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minus-square@lath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink15•4 months agoSomewhere between 500 and 2000, or more depending on weight.
minus-square@doingthestuff@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglish14•edit-24 months 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-square@lath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•4 months 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-square@BorgDrone@lemmy.onelinkfedilink5•4 months 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.
minus-square@Nasan@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink4•4 months agoNext useless project: design a small rigid airship for roadkill disposal.
minus-square@GluWu@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish5•4 months agoThere’s a lot of optimization that can be done to make OEM raccoons flight worthy.
minus-square@lath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•4 months agoYep. We can place them on a diet, shave their fur, pump them full of helium… We have the technology.
Somewhere between 500 and 2000, or more depending on weight.
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.
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.
Next useless project: design a small rigid airship for roadkill disposal.
There’s a lot of optimization that can be done to make OEM raccoons flight worthy.
Yep. We can place them on a diet, shave their fur, pump them full of helium… We have the technology.