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xkcd #3298: Aerospace Flowchart (imgs.xkcd.com)

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xkcd #3298: Aerospace Flowchart

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Someday, we will find the problem that goes with this solution.

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

No we use good old fashioned methane yes sir patented blimp gas here

I have spent the last year trying to find copies online of a musical some friends wrote while I was in college. It's called Hindenburg: Oh the Humanity!

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

I've heard of methane used to inflate gas bags to lift sunken boats but I haven't seen it used as an aviation lifting gas.