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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    Not to mention for safety reasons these ships would need to use helium and we kind of need to preserve as much of that as we can. It’s a non-renewable resource and we need it for lots of science and tech purposes. The fact we still use it for balloons and shit it’s mind boggling.

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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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