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While it is possible to create a wide variety of baloon shapes, it's impossible to achieve straight lines due to the effects of air pressure on the materials used.
The proposal here is to use styrofoam or another light, but heat insulating substance and to create such arbitrary shapes.
Now I can
have that floating castle that looks like a floating castle
Thanks, Vernon
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I don't see any real problem with this, I wonder why no one has done it yet? |
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My suspicion [wagster] is that the geometry can play a negative role (i.e. an upside down boat does sink) , however, I would still think it's possible to overcome those issues given a light enough/hot enough gas. |
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Oh, and thanks [bungston], I was typing this on a PDA in transit. |
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I liked it the way it was. It had a certain charm. |
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//thanks vernon\\? better hope he doesn't annotate... |
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If large enough and with proper ballast, I can imagine riding on top of the castle, on a fortified spot, of course. |
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