karl3＠writeme.com wrote:
> karl3＠writeme.com wrote:
> > there's a lot of interest in making the space balloon (or floating island)
> > project
> > but i feel a little unsure of it for some reason ... i think i'm worried
> > that the challenge and danger of going into upper altitudes make an issue
> > with my dissociative-identity-palsy where my body will suddenly spasm and
> > try to make horrible decisions for periods of time. this could both make
> > dangerous issues at upper altitudes, as well as make it hard to keep myself
> > physically near the infrastructure needed for a large balloon project long
> > enough to make strides on it.
> > like, i might make a partial balloon near one living location, and then
> > suddenly move away. meanwhile, it's not very impressive to have a super
> > tiny balloon project. i can't go up in it, or send anybody up in it, and or
> > take it upward. [now,
> > i might be interested in continuing more strongly if i could find a way to
> > take the project with me when i travel. if it's a structure up in the air,
> > this might be easier, as it's up in the sky (tethered to a cloud) rather
> > than on my person. but it could take a while before cloud-tethers get
> > involved, so maybe a way to kind of roll it up? how much material really is
> > this? could i compress a rideable hotair balloon to fit in my pocket or a
> > small pack? {seems potentially hard
> > one idea is a small zeppelin or blimp drone that could be remotely
> > contacted and would hold supplies up in the air (for moving into the sky).
> > unsure how this relates with airspace laws in this country, but [it could
> > be exciting
a different project [from science fiction media] is the idea of a golem or
robot with levitating parts that don't touch. for this other project, it's much
clearer that you've accomplished it even if it's tiny
