Ask HN: Could large blimps allow people to enjoy sunlight in cloudy winters?

Instead of traveling to another city, these blimps would take you high enough to enjoy sunlight on about half of winter’s cloudy days.

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WalterGR · 10h ago

What’s the flight altitude of blimps vs. the clouds they’d need to rise above?

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Ask HN: Could large blimps allow people to enjoy sunlight in cloudy winters?

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