[LINK] Scientists offered cash to dispute climate study

Stilgherrian stil at stilgherrian.com
Wed Feb 7 17:03:26 AEDT 2007


On 7/2/07 4:41 PM, "Stewart Fist" <stewart_fist at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> Acually the airship always has many large gas-bags (hydrogen holders) inside
> which were usually rubberised silk.  The outside envelope may also have been
> silk, but it was aluminiumised just for effect, and possibly to keep it from
> getting too wet in clouds. They had problems with the change in weight when
> they went through clouds while flying.

Ahem! Perhaps you mean the change in density, or buoyancy, or size... If
clouds can change mass, we can skip this entire discussion of fuels and
energy forever! ;)

Stil


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