Return of the Zeppelin

[R. U. Sirius]

A lead zeppelin might not do so bad. Mythbusters managed to make actual, floating balloons out of lead foil.

[Sigmaleph]

If what this guy says is true, it would seem that these blimps aren't going to be nearly as affordable as they seem in the very near future.

Easy solution: fusion reactors! Turn all that hydrogen into helium, and solve the energy crisis while you're at it.


OK, perhaps 'easy' is the wrong word.

[Askold]

Electric motors (possibly with solar panels) might do the trick.

The problem when using those on a plane is that the battery does not get any lighter as it drains, while fuel tanks do. This means that as the plane goes farther it also gets ligther and gets a (slightly) better mileage.

But since you don't need to use the power for lift in a zep/blim/balloon this drawback isn't so bad. In fact, I would see that zeppelins(and things like them) will become more and more affordable in the future.

[Stormwarden]

Make it like a cruise in the sky, man. Bring back some of those old-time luxuries in the skies. If you gotta travel in one, you may as well have fun with it.

[Flying Mint Bunny!]

It's a great idea, but i'm not sure if I would want to go on one.

It's a balloony thing and i've always found balloons strangely disturbing.

[Hades]

It's a great idea, but i'm not sure if I would want to go on one.

It's a balloony thing and i've always found balloons strangely disturbing.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who had a blimp phobia. I don't anymore, but they really freaked me out when I was a kid. Especially seeing old black and white footage of zeppelins hovering over cities.

[Flying Mint Bunny!]

It's a great idea, but i'm not sure if I would want to go on one.

It's a balloony thing and i've always found balloons strangely disturbing.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who had a blimp phobia. I don't anymore, but they really freaked me out when I was a kid. Especially seeing old black and white footage of zeppelins hovering over cities.

I've never actually been scared of blimps or balloons when I see them high in the sky, but I think if I was near one on on the ground and saw it rising into the sky it would really freak me out, because I don't like the way normal helium balloons float, yet alone some great big massive balloon type thing.

I definitely agree with you about the old footage of zeppelins, there really is something quite sinister about the way they loom over cities. It always reminds me of alien invasions.

[Katsuro]

I definitely agree with you about the old footage of zeppelins, there really is something quite sinister about the way they loom over cities.

There is something a bit silent-movie era distopian sci-fi about them.  But to me that's just one more reason why they're cool.

[Witchyjoshy]

I definitely agree with you about the old footage of zeppelins, there really is something quite sinister about the way they loom over cities.

There is something a bit silent-movie era distopian sci-fi about them.  But to me that's just one more reason why they're cool.

That's like thinking TVs are sinister devices used by the government to keep an eye on you, and you can never really turn them off

[Flying Mint Bunny!]

I definitely agree with you about the old footage of zeppelins, there really is something quite sinister about the way they loom over cities.

There is something a bit silent-movie era distopian sci-fi about them.  But to me that's just one more reason why they're cool.

That's like thinking TVs are sinister devices used by the government to keep an eye on you, and you can never really turn them off

But TVs aresinister devices used by the government to keep an eye on you.

Wake up sheeple!

[RavynousHunter]

I've always wondered why every alternate Earth seems to include a massive amount of blimps and/or zeppelins.  Perhaps...we're the alternate Earth!

[Witchyjoshy]

I've always wondered why every alternate Earth seems to include a massive amount of blimps and/or zeppelins.  Perhaps...we're the alternate Earth!

Steampunk.