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Re:Buoyant wants to solve middle-mile delivery with cargo ai... by bombcar on Friday August 27, 2021 @11:50PM (#28335494)
It’s lighter than air so the flames burn hot but the gas is going up too - and the ship is losing lift and going down at the same time. It’s a good combination if you have to be on fire.

The main key would be a gasbag that’s not flammable.

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Re:Buoyant wants to solve middle-mile delivery with cargo ai... by hfdskghkj on Saturday August 28, 2021 @04:56AM (#28336629)
>...the ship is losing lift and going down at the same time. It’s a good combination if you have to be on fire.

Personally, I'd rather not be falling out of the sky while I'm on fire.

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Re:Buoyant wants to solve middle-mile delivery with cargo ai... by Ekaros on Saturday August 28, 2021 @05:35AM (#28336798)
I would, depending on rate of descend... Falling out of sky faster and not being on fire might be worse.
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