Can we do a open source version
I'm having a deja vu or I saw this like on 2015 or something?
this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2026
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Probably thinking of Big Hero 6?
Looks like the Futurama rocket
"Good news everyone, I've generated enough wind energy for no human to ever go cold anymore! That's not how we're going to use it, of course but it's enough to do that!"
It's funny for me that this sort of application is largely rooted in fossil fuel extraction to work (though I don't write it off because of that). Helium is trapped in the same geological formations that trap fossil fuels so you generally extract them together. Hydrogen similarly is currently made from fossil fuels if you wanted to instead use that. Doesn't mean I think hydrogen based balloons from electrolysis is nonsense or that it's a bad use, but it is funnily ironic tech.
I think this balloon thing is mostly for quick electrification of places that need it, like remote locations or disaster response, not to replace regular windmills.
As Alec of Technology Connections said in a recent video, if we extract fossils, it's better to make something from them that will work for a while instead of burning them.
Wouldn't include any dirigibles in the "work for awhile" category. Gotta figure out economy for that that isn't cheap helium. It's there, of course, but it looks different than what we currently do.
China has a history of leveraging fossil fuels to develop alternative power solutions
This looks like something Bezos would ride into space.