> > > > > > > > > so, sending robots into [air]space first lets them accumulate > > > > > > > > > supplies for you there until you move there yourself. > > > > > > > > > > so, things i could buy today to make a barebones prototype > > > > > > > > > > today: > > > > I went out today and spent all my money on ballooning supplies so I can > > > > prepare to escape the ground and get closer to outer space while I am > > > > in a mind to. > > > > > > - the smallest solar panel i found, it had USB ports > > > > - wiring and soldering supplies and tools that I'm used to having > > > > - craftsy options: twine, superglue, hot glue, duct tape > > > > - big mylar balloons > > > > - helium gas > > > > > > I guess next if continuing with the project I'd set up the new phone, > > > > then work on setting up wiring for at least the fan motor maybe more, > > > > then try to jerryrig it onto a big party balloon. > > > > > > > But what makes most sense now is to put everything in a big box > > > > together to be organized. And i am doing other things now > > > > > > tension arounds this project exists! > > > > > > the new phone is still doing OS updates 0_0 . gotta figure some way of > > > deploying secure android system updates some day or something uhhh one > > > fear relates to getting a text message that the voicemail pin was changed > > > and to contact support if it wasn't requested. hoping that was just it > > > saying it had configured my voicemail pin automatically, not that > > > somebody else decided they should access my voicemail before i do, but it > > > does sound possible to be the latter :s :s their customer service opens > > > at 8am in 3 hours, but there's a _lot_ of fear/confusion going on so i > > > dunno :s > > > > > > might be the end of this project unsure! another fear/confusion relates > > > to my purchase of helium gas [i don't really understand this one but > > > maybe making blimp drones is considered worrisome > > > > > > [it might be similar to the shielded room fear/confusion, where i don't > > > understand why this would ever be an issue, but the issue develops super > > > strongly anyw- > > > > I may have hunted down some of this tension. > > > > To clarify, PARTY HELIUM IS NOT USUALLY USED FOR BALLOONING because it > > is a tiny atomic gas and quickly escapes through commonly available > > thin and lightweight balloon materials. It is also usually cut with > > normal air. Hydrogen is purportedly a molecular gas and works better > > (but might have similar sensationsa round its use due to traditional > > advisement of avoiding it). Hot air is what is conventional. [not sure > > what blimps and zeppelins use!] > > > > However, using party helium to make a drone is certainly indicative of > > not having training in making them > > </suspicion-focused introject that acts like its defending patriotism> > > I thought it was obvious that the term "ballooning" was a joke :s it's > a prototype for an aerostat to store supplies for people with DID. We > thought the mysterious extraterrestrials were rewarding us for > pursuing spaceflight. But we may need a more clear document explaining > how the helium supports spaceflight. It's kind of convoluted, and > mostly relates to DID.
Here's a condensed clarification: - Putting party helium in a mylar balloon won't make an aerostat that floats long enough to store supplies for spacetravel; - but it will make an aerostat that floats long enough to learn how to make one that floats longer in the time the first one is floating!
