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   Message 670 of 1,217   
   Keith Harwood to Dave   
   Re: baloon static in air   
   03 Aug 04 18:26:31   
   
   From: vitalmis@optusnet.com.au   
      
   Dave wrote:   
      
   > "George Kinley"  wrote in message   
   > news:Tn2Mc.21135$k4.417285@news1.nokia.com...   
   >>   
   >> So on moon,  if we do same stunt and get up to 10m in space the land   
   >> will move below   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >> -Gk   
   >   
   > Aaah, but there's the rub...with no atmosphere, there's no medium in which   
   > a balloon can be buoyant, so you can't remain aloft.   
      
   And with no air there's no wind, so the land won't move. It's the wind which   
   makes the balloon move with respect to the ground.   
      
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