• @Zippy@lemmy.world
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    13 months ago

    Balloons are open. Most typically do not expand but the excess air just escapes out the bottom. Basically they will rise till the overall weight matches that if what they displace.

    There are more efficient balloons that do expand and can attain same great heights. Far more than conventional aircraft even. But that expansion is mostly due to excess material in the construction and little from stretching. Thus the pressure difference is minimal while the volume increase significantly with altitude.

    • Turun
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      13 months ago

      I can’t even criticize this comment, because you wouldn’t understand why.

      So thanks for the effort I guess? But we’re not discussing real balloons.