Airship Inflated To Create Monster "Stratellite"

yoderman94 writes "A huge inflatable vehicle as long as a 23-floor skyscraper is tall has become the world's largest airship in its bid to serve as a stratospheric satellite, or 'stratellite,' according to its developers."

Let's get this out of the way

[dkleinsc]

Is the pilot named Cid?

Units

[codeButcher]

as long as a 23-floor skyscraper is tall

How many football field lenghts would that be?

Let the naming ceremony beging

[abbynormal brain]

The Great Big Suppository in the Sky

Re:Units

[diskofish]

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To Create Monster 'Stratellite'

[Anonymous Coward]

Tokyo is so screwed!

Re:Huh?

[drumcat]

Clearly he didn't measure in football fields.

Re:Units

[hedwards]

Would that be American or European football fields?

Monster

[Propaganda13]

Am I the only one that started reading the title thinking they had made a giant airship that looked like Mothra only to be disappointed by the time I finished reading the title?

Re:Units

[Culture20]

American football or Metric football?

As these were British units of measurement, it was clearly describing the field size for the game not played in Great Britain.

Balloon?

[wombatmobile]

it sounds like they have only filled the balloon, but not attached anything to the balloon yet.

Still time to rent it out as a condom.

Re:Units

[An ominous Cow art]

Would that be American or European football fields?

I don't know that. Aaaaggghhh!!!

Re:Let's get this out of the way

[Qzukk]

Is this an American pop culture reference

Given that Cid is the recurring character name for the airship pilot/mechanic/engineer in the Final Fantasy games developed in Japan, the answer is "it depends on what you consider American".

Re:Units

[need4mospd]

It's exactly as long as a 235ft long piece of cheese.

Re:Balloon?

[bar-agent]

Still time to rent it out as a condom.

Finally, one that fits me!

Re:Balloon?

[Anonymous Coward]

"rent" and "condom" should never be used in the same sentence