Startups building balloons to hoist tourists 100k feet into the stratosphere

Re:Startups building balloons to hoist tourists 100k feet in... by Retric on Friday July 19, 2024 @10:28AM (#41006920)

Air resistance means you only feel weightless for a few seconds on a long fall.

Indoor skydiving lets you ‘fall’ for hours, but you don’t accelerate so you don’t feel weightless.

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Re:Startups building balloons to hoist tourists 100k feet in... by exe34 on Friday July 19, 2024 @10:47AM (#41007089)

fair point, but 100k up hopefully it's a lot smaller. maybe you could pull harder on the rope from the ground as well to balance it somewhat. but yes, you won't be weightless the whole way.

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