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gaptoothedneckbeard t1_jcdqz1r wrote

Reply to comment by TheDeadlySquid in TIL that many species of spiders can fly through the air with a technique called ballooning by last_air_nomad

so there's this thing where you can attach a whole bunch of black trashbags together with the last one fully intact so its this really long capped tube, set it up outside on a windless sunny day, inflate with a fan, you got a ^(megga) baloon! I wonder if one could be made long enough that you could fly just like those baby spiders...

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last_air_nomad OP t1_jcemb8x wrote

I mean at some point aren’t you just describing a hot air balloon? So I would say yes!

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gaptoothedneckbeard t1_jcntiak wrote

anyone spider can make silk, not any human can get an air balloon but many can afford to buy trash bags, Ive looked into it, those fuckers are real expensive just getting a lighter than air license..... its like they don't want random people flying

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