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« Sayonara, citrus? | Main | Do you believe in magic? » Monday, July 23, 2007Feeling blimpishI'm still in the Berkshires, dialing up to the Internet, so until next week you won't hear very much from me. But here's a good story... Retrofuturists, steampunks, and other friends of mine would like nothing better than to commute to work via personal blimp. We imagine that it would look something like the machine in this 1900 image:  According to a story in today's Globe by the talented Boston.com multimedia producer Thushan Amarasiriwardena, an Amherst-based outfit is designing a friendly-looking blimp for flight enthusiasts who want to fly as quietly as possible. Perhaps the future is now? Here's a photo of the personal blimp, taken by Amarasiriwardena: 
And Amarasiriwardena also shot a video of the blimp. Phew! These multimedia producers work hard, don't they? Posted by Joshua Glenn at 02:29 PM
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