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# actually I wonder how much helium you'd need
per pound to lift something
(I helped save b3ta! kitty meow meow, Mon 22 Sep 2003, 17:59, archived)
# a tonne of feathers
(I helped save b3ta! Sunshine Elephant, Mon 22 Sep 2003, 18:07, archived)
# doesn't fall as quickly as a tonne of bricks
unless it's all compressed
(I helped save b3ta! kitty meow meow, Mon 22 Sep 2003, 18:09, archived)
# I might try it
this coming week, actually!
(I helped save b3ta! adr, Mon 22 Sep 2003, 18:07, archived)
# hurray!
I could probably sneak into a lab to do it, but I don't know how I'd measure the volume used
(I helped save b3ta! kitty meow meow, Mon 22 Sep 2003, 18:10, archived)
# 0.178 kg/m^3
(I helped save b3ta! djol, Mon 22 Sep 2003, 18:17, archived)
# honestly?
It should have something to do with temperature no?
(I helped save b3ta! kitty meow meow, Mon 22 Sep 2003, 18:21, archived)
# much as i'd like
to impress you with my vast knowledge of all things helium related, I have to admit I got that figure from a hot-air ballooning site.
(I helped save b3ta! djol, Mon 22 Sep 2003, 18:27, archived)
# Belatedly...
Someone else also wondered
(psychobabble, Tue 23 Sep 2003, 11:11, archived)