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Airship Inflated To Create Monster "Stratellite"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-that's-a-name dept.

yoderman94 writes "A huge inflatable vehicle as long as a 23-floor skyscraper is tall has become the world's largest airship in its bid to serve as a stratospheric satellite, or 'stratellite,' according to its developers."

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  1. Let's get this out of the way by dkleinsc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is the pilot named Cid?

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    1. Re:Let's get this out of the way by Qzukk · · Score: 5, Funny

      Is this an American pop culture reference

      Given that Cid is the recurring character name for the airship pilot/mechanic/engineer in the Final Fantasy games developed in Japan, the answer is "it depends on what you consider American".

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  2. Units by codeButcher · · Score: 1, Funny

    as long as a 23-floor skyscraper is tall

    How many football field lenghts would that be?

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    1. Re:Units by diskofish · · Score: 2, Funny

      .78

    2. Re:Units by hedwards · · Score: 4, Funny

      Would that be American or European football fields?

    3. Re:Units by Culture20 · · Score: 2, Funny

      American football or Metric football?

      As these were British units of measurement, it was clearly describing the field size for the game not played in Great Britain.

    4. Re:Units by An+ominous+Cow+art · · Score: 2, Funny

      Would that be American or European football fields?

      I don't know that. Aaaaggghhh!!!

    5. Re:Units by need4mospd · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's exactly as long as a 235ft long piece of cheese.

  3. Let the naming ceremony beging by abbynormal+brain · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Great Big Suppository in the Sky

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  4. To Create Monster 'Stratellite' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tokyo is so screwed!

  5. Re:Huh? by drumcat · · Score: 3, Funny

    Clearly he didn't measure in football fields.

  6. Monster by Propaganda13 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Am I the only one that started reading the title thinking they had made a giant airship that looked like Mothra only to be disappointed by the time I finished reading the title?

  7. Balloon? by wombatmobile · · Score: 2, Funny

    it sounds like they have only filled the balloon, but not attached anything to the balloon yet.

    Still time to rent it out as a condom.

    1. Re:Balloon? by bar-agent · · Score: 2, Funny

      Still time to rent it out as a condom.

      Finally, one that fits me!

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    2. Re:Balloon? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      "rent" and "condom" should never be used in the same sentence