🍹Early to RISA 🧉@sh.itjust.worksM to Greentext@sh.itjust.works · 6 months agoAnon wants to ride a zeppelinsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square184fedilinkarrow-up1713arrow-down121
arrow-up1692arrow-down1imageAnon wants to ride a zeppelinsh.itjust.works🍹Early to RISA 🧉@sh.itjust.worksM to Greentext@sh.itjust.works · 6 months agomessage-square184fedilink
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoThey would still have to contain hydrogen though. Making them rigid doesn’t decrease fire risk. They have bad PR for a reason. It’s not prejudice it’s practicality.
minus-squarestom@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·6 months agoIn theory, but not in reality. It’s just far too expensive.
minus-squarebionicjoeylinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoThat hasn’t stopped billionaires from building spaceships or submarines. All I’m saying is that we would absolutely see some weird eccentric billionaires building and riding in zeppelins if it weren’t for the bad PR of the Hindenburg.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoThere are, but nobody really cares to report on it.
They would still have to contain hydrogen though. Making them rigid doesn’t decrease fire risk.
They have bad PR for a reason. It’s not prejudice it’s practicality.
They can be made with helium
In theory, but not in reality. It’s just far too expensive.
That hasn’t stopped billionaires from building spaceships or submarines. All I’m saying is that we would absolutely see some weird eccentric billionaires building and riding in zeppelins if it weren’t for the bad PR of the Hindenburg.
There are, but nobody really cares to report on it.