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      17 days ago

      No worries, that only happens if there’s a spark, like for instance some static electricity. Shouldn’t be a problem here, surely this thing won’t generate any of that.

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          That helps against sparks jumping between the balloon and the ground, but things could still get zappy between the individual components of the balloon.

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        “Skytanic” was a great episode of Archer. For anyone that hasn’t seen it, the running gag is that Archer thinks the non-flammable helium is going to explode the blimp they’re on leading to things like this slap