▲ 296 ▼ China tests world's first megawatt-class flying wind turbine (www.livescience.com) submitted 8 months ago by Innerworld@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 40 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] oyzmo@piefed.social 33 points 8 months ago* (8 children) Yes, but I think hydrogen likes to go bang 🧨💥 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago (2 children) No worries, that only happens if there's a spark, like for instance some static electricity. Shouldn't be a problem here, surely this thing won't generate any of that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) Wouldn't this still need to be tethered to the ground? Would that likely have grounding cables? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago That helps against sparks jumping between the balloon and the ground, but things could still get zappy between the individual components of the balloon. permalink fedilink source parent [–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (4 children) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children) "Skytanic" was a great episode of Archer. For anyone that hasn't seen it, the running gag is that Archer thinks the non-flammable helium is going to explode the blimp they're on leading to things like this slap permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 5 points 8 months ago (1 child) "What part of this you're not getting?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 7 points 8 months ago "All of it, obviously!" permalink fedilink source parent [–] ClownStatue@piefed.social 2 points 8 months ago "M" as in "Mancy!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago (2 children) No worries, that only happens if there's a spark, like for instance some static electricity. Shouldn't be a problem here, surely this thing won't generate any of that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) Wouldn't this still need to be tethered to the ground? Would that likely have grounding cables? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago That helps against sparks jumping between the balloon and the ground, but things could still get zappy between the individual components of the balloon. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) Wouldn't this still need to be tethered to the ground? Would that likely have grounding cables? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago That helps against sparks jumping between the balloon and the ground, but things could still get zappy between the individual components of the balloon. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago That helps against sparks jumping between the balloon and the ground, but things could still get zappy between the individual components of the balloon. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (4 children) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children) "Skytanic" was a great episode of Archer. For anyone that hasn't seen it, the running gag is that Archer thinks the non-flammable helium is going to explode the blimp they're on leading to things like this slap permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 5 points 8 months ago (1 child) "What part of this you're not getting?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 7 points 8 months ago "All of it, obviously!" permalink fedilink source parent [–] ClownStatue@piefed.social 2 points 8 months ago "M" as in "Mancy!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children) "Skytanic" was a great episode of Archer. For anyone that hasn't seen it, the running gag is that Archer thinks the non-flammable helium is going to explode the blimp they're on leading to things like this slap permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 5 points 8 months ago (1 child) "What part of this you're not getting?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 7 points 8 months ago "All of it, obviously!" permalink fedilink source parent [–] ClownStatue@piefed.social 2 points 8 months ago "M" as in "Mancy!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 5 points 8 months ago (1 child) "What part of this you're not getting?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 7 points 8 months ago "All of it, obviously!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 7 points 8 months ago "All of it, obviously!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ClownStatue@piefed.social 2 points 8 months ago "M" as in "Mancy!" permalink fedilink source parent