Comments: Flying Like A Human Balloon

this is the kinda thing that makes me love looking in here everyday.I'm so glad fh is back up-I was seriously jonesing.

Posted by donabean at July 16, 2004 01:36 PM

Thanks Donabean. :)

Posted by Paul Hughes at July 16, 2004 02:47 PM

Flying is an awesome idea. I did a quick calculation and the suit would have to contain 2200 sq. ft. of hydrogen to reduce the weight of a 170 lb person 90% (not taking into account the weight of the suit). This corresponds to a sphere about 16 ft in diameter.

The concept would work but "flying like a baloon" would be a very accurate description. ;)Cheers,
D

Posted by Dlight at July 16, 2004 04:23 PM

That blows! lol. Well, it was a nice dream anyway. Being that hydrogen has so little density, I suppose a vacuum displacement wouldn't fair much better?

Posted by Paul at July 16, 2004 04:29 PM

No the additional weight of the suit necessary to have the structural strength to hold a vacuum would offset the small advantage.

BTW, have you seen the levitation of live creatures magnetically?

http://www.hfml.sci.kun.nl/froglev.html

Cheers,
D

Posted by Dlight at July 18, 2004 10:06 AM

I'm sorry

Posted by nucleus at August 27, 2004 09:35 AM

Think about something else!!! Hydrogen is not the only way of accomplishing flying. How big wings would we need? Is antigravitation or electronic magnets could do this? Think about the sci-fi movies. A few years ago leaving the earth was a miracle. Do you think rocket fuel is the only alternative? I don't!

Posted by Csaba at August 28, 2004 04:10 AM