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Because the other universe is awesome and steampunk-y.

sigh, to clarify, hindenburg killed off transport to the empire state building, as after then, the idea of flaming death raining down on midtown manhattan outweighed "HEY I PARKED AT THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING WITH MY HUGE MANATEE"



blimps are target practice anyway. see: duke3d last level easter egg.

I honestly think that with good marketing, blimps/zeppys could make a highly profitable comeback.

Fill them with helium and cover them with solar panels. Power them with solar propellers. Outfit them with wireless/satelite internet and make most of the craft out of aluminum and plastic.

Have the stewards wear novelty Nazi-style outfits with ridiculous epaulets, Sam Browne belts, double-breasted jackets with huge bezel buttons, huge belt buckles and some sort of suitably silly hat.

All that and cheaper than oil-powered plane tickets. And more leg room.

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

these are the only zeppies i'd use.



in the meantime, fill it with hydrogen, market it to hipsters, and then flip a switch that pulls the panels out until they become fresnel lenses.

More like market it to:
1. Young and/or poor people who don't want to pay for plane tickets
2. Upper-middle class suburban Christian Fashionists
3. Middle-managers who can't afford a private plane but wish they could

Another idea might be to make a bunch of "exclusive offers" - host franchises, gambling and novelty restaurants and other experiences exclusive to the in-flight experience.

-Restaurants serving Jewish or soul food
-Exclusive items for various online video games
-Meeting one celebrity guest per flight
-White elephant giveaways, or being given goodie bag full of corporate freebies

Aestu of Bleeding Hollow...

Nihilism is a copout.

actually aestu your idea was good in the first post, and got worse in the second.

I was almost tempted to order a ticket

Yes the japan reactors were built to withstand earthquakes, and tsunamis. But not AT THE SAME TIME. Also one of the reactors was something like 2 weeks around it's 40 year expiration, meaning it was literally about to be revamped, evaluated and updated.

I have family that works at the place formerly known as "The Manhattan Project", so I don't like the thought of earthquakes and nuclear facilities.. but with the proper top of the line precautions there's really not much more efficient for energy.