My friend and I were chatting about airplanes (for no reason).
I brought up an interesting question, which is pretty easily answered: If you’re traveling opposite to the Earth’s rotation, couldn’t you just escape Earth’s gravity and let it turn beneath you?
It’d take less time and so much more fuel, obviously.
But, he asked and I’ve been wondering: how would travel insurance work, then? If you turned into space junk, would your family get more money than if you drowned in the ocean or were disintegrated on Earth?
Crossing the Karman line is a viable idea for travel in the future. It’s explored in the 39 Clue’s Mission Hindenburg.
Well, is that efficient or quicker, really? You’re traveling less distance (theoretically) if you take the path I described, but…it takes more fuel to accelerate something to 17500 mph rather than 620. Additionally, it takes so much time to get up there.
What about lightweight blimps?
How would those get into space, and how would they hold in the air (pressure difference)?
How would they keep their passengers safe?
Getting into space requires engines. Holding in the air requires changing mixtures at certain altitudes. Passengers? Seatbelts.
Roomba Knight, Architect of the Cataclysm, Foxy Lunar Archpriest. Dubbed The Fluffy Bowman by Golden. He/They
Theatre Kid, Ravenclaw, bookworm, DM, Lego fanatic, flautist, mythology nerd, pedantic about spelling. I also love foxes, cats, otters, and red pandas!
I love Korean Mythology. If you want to ask me about something, send me a PM!
Aig amannan bidh mi air mo ghlacadh ro mhòr an-dràsta...
Roomba Knight, Architect of the Cataclysm, Foxy Lunar Archpriest. Dubbed The Fluffy Bowman by Golden. He/They
Theatre Kid, Ravenclaw, bookworm, DM, Lego fanatic, flautist, mythology nerd, pedantic about spelling. I also love foxes, cats, otters, and red pandas!
I love Korean Mythology. If you want to ask me about something, send me a PM!
Aig amannan bidh mi air mo ghlacadh ro mhòr an-dràsta...
Wes (he/him): 14 y/o bisected bisexual + general f*ckup But tell me, did you sail across the Sun? Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded And that Heaven is overrated? |------extended sig------|
Roomba Knight, Architect of the Cataclysm, Foxy Lunar Archpriest. Dubbed The Fluffy Bowman by Golden. He/They
Theatre Kid, Ravenclaw, bookworm, DM, Lego fanatic, flautist, mythology nerd, pedantic about spelling. I also love foxes, cats, otters, and red pandas!
I love Korean Mythology. If you want to ask me about something, send me a PM!
Aig amannan bidh mi air mo ghlacadh ro mhòr an-dràsta...
Easy. A-l-o-a-n-o-u-g-h (the ough like in ‘trough’).
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Wes (he/him): 14 y/o bisected bisexual + general f*ckup But tell me, did you sail across the Sun? Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded And that Heaven is overrated? |------extended sig------|
Wes (he/him): 14 y/o bisected bisexual + general f*ckup But tell me, did you sail across the Sun? Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded And that Heaven is overrated? |------extended sig------|
Roomba Knight, Architect of the Cataclysm, Foxy Lunar Archpriest. Dubbed The Fluffy Bowman by Golden. He/They
Theatre Kid, Ravenclaw, bookworm, DM, Lego fanatic, flautist, mythology nerd, pedantic about spelling. I also love foxes, cats, otters, and red pandas!
I love Korean Mythology. If you want to ask me about something, send me a PM!
Aig amannan bidh mi air mo ghlacadh ro mhòr an-dràsta...
Roomba Knight, Architect of the Cataclysm, Foxy Lunar Archpriest. Dubbed The Fluffy Bowman by Golden. He/They
Theatre Kid, Ravenclaw, bookworm, DM, Lego fanatic, flautist, mythology nerd, pedantic about spelling. I also love foxes, cats, otters, and red pandas!
I love Korean Mythology. If you want to ask me about something, send me a PM!
Aig amannan bidh mi air mo ghlacadh ro mhòr an-dràsta...
My friend and I were chatting about airplanes (for no reason).
I brought up an interesting question, which is pretty easily answered: If you’re traveling opposite to the Earth’s rotation, couldn’t you just escape Earth’s gravity and let it turn beneath you?
It’d take less time and so much more fuel, obviously.
But, he asked and I’ve been wondering: how would travel insurance work, then? If you turned into space junk, would your family get more money than if you drowned in the ocean or were disintegrated on Earth?
Crossing the Karman line is a viable idea for travel in the future. It’s explored in the 39 Clue’s Mission Hindenburg.
Well, is that efficient or quicker, really? You’re traveling less distance (theoretically) if you take the path I described, but…it takes more fuel to accelerate something to 17500 mph rather than 620. Additionally, it takes so much time to get up there.
