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[–] AcidSmiley@hexbear.net 12 points 6 days ago

These are Soviet Venusian aerostats. Venus has a very dense atmosphere, and the pressure and temperatures near the surface are superhell, so a classic sci fi idea is to build habitats that float on the higher layers of the atmosphere.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

when we say pee is stored in the balls, these are the balls we're talking about

[–] BigLenin@hexbear.net 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What does the USSR need with all this pee? Why do we store it in the sky???

[–] miz@hexbear.net 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Urinating Socialist Soviet Republics

[–] BigLenin@hexbear.net 8 points 6 days ago

Practicing Diuretic Materialism