Lightening your load

[Camerashy]

Would it work?

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[Ian Grant]

You have to drag the balloon.

Ian

 

[Alan Klein]

What a great idea for us old folks.

 

[Collas]

Hmm…

 

[Petrochemist]

You have to drag the balloon.

Ian

This could become a real issue with strong/gusty winds.

In addition there is a severe shortage of Helium on earth. A huge amount of work is being done in Gas Chromatography to validate methods using other gases for carrier gas, Helium has been default for many years and changing away from it needs a host of other conditions redetermined. Due to its shortage helium is expensive at least 10x as much the other pure gases I used to order for our lab.

 

[AnalogueWendy]

In addition there is a severe shortage of Helium on earth. A huge amount of work is being done in Gas Chromatography to validate methods using other gases for carrier gas, Helium has been default for many years and changing away from it needs a host of other conditions redetermined. Due to its shortage helium is expensive at least 10x as much the other pure gases I used to order for our lab.

 

[AnalogueWendy]

Yet another reason why I dislike helium-filled balloons.
We have no way to make any more when it is used up - and we're using it for balloons that become dangerous litter.

 

[Marley's Ghost]

Meh ... use hydrogen its abundant and spectacular ... do a backpacking version of the Hindenburg disaster

'Oooo I think I'll just stop for a cigarette ... '
WOOOOOOOF
whoops

 

[Petrochemist]

Meh ... use hydrogen its abundant and spectacular ... do a backpacking version of the Hindenburg disaster

'Oooo I think I'll just stop for a cigarette ... '
WOOOOOOOF
whoops

Hydrogen's more buoyant than helium too.
I should dig out my hydrogen generator (it came from work when it's output dropped below what they needed) & see if it still works - I was considering it for tethered balloon photography, but with drones being so common balloon bursting is now a better option.

 

[Marley's Ghost]

Of course if it weren't for the fact that hydrogen burns with an almost invisible blue flame a hydrogen balloon could double for a giant flashbulb Incinerating two birds with one stone ... er ... or gas