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

    The Great Big Suppository in the Sky

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

    Tokyo is so screwed!

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

    Would that be American or European football fields?