Google beams internet from balloons

[Frank Eliot]

Yes, it is really dumb to use Helium for these things. It is an essentiallly non-renewable resource. Even the NWS is switching over to Hydrogen for their periodic sounding balloons at sites where they have a launch site separated a bit from an occupied building. And a bonus is that they can use a bit smaller balloon, and it will remain inflated longer. So let's hope they establish launch sites where they can safely employ Hydrogen. It's still a dumb idea, but at least it would not be wasting a scarce resource.

Frank, W3WAG

On Jun 16, 2013, at 10:17 30AM, Joseph Bento wrote:

> On 6/16/2013 4:56 AM, Phil wrote:
>> Well, they won't be using helium for long - I hope. Meanwhile, you can sit on your verandah for hours, waiting for a balloon to appear, so you can get your fifteen minutes of internet per week. Unless they launch an astronomical number of balloons, I can't see it being useful. Still, it's amazing how far your President will go to spy on everyone.
>> 
>> Phil M1GWZ
>> 
> Google Street View used to show faces and license plates.  It used to be fun to "drive" down the red light district of some major city and catch the faces on the street.
> 
> Joe, N6DGY
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