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Up, Up but not away

2012-04-20 15:38:48.497219+00 by petronius 1 comments

I used to think that publications like Popular Science were contractually obligated to print a blimp cover once a year. However, the idea never dies. Behold the Tethered Energy Blimp.

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#Comment Re: made: 2012-04-21 01:45:42.565468+00 by: meuon [edit history]

The problem with the internet and such mags is, when you do a sanity check a few years after the: "This will change humanity" phrases, they completely lose what little credibility that they had. It is just futurist techno porn to sell more advertisements and products. Still, I want my Flying Car and unlimited free/cheap energy.