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SWBTATTReg

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3. Doubt this will go anywhere or gain permanence...with helium supplies rather limited, some ...

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Fri Aug 2, 2019, 12:20 PM

Aug 2019

other technical means of keeping this balloons aloft for significant periods of time (hydrogen is flammable, dangerous to use) besides helium would be required.

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Doubt this will go anywhere or gain permanence...with helium supplies rather limited, some ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2019 #3