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Airships? I feel like you glossed over that little detail. Even if the safety were better than cars, being physically in the air is terrifying to most people.
by sillysaurusx 4y ago
Airships?
I feel like you glossed over that little detail.
Even if the safety were better than cars, being physically in the air is terrifying to most people. That’s not a deal breaker, but it’s certainly a hurdle. If you’ve been next to someone on a plane who had to down a whole bottle of xanax (metaphorically) just to get through the flight, you realize how traumatic it can be for some people.
And then you’ll get stories like “mother of five perishes with all five due to airship failure”. Tesla has had relatively few such horror stories, and look how much it’s impacted them. (On the other hand, “how little it’s impacted them” might also be accurate.)
But I really want to know what you mean by airship. My mind immediately went to FF7 Highwind.
- benoliver999 4y agoAirship to transport the house, not airship as a house
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4y agoNow, lets not dismiss that idea...'cause that'd be rad
- mbreese 4y agoI took it to mean transporting the pre made houses by airship instead of over existing roads. Less traveling public, more heavy transport. By removing the “must ship by road” requirement, you could have many more shapes and sizes for the prefabricated home components. Transport of the components by airship would be one way to avoid roads. (It brings a whole host of other issues too, so it’s not something I find all that practical, but I’m not the parent)
- KennyBlanken 4y ago....I think they mean delivery and transport by airship, versus delivery by road. I don't see how that would work, given mobile homes weigh roughly 50 pounds per square foot, and that probably doesn't account for personal belongings and furniture. Even very large cargo helicopters seem to top out around 20 tons.
- gumby 4y agoYou just need the structures, not the fittings, but weight is indeed an issue where you can’t easily find ballast to swap for your cargo.
- toast0 4y agoManufactured homes are usually moved only once, so no need to move it with belongings and furniture. Weight is still likely way too much though.