Re: Using a vacuum to float things

From: Josh Geller (dclxvi_at_dclxvi.best.vwh.net)
Date: 08/07/02

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Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 17:37:24 +0000 (GMT)
From: Josh Geller <dclxvi_at_dclxvi.best.vwh.net>
Subject: Re: Using a vacuum to float things
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Even if you transcended the structural difficulties, a vacuum would not
provide that much more lift than hydrogen. The limiting factor is the
density of the air.

Go back and talk to Archimedes until you understand what he's on about.

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