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Re:Venus is volcanically alive, new find shows by UniverseHacker on Thursday March 16, 2023 @09:53AM (#35181986)
Possibly a thin clothing layer could be designed to protect from sulphuric acid. I’m imagining something like a thin wetsuit.
Re:Venus is volcanically alive, new find shows by vidarh on Thursday March 16, 2023 @10:09AM (#35182197)
Not sure what the purpose of going outside would be, though, other than for maintenance, given you'd be 50km up in the clouds.
Re:Venus is volcanically alive, new find shows by TrevorAustin on Thursday March 16, 2023 @10:38AM (#35182598)
A sweeping vista miles into the sky, above an alien world, through a break in the deadly clouds? Hell yeah I'm stepping out on my Venusuvian balcony.
Re:Venus is volcanically alive, new find shows by ask_b123 on Thursday March 16, 2023 @11:05AM (#35182897)
Almost makes me wish I was born later.
Re:Venus is volcanically alive, new find shows by vidarh on Friday March 17, 2023 @03:38AM (#35194345)
At 50km you might get breaks so you can see clouds, not sure. That's it. But no chance of seeing the ground. That might appeal for a few minutes, but I think I'd be content with seeing it from an observation dome
Re:Venus is volcanically alive, new find shows by azernik on Thursday March 16, 2023 @10:44AM (#35182700)
Maintenance is indeed the big one. That's what most ISS EVAs are for!

Plus makes emergency procedures for leaks MUCH cheaper - light emergency ponchos and masks, and just walk over to the next sealed building.

Re:Venus is volcanically alive, new find shows by vidarh on Friday March 17, 2023 @03:33AM (#35194322)
Leaks wouldn't be a big issue because the pressure would be similar. You'd need to fix them, but you won't have the air suddenly rushing out.

I'm assuming you mean sealed buildings inside the blimps here, because you'd have nowhere to walk to on the outside on account of being 50km above ground. In which case you probably wouldn't need anything in the case of a leak.

Re:Venus is volcanically alive, new find shows by azernik on Friday March 17, 2023 @06:43AM (#35195320)
That's what I meant. No need for fast closing bulkheads, just get everyone out to another sealed building inside the same aerostat at whatever speed it takes them to walk to an exit and get in their protective non-pressurized gear. Outrunning gas diffusion is easy.
Re:Venus is volcanically alive, new find shows by fanatic2pope on Thursday March 16, 2023 @11:08AM (#35182946)
For fun! I could imagine it would be pretty great to zoom around in the clouds in some kind of powered flight suit if you could.
Re:Venus is volcanically alive, new find shows by vidarh on Friday March 17, 2023 @03:34AM (#35194330)
50km up with certain death of you can't get back to the blimps because dropping down to the surface would be lethal? In fast moving wind systems? Yeah, no thanks.
Re:Venus is volcanically alive, new find shows by UniverseHacker on Thursday March 16, 2023 @11:53AM (#35183592)
I know people that feel that way about going outside on earth.
Re:Venus is volcanically alive, new find shows by Zardoz84 on Thursday March 16, 2023 @06:07PM (#35189466)
you will only see a beige fog. Nothing else