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Re: Do stars have fingerprints?
From: Tom Sult
Date: 2017 Jul 25, 08:17 -0500
From: Tom Sult
Date: 2017 Jul 25, 08:17 -0500
I think a bigger issue is that if you have clouds with that much vertical development (15 km) it is unlikely a drone or balloon would survive the ascent.
Tom Sult, MD
Tom Sult, MD
Author: JUST BE WELL (goo.gl/jUbWIX)
Frank wrote:
"X-ray vision would be nice. Or... just stick it on a drone and fly above the clouds! Perhaps not every small boater could afford a drone capable of flying reliably to 15 km altitude, but that does solve the weather problem."
What about on a balloon? Of course, you'd need to have it tethered to the boat lest you lose it. I wonder how much 15 km of fishing line weighs. :P
-Sean C.
PS
I actually found one [unsubstantiated] quote online of 0.245 grams per meter, so I suppose that would work out to 3.675 kg or 8.1 lbs. Not as much as I imagined.
