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RE: Domed Cities at the South Pole, and Floating Sky Habitats: Buckminster Fuller's Wild Ideas!
Cloud 9 tensegrity spheres... I must look into these.
Cloud 9 tensegrity spheres... I must look into these.
You would think at least one company would have put up the funds to create a floating resort by now. They could assemble the sphere in the ocean with floats attached to the segments so buoyancy would support it during construction. Then seal it, pump out the water, and let the sun heat the air inside until it begins to levitate.
Before passenger airliners, mass air travel was done via huge dirigibles. So it is established that the cost of enormous lighter than air craft is not uneconomical provided you have a steady supply of high paying customers. There's no way the world's only floating resort wouldn't do non-stop, highly lucrative business.
I was just reading about zeppelins last night :)
You'll like an article I have planned for tomorrow, then.