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Old Dec 15, 2012 | 6:13 pm
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Dieuwer
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Of course we could reintroduce Zeppelins as means of transport whereby the shell of the "balloon" is composed of solar fabric. The helium would provide the lift while the electricity from the solar fabric would power the propeller.
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