How to move a 200-ton spectrometer across Europe

Re:How to move a 200-ton spectrometer across Europe by diafygi on Thursday July 24, 2014 @03:37PM (#8081672)

Would high helium prices prevent this nowadays?

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Re:How to move a 200-ton spectrometer across Europe by femto on Thursday July 24, 2014 @07:53PM (#8083036)

My first thought was why not just evacuate it, given that it's a vacuum vessel? It doesn't work though. Making some gross assumptions about its dimensions, its buoyancy when empty would be the weight of a few tons. Not enough to lift itself!

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Re:How to move a 200-ton spectrometer across Europe by ars on Friday July 25, 2014 @02:02AM (#8083952)

You'd have to use hydrogen. It's more dangerous of course, but it should be doable.

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