OK. Here goes. Venus FACT.
The atmosphere of Venus is so dense that at just above surface level, you could float a 42 kilo metal (metal!) baloon with just 5 cubic metres of hydrogen (at close to ambient pressure) and have enough buoyancy to lift a 100 kilo payload.
FACT.
Posted By: Arizona Bay on February 24th 2006 at 10:38:50
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- Anyone want a Friday FACT to help break the monotony? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 24, 10:21:16
- C'mon then (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Feb 24, 10:30:54
- OK. Here goes. Venus FACT. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 24, 10:38:50
- What's a "baloon"?.. (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Feb 24, 10:41:01
- Should have had two ells. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 24, 10:44:09
- I say sod the curmudgeonous old fart... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Feb 24, 10:46:16
- Should have had two ells. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 24, 10:44:09
- rubbish fact (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Feb 24, 10:40:04
- Can ducks live there? (n/m) (General Chat) - DDiM, Feb 24, 10:39:52
- Only very flat ones. (General Chat) - pieman63, Feb 24, 10:48:37
- The Venusian atmosphere contains sulphuric acid, and surface temparatures regularly reach (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 24, 10:42:37
- Good point... (General Chat) - Squirrel, Feb 24, 10:41:51
- What's a "baloon"?.. (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Feb 24, 10:41:01
- It'd better be good after all the hype!.. (n/m) (General Chat) - Squirrel, Feb 24, 10:32:51
- Looks like he's bottled it after duckgate (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Feb 24, 10:34:38
- He's clearly quacked under the pressure (n/m) (General Chat) - DDiM, Feb 24, 10:36:14
- Looks like he's bottled it after duckgate (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Feb 24, 10:34:38
- OK. Here goes. Venus FACT. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 24, 10:38:50
- Can it involve a duck? (n/m) (General Chat) - DDiM, Feb 24, 10:23:12
- 'Fraid I'd have to look up a duck FACT. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 24, 10:27:22
- Good job I turned up then!.. :o) (n/m) (General Chat) - Squirrel, Feb 24, 10:28:08
- .... (General Chat) - Squirrel, Feb 24, 10:26:38
- 'Fraid I'd have to look up a duck FACT. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 24, 10:27:22
- C'mon then (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Feb 24, 10:30:54
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