Comment on China tests world's first megawatt-class flying wind turbine

• bus_factor@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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.

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  • kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Wouldn’t this still need to be tethered to the ground? Would that likely have grounding cables?

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    • bus_factor@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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• paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  • porcoesphino@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “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 leading to things like this slap

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    • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “What part of this you’re not getting?”

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      • porcoesphino@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        “All of it, obviously!”

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    • ClownStatue@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “M” as in “Mancy!” 

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