giant aircrafts to fly again!
Notestoponder has a great blog with regular musings on a wealth of randomly interesting topics. A few weeks ago she pondered Zepplins – those fascinating flying machines of yore that look oddly more futuristic than our modern day aeroplane flying machines.
The good news is, they’re back! The modern version, called hybrid air vehicles, are being tested. Interesting facts:
- they’re not bound together with millions of dead cow intestines glued with water
- they’re not filled with highly explosive gas
- they’re environmentally friendly
- they can stay airborne for over three weeks and carry 50 tonnes of freight
- Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden is one of their high profile investors
See them in action on the BBC website.
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How cool is that!
Can I do some more Zeppelin one liners?
Not now, but maybe in the evening?
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In the evening, in the light, when the levee breaks, whenever you want. How many more times do I have to tell you babe, I’m gonna leave you. 😉
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(the only song I’ve actually heard of and like is Battle for Evermore, but I couldn’t squeeze that in …)
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So you are just cheating and Googling song titles?
You “Top of the Pops” fiend.
Go back to listening to your Middle of the Road LPs.
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You didn’t think I knew Led Zepplin tracks did you? They’re not as bad as Pink Floyd or Chris Rea, but I’m not much of a fan. Never mind all that, it is indeed great news about the giant flying machines!
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Yes, it is fabulous news and you made a special note about Bruce Dickinson I see, as if that many people will even know who Iron Maiden are, besides a Religious Implement to turn people into colanders
Is this more your cup of tea, music wise?
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No, I put that in for Raut, I think he likes them. He has terrible taste in music. 🙂
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So what do you like?
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I’m not going to get into this with you and potentially open myself up for ridicule. Knowledge is power. 🙂 Actually, I like a few things from your time – Kate Bush, Scott Walker, Abba, Serge Gainsbourg. But generally I’m thoroughly modern in all things.
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“Actually, I like a few things from your time –”
”Your time!” For crying in a bucket this is almost like a pejorative.
If you were sitting next to me I’d ask my nurse for my false teeth and I’d bloody well bite you.
Now I am going to bugger off and mash up my dinner in a blender and listen to Frank Ifield and Andy Williams greatest hits LPs.
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*GASP* Blasphemy!!! Pink Floyd is my all time favorite band! I’m going to pretend I didn’t just read that and instead focus on the cool looking fly picture!
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Please accept my apologies! I never intend to offend my fragile readers.
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And fragile I am! I could snap at any moment! 😉
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Horay!
Did you see the lights in the sky last night?
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Aw, don’t bring that up! I never manage to see them and it’s painful to wake up to news that I missed them again. At least the flying machines were there as some consolation for fantasy epic occurrences.
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How could you not see them!? By the sounds of things the whole of Pictland was glowing! You must have been lost in Aztec Camera songs.
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Don’t wind me up, I’m very upset about it! I don’t know how visible they would have been in the middle of a city anyway … but grrrrrrr so annoying! Go back to your Midnight Oil album and leave me in peace. 🙂
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Perhaps you were listening to Deacon Blue… or was it the greatest Pict band ever, Fratellis?
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What about Belle and Sebastian or Annie Lennox or Wet Wet Wet or Simple Minds (bet Ark likes them) or KT Tunstall or Amy Macdonald or Franz Ferdinand? Now put Kylie back on your turntable and leave me to mourn missing those damned lights once more …
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You really want to claim Wet Wet Wet? I guess its that sweet surrender, huh. All the others are New Zealand bands who you’ve just commandeered. It’s OK, though, we do do that all the time in Oz, too.
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Sounds environmentally promising. Thanks for keeping us in the loop.
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I hope so! Can’t help thinking that the huge industries around standard aircraft and related fuel consumption will attempt to undermine the benefits. Just like when they ripped up the railroads …
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Oh man – just stopped by to thank you for the honourable mention, read the comment thread and now my head spins with Zeppelin rifts and Pink Floyd light shows at the planetarium. As for music – this will date me but who cares – best album ever – Genesis, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.I dare you to take a listen 🙂
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I’ll take you up on your dare! You have good taste in books so maybe I could like Genesis after all. Phil Collins makes me a shudder for some reason but Peter Gabriel’s Passion and Passion Sources were pretty impressive.
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I don’t blame you for that Phil Collins shudder – all I can say is early Genesis – the Genesis before Collins was a “name” kicks freakin’ ass! The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is the epitome of 70’s conceptual albums.
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