SInce we’re talking climate change I think we should bring back airships for short-haul flights. The fact it floats with little effort means less fuel is needed.

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    Not to mention for safety reasons these ships would need to use helium and we kind of need to preserve as much of that as we can. It’s a non-renewable resource and we need it for lots of science and tech purposes. The fact we still use it for balloons and shit it’s mind boggling.

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      Most rational capitalist economy:

      Using 8.5 million cubic meters of an extremely rare, nonrenewable, resource a year, that is otherwise needed for scientific development, semiconductor manufacturing, welding, and medicine for Lifting Fucking Balloons!

      source

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        How else could we make things fun at birthday parties for children and people reaching the ages of 16, 18, 21, 40, and 60? Don’t you think these rare life achievements deserve celebrating in the fullest way possible? It’s not every day that people simply wake up one day older than they were the day before. What do we really need fridges for, anyway? We could always just put food in cans and salt instead if the woke left stopped pushing their agenda.

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          Filling party balloons with hydrogen world be significantly safer than airships, all without expending a rare resource. Even if you put a flame to one, the (tiny) blast would be anything but lethal. Worst case, some mild burns.

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            This sounds far more fun, tbh. Just be sure to warn Uncle Dennis not to stand too close if he’s hairsprayed his quiff.