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This artwork of Hana was created for me by the incredibly awesome , who has my eternal thanks. I'm just responsible for the short story below. It's a little look into Hana's experiments...

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November 23 2010.
Personal Journal of Hana Williams
Experiment Log: Human Flight
Recording...

Throught history, humanity has always longed to leave the ground, take to the skies and fly like the birds. And for the most part, we've achieved that goal, using science and technology to defeat our physical limitations.

But in return, we've had to make a lot of compromises. Our entire history of flight has always been reliant on huge, unweildy, complicated and expensive-to-run vehicles and contraptions. And they're only going to get more complex and expensive, which isn't going to do the Earth with it's dwindling resources, or the common people who rely on flight to live their lives, any favours.

Surely, there has to be a more economical, efficient way for man to fly? One that won't harm the Earth, or cost a fortune to work.

I believe I may have found one such way. It came to me accidentally, while I was looking up research materials on balloons and gaseous inflation with my friend Melody. By chance, we came across a search page for an artwork site which had some... unusual, and somewhat risque artworks of women being turned into... well, human balloons, for lack of a better term. I'm a little embarrassed to go into full detail, so I refer you to look up the works of artists by the names of Axel Rosered, Saburo X and Critical Volume...

Anyway, Melody had a good laugh at these pictures, but the concept of being filled with air stuck in my mind. Hot air balloons and airships, though not very fast and rather unweildy, are still a fairly cheap and elegant way of traversing large distances. If a person could become their own balloon, it would give them the means to travel, without the hassle and cost of a machine. No need for a car, just fill yourself up and take off! If done properly, it could revolutionize personal transport, which accounts for a lot of the planet's enviromental problems.

Of course, this is not without its own problems. It would require some method of actually steering and propelling a person though the air, and would lack many of the convieniences offered by a car or small plane. Not to mention.... and I'm blushing while saying this... it's a little.. perverse. Who would want to blow themselves up like a balloon? Especially if it means the more... erogenous.. parts of you would be expanded for all to see. Would humanity easily accept such embarrassment for the sake of being able to fly?

Still, I won't be swayed by such things. I have learnt that sometimes the craziest ideas are the ones which become the most useful, and in a world like ours, crazy might be the only way to get things done.
And so, my current assignment is to find a way to safely inflate the human body. I'm sure there's some way to do it, it's just a matter of finding the right method and materials. Lighter than air gases seem to be the ideal starting point, so it's off to learn more about airships and other aerostats, and to hit my local chemical supplier...

I'll share more of my findings as the experiment continues. For now.. end recording.

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January 23 2011
Personal Journal of Hana Williams
Experiment Update: Human Flight
Recording...

YES! YES! Victory! I actually pulled it off!

Sorry, I got excited there. Let me calm down and adjust myself, it's a little tricky to stay steady. I was barely able to grab the dictaphone...

Anyway, I've finally done it. Last month, my experiments with liquid helium had bourne fruit, and I had created a method of cooling and transforming helium from a gas into a liquid. When consumed, it heats up in the stomach and returns to its gas state, expanding and creating lift. And if safely dissipates after a few hours.

Relatively, that was the easy part. The hard part was find the right formula of liquid helium to lift a person into the air safely. Too little, and all you end up with is a swollen body. Too much and there's a risk of internal injury or even (gulp) exploding.

It's taken several weeks of testing the formulas on myself. Several weeks of going around with a bloated belly and swollen boobs, trying to fit into all my clothing and suffering several jokes from my roommates.
But it's all worth it. After mixing in a bit of hydrogen to the mix, I've finally inflated myself to a size where I am actually floating in midair, perfectly hovering above the floor.

And it feels... fantastic. Even though the helium is just pumping up my stomach and bosom, I still feel incredibly light all over. I only have to shift my weight to the side slightly to get some inertia going, and if a push off an object, as I did to move myself towards my desk, I can fly across the room at a pretty brisk pace.

All in all, a significant success! Of course, this is just the beginning. I'll have to work out a lot of things like a method of propulsion and control, make some variations of the formula to achieve a higher altitude, test how long the inflation last and how outside conditions affect it... so much to do!

But for now, I think I'll just sign off and float about for a bit, and get used to the sensation. There's plenty of time for the other stuff.

Oh my... this feels so comfortable. I'm almost falling asleep. Maybe if the flight thing doesn't pan out, I could use this as a relaxation aid...

End Recording.

Description
This artwork of Hana was created for me by the incredibly awesome , who has my eternal thanks. I'm just responsible for the short story below. It's a little look into Hana's experiments...

-----

November 23 2010.
Personal Journal of Hana Williams
Experiment Log: Human Flight
Recording...

Throught history, humanity has always longed to leave the ground, take to the skies and fly like the birds. And for the most part, we've achieved that goal, using science and technology to defeat our physical limitations.

But in return, we've had to make a lot of compromises. Our entire history of flight has always been reliant on huge, unweildy, complicated and expensive-to-run vehicles and contraptions. And they're only going to get more complex and expensive, which isn't going to do the Earth with it's dwindling resources, or the common people who rely on flight to live their lives, any favours.

Surely, there has to be a more economical, efficient way for man to fly? One that won't harm the Earth, or cost a fortune to work.

I believe I may have found one such way. It came to me accidentally, while I was looking up research materials on balloons and gaseous inflation with my friend Melody. By chance, we came across a search page for an artwork site which had some... unusual, and somewhat risque artworks of women being turned into... well, human balloons, for lack of a better term. I'm a little embarrassed to go into full detail, so I refer you to look up the works of artists by the names of Axel Rosered, Saburo X and Critical Volume...

Anyway, Melody had a good laugh at these pictures, but the concept of being filled with air stuck in my mind. Hot air balloons and airships, though not very fast and rather unweildy, are still a fairly cheap and elegant way of traversing large distances. If a person could become their own balloon, it would give them the means to travel, without the hassle and cost of a machine. No need for a car, just fill yourself up and take off! If done properly, it could revolutionize personal transport, which accounts for a lot of the planet's enviromental problems.

Of course, this is not without its own problems. It would require some method of actually steering and propelling a person though the air, and would lack many of the convieniences offered by a car or small plane. Not to mention.... and I'm blushing while saying this... it's a little.. perverse. Who