squareNasan@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·15 days agoNext useless project: design a small rigid airship for roadkill disposal.
minus-squareBorgDrone@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·15 days agoSecond most abundant doesn’t really convey how much more abundant it is compared to other elements. About 75% of all the mass in the universe is hydrogen, about 23% is helium, 1% oxygen, and that leaves just 1% for everything else.
Yeah I knew anything bigger than a squirrel would require something ridiculous. I’m thinking even a squirrel would set you back a bit given the scarcity and price of helium. The balloon is the cheap part.
Helium is portrayed as second most abundant element in the universe. Not scarce at all. Our ability to collect and make use of it, that’s scarce.
A squirrel would probably need about 100 balloons.
Next useless project: design a small rigid airship for roadkill disposal.
Second most abundant doesn’t really convey how much more abundant it is compared to other elements.
About 75% of all the mass in the universe is hydrogen, about 23% is helium, 1% oxygen, and that leaves just 1% for everything else.