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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 61 points 1 month ago (1 children)

More dense atmosphere means strapping some feathers to your arms and flapping like a bird could actually work.

[–] Noja@sopuli.xyz 39 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This would work best in an atmosphere of tungsten hexafluoride, which is the heaviest gas in the world. It's ~11 times heavier than air. The downside is that you would melt down to a brown sludge.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

It's the sludge part that really throws a wrench into it for me.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Sounds like a win to me

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

What if I'm already brown sludge?