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Since it’s Sergey Brin funding the venture, I don’t think running out of money is any real concern. So maybe they’ll be able to pull it off this time, assuming
by brokencode 3y ago
Since it’s Sergey Brin funding the venture, I don’t think running out of money is any real concern. So maybe they’ll be able to pull it off this time, assuming it’s even possible.
From what I recall, strong wind is kryptonite to any lighter than air vessel. I’m not sure how they plan to solve that problem, but I’d be really impressed if they do.
- zzzeek 3y agowont run out of money but IIUC we might run out of helium
- brokencode 3y agoJust fill it with Hydrogen then. What’s the worst that can happen?
- keepamovin 3y agoOh the humanity :.(
- oceanplexian 3y agoAviation is a great way to turn a large fortune into a small one, even for the richest people on Earth. DOD estimates the F-35 will cost $1.7T in total development cost The Concorde was a couple billion, Howard Hughes pretty much spent his fortune developing aircraft that turned into a flop.