Re: Scientific American Article
Hey, this balloon is really cool! From what the article said about their
choice of shape, it seems that a deeply lobed structure is more able to
withstand internal pressures than a spherical one. Has it been pumpkin
growers' experience that deeply grooved/lobed pumpkin fruit are more
resistant to cracking and holes than smooth fruit? I suspect it would be
so.
Regards,
Chris Wilbers
Springfield, MO
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Bill & Patty Kournikakis wrote:
> Scientific American has a very interesting article this month on the
> "Ultra Long Duration Balloon (ULDB) project ". Why post this to the
> pumpkin list? Check out the link
> "http://www.sciam.com/1999/1199issue/1199smith.html" and see the
> picture of this thing. It looks like a giant pumpkin, and will rival
> the Graf Zeppelin in size.
>
> --
> Bill Kournikakis
> Medicine Hat, Alberta
> "http://www2.memlane.com/bkournikakis"
>
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