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Re:Saturn's largest moon may be the only place beyond Earth ... by rbanffy on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @10:24AM (#22535673)
> make a floating city on earth to practice?

Earth's atmosphere is lighter than the Venusian one at that altitude. A balloon filled with breathable air would float naturally. You can't do that on Earth.

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Re:Saturn's largest moon may be the only place beyond Earth ... by LargoLasskhyfv on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @06:57PM (#22540825)
According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Nine_%28tensegrity_spher... you can.
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Re:Saturn's largest moon may be the only place beyond Earth ... by rbanffy on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @05:50AM (#22544436)
It is possible. Just don't expect living space to be bigger than a hot air balloon basket for the size of a reasonable hot air balloon.
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Re:Saturn's largest moon may be the only place beyond Earth ... by mynegation on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @11:41AM (#22536379)
You can make pressure inside just a little bit decreased and make this thing fly 1 mile high, for practice. Call it “Denver” or something.
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Re:Saturn's largest moon may be the only place beyond Earth ... by RandallBrown on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @01:54PM (#22537752)
Float it on the ocean?
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