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Re:Domes are overrated by Aeolun on Thursday November 28, 2019 @09:34AM (#21657613)
But what if someone stabs your fabric!? We could never have teenagers on Mars. You would never be able to find all the holes.
Re:Domes are overrated by all2 on Thursday November 28, 2019 @06:22PM (#21660822)
Except at the edges, the fabric could fly at 100+ feet.

I want try this here to see how feasible it is for co trolled environmental spaces.

Re:Domes are overrated by Aeolun on Thursday November 28, 2019 @06:52PM (#21660941)
Well, yes. But there’s still a ton of edges. My initial comment was flippant, but the problem was serious. If it breaks, how would you find out?
Re:Domes are overrated by sfink on Friday November 29, 2019 @01:46AM (#21662575)
Release a bunch of balloons into the air. They'd float to the leak.

If you want to get fancy, coat them with a glue that bonds to the ceiling material, and they'd fix the leak too! At least temporarily. My first thought was that they'd clog the hole automatically even without glue, but I think the pressure differential would just squeeze them through.

Re:Domes are overrated by all2 on Thursday November 28, 2019 @09:43PM (#21661602)
Barometric drop. Sufficiently sensored membranes would allow you to triangulate holes.