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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    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!

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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.