What about lightweight blimps?
How would those get into space, and how would they hold in the air (pressure difference)?
How would they keep their passengers safe?
Getting into space requires engines. Holding in the air requires changing mixtures at certain altitudes. Passengers? Seatbelts.
It also requires 17500 miles per hour and a lot of vertical thrust. You suggested getting past the Karman line (at 100km), but you can’t just coast up there. Either your blimp has rocket engines, which can do the job, and then it’s no longer a blimp (no point in having the gas), or it just can’t get any higher than the low stratosphere without special modifications.
It can’t just change mixtures. Blimps require helium, and that’s a low-pressure thing that can get them up in an atmosphere. Outer space’s pressure is next to nil. The helium is going to expand much faster than the blimp can deal with it, and there goes the air.
What about breathing? You’ll need life support and an airtight compartment large enough for them all, and that weighs a lot. Could a blimp carry it?
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Wes (he/him): 14 y/o bisected bisexual + general f*ckup But tell me, did you sail across the Sun? Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded And that Heaven is overrated? |------extended sig------|
Do I make you feel anxious?
Do you feel safe in your own home?
Can you spell "alone?"
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
No. Probably never
If I knew you IRL, you would probably be one of my best friends.
Sometimes
Hello! Call me Tana or 타나
My pronouns are anything other than he/him
I will always support you. Because that is my way of showing how much I care
Current List of Children: Golden, Salem, Wes, Aspen, Link, SuperDog, and Foalin.
I have Autism. And, you would probably call me Trans Femme, Pansexual pancake, and Ace
Current Dice Code: [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] = [roll][roll:-5]+[roll:-4]+[roll:-3]+[roll:-2]+[roll:-1][/roll]
Getting into space requires engines. Holding in the air requires changing mixtures at certain altitudes. Passengers? Seatbelts.
Hiya! You can call me Link. Here’s a bit about me:
Roomba Knight, Architect of the Cataclysm, Foxy Lunar Archpriest. Dubbed The Fluffy Bowman by Golden. He/They
Theatre Kid, Ravenclaw, bookworm, DM, Lego fanatic, flautist, mythology nerd, pedantic about spelling. I also love foxes, cats, otters, and red pandas!
I love Korean Mythology. If you want to ask me about something, send me a PM!
Aig amannan bidh mi air mo ghlacadh ro mhòr an-dràsta...A, L, o, n, e!
Hiya! You can call me Link. Here’s a bit about me:
Roomba Knight, Architect of the Cataclysm, Foxy Lunar Archpriest. Dubbed The Fluffy Bowman by Golden. He/They
Theatre Kid, Ravenclaw, bookworm, DM, Lego fanatic, flautist, mythology nerd, pedantic about spelling. I also love foxes, cats, otters, and red pandas!
I love Korean Mythology. If you want to ask me about something, send me a PM!
Aig amannan bidh mi air mo ghlacadh ro mhòr an-dràsta...Hiiii
Wes (he/him): 14 y/o bisected bisexual + general f*ckup
But tell me, did you sail across the Sun?
Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded
And that Heaven is overrated?
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Very good answers. 3/3 correct.
This will be on your permanent record.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
Okay!
Hello! Call me Tana or 타나
My pronouns are anything other than he/him
I will always support you. Because that is my way of showing how much I care
Current List of Children: Golden, Salem, Wes, Aspen, Link, SuperDog, and Foalin.
I have Autism. And, you would probably call me Trans Femme, Pansexual pancake, and Ace
Current Dice Code: [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] = [roll][roll:-5]+[roll:-4]+[roll:-3]+[roll:-2]+[roll:-1][/roll]
Hi!
Hello! Call me Tana or 타나
My pronouns are anything other than he/him
I will always support you. Because that is my way of showing how much I care
Current List of Children: Golden, Salem, Wes, Aspen, Link, SuperDog, and Foalin.
I have Autism. And, you would probably call me Trans Femme, Pansexual pancake, and Ace
Current Dice Code: [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] = [roll][roll:-5]+[roll:-4]+[roll:-3]+[roll:-2]+[roll:-1][/roll]
Permanent record?
Hiya! You can call me Link. Here’s a bit about me:
Roomba Knight, Architect of the Cataclysm, Foxy Lunar Archpriest. Dubbed The Fluffy Bowman by Golden. He/They
Theatre Kid, Ravenclaw, bookworm, DM, Lego fanatic, flautist, mythology nerd, pedantic about spelling. I also love foxes, cats, otters, and red pandas!
I love Korean Mythology. If you want to ask me about something, send me a PM!
Aig amannan bidh mi air mo ghlacadh ro mhòr an-dràsta...Permanent Record.
Hello! Call me Tana or 타나
My pronouns are anything other than he/him
I will always support you. Because that is my way of showing how much I care
Current List of Children: Golden, Salem, Wes, Aspen, Link, SuperDog, and Foalin.
I have Autism. And, you would probably call me Trans Femme, Pansexual pancake, and Ace
Current Dice Code: [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] = [roll][roll:-5]+[roll:-4]+[roll:-3]+[roll:-2]+[roll:-1][/roll]
No.
Yeah, sorta?
Easy. A-l-o-a-n-o-u-g-h (the ough like in ‘trough’).
Wes (he/him): 14 y/o bisected bisexual + general f*ckup
But tell me, did you sail across the Sun?
Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded
And that Heaven is overrated?
|------extended sig------|
Hru?
Wes (he/him): 14 y/o bisected bisexual + general f*ckup
But tell me, did you sail across the Sun?
Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded
And that Heaven is overrated?
|------extended sig------|
Aloanough?
Hiya! You can call me Link. Here’s a bit about me:
Roomba Knight, Architect of the Cataclysm, Foxy Lunar Archpriest. Dubbed The Fluffy Bowman by Golden. He/They
Theatre Kid, Ravenclaw, bookworm, DM, Lego fanatic, flautist, mythology nerd, pedantic about spelling. I also love foxes, cats, otters, and red pandas!
I love Korean Mythology. If you want to ask me about something, send me a PM!
Aig amannan bidh mi air mo ghlacadh ro mhòr an-dràsta...Uujhhhhh
Better.
Hello! Call me Tana or 타나
My pronouns are anything other than he/him
I will always support you. Because that is my way of showing how much I care
Current List of Children: Golden, Salem, Wes, Aspen, Link, SuperDog, and Foalin.
I have Autism. And, you would probably call me Trans Femme, Pansexual pancake, and Ace
Current Dice Code: [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] = [roll][roll:-5]+[roll:-4]+[roll:-3]+[roll:-2]+[roll:-1][/roll]
Excellent answers as well! 3/3
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
No.
Most of the time.
A-l-o-n-e. Easy.
Hiya! You can call me Link. Here’s a bit about me:
Roomba Knight, Architect of the Cataclysm, Foxy Lunar Archpriest. Dubbed The Fluffy Bowman by Golden. He/They
Theatre Kid, Ravenclaw, bookworm, DM, Lego fanatic, flautist, mythology nerd, pedantic about spelling. I also love foxes, cats, otters, and red pandas!
I love Korean Mythology. If you want to ask me about something, send me a PM!
Aig amannan bidh mi air mo ghlacadh ro mhòr an-dràsta...Considering that I didn't answer the second question: The Answer is no.
Hello! Call me Tana or 타나
My pronouns are anything other than he/him
I will always support you. Because that is my way of showing how much I care
Current List of Children: Golden, Salem, Wes, Aspen, Link, SuperDog, and Foalin.
I have Autism. And, you would probably call me Trans Femme, Pansexual pancake, and Ace
Current Dice Code: [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] = [roll][roll:-5]+[roll:-4]+[roll:-3]+[roll:-2]+[roll:-1][/roll]
It also requires 17500 miles per hour and a lot of vertical thrust. You suggested getting past the Karman line (at 100km), but you can’t just coast up there. Either your blimp has rocket engines, which can do the job, and then it’s no longer a blimp (no point in having the gas), or it just can’t get any higher than the low stratosphere without special modifications.
It can’t just change mixtures. Blimps require helium, and that’s a low-pressure thing that can get them up in an atmosphere. Outer space’s pressure is next to nil. The helium is going to expand much faster than the blimp can deal with it, and there goes the air.
What about breathing? You’ll need life support and an airtight compartment large enough for them all, and that weighs a lot. Could a blimp carry it?
Wes (he/him): 14 y/o bisected bisexual + general f*ckup
But tell me, did you sail across the Sun?
Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded
And that Heaven is overrated?
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Hiii
Hiii :3
14yo cancer, bisexual(maybe Pan?), Genderfluid femboy, prefer She/They but don’t mind what pronouns you call me
Love all soulsbourne and soulslike games + metroidvanias.
Augur!
Hello! Call me Tana or 타나
My pronouns are anything other than he/him
I will always support you. Because that is my way of showing how much I care
Current List of Children: Golden, Salem, Wes, Aspen, Link, SuperDog, and Foalin.
I have Autism. And, you would probably call me Trans Femme, Pansexual pancake, and Ace
Current Dice Code: [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] + [roll]1d6[/roll] = [roll][roll:-5]+[roll:-4]+[roll:-3]+[roll:-2]+[roll:-1][/roll]