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exe34
on July 19, 2024
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Startups building balloons to hoist tourists
if you have a long enough rope, you could keep the balloon up there and freefall for a while and then brake close to the ground.
Retric
on July 19, 2024
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Air resistance means you only feel weightless for a few seconds on a long fall.
Indoor skydiving lets you ‘fall’ for hours, but you don’t accelerate so you don’t feel weightless.
exe34
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fair point, but 100k up hopefully it's a lot smaller. maybe you could pull harder on the rope from the ground as well to balance it somewhat. but yes, you won't be weightless the whole way.
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