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A limit often ignored for high-gravity balloons is, the pressure gradient inside the balloon reaches a point where it tears it apart. When the atmospheric gradient is compressed to some point, the distance between the bottom of the balloon and the top can create enormous forces on the fabric.

So depending on the gravity we're talking about, blimps are out!



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