Tudsamfa@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 hours agoYou definitely won't regret doubling the mass of our atmosphere!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1199arrow-down17
arrow-up1192arrow-down1imageYou definitely won't regret doubling the mass of our atmosphere!lemmy.worldTudsamfa@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52·16 hours agoMore dense atmosphere means strapping some feathers to your arms and flapping like a bird could actually work.
minus-squareNoja@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·16 hours agoThis would work best in an atmosphere of tungsten hexafluoride, which is the heaviest gas in the world. It’s ~11 times heavier than air. The downside is that you would melt down to a brown sludge.
minus-squareCapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoWhat if I’m already brown sludge?
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·13 hours agoIt’s the sludge part that really throws a wrench into it for me.
More dense atmosphere means strapping some feathers to your arms and flapping like a bird could actually work.
This would work best in an atmosphere of tungsten hexafluoride, which is the heaviest gas in the world. It’s ~11 times heavier than air. The downside is that you would melt down to a brown sludge.
What if I’m already brown sludge?
It’s the sludge part that really throws a wrench into it for me.
Sounds like a win to me