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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

More like a trailer, good luck to those pilots in turbulence have you ever tried driving a car with a trailer that catches a strong wind?

I think the real shipping breakthrough most people are looking for is low power neutral buoyancy without having to travel at hundreds of miles per hour.

[–] szczuroarturo@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Speaking of air cargo. Why exatcly there are no moder zeppelins? They seem like a perfect way to transport cargo

They're perfect except for the part where they basically don't work. They're not much faster than a seagoing vessel, carry a lot less, are way more expensive, and are basically guaranteed to crash. Intermodal water + rail freight is more practical.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

probably never.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago

Directly measuring gravity waves first happened pretty recently in 2016 using LIGO, there's a possibility through future observations at different frequencies someone might identify a means of manipulation. When humans first discovered electricity & electromagnetic fields it took awhile before batteries and generators, etc. It's not guaranteed but isn't impossible either.