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Re:Sergey Brin's Airship Gets FAA Clearance by worik on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @03:10PM (#38016939)
Yes

> "Why hydrogen?" The reasoning goes like this; The value of an airship is determined by its range and its cargo capacity raising either increases the airships suitability for various tasks. Hydrogen provides 8% greater lift per cubic liter over helium and costs 1/10th what helium does

You are making an error

Applying purely rational considerations to what will be an emotional decision

Weep...

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Re:Sergey Brin's Airship Gets FAA Clearance by njarboe on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @04:06PM (#38017612)
If you are just moving cargo and not passengers, hopefully our world is not so broken that emotional decisions will be of first importance.
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Re:Sergey Brin's Airship Gets FAA Clearance by kalupa on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @04:14PM (#38017730)
if that were true, then we'd all have switched to nuclear. Of course cost is a consideration, but Germany is a great example of irrationally changing course on power generation
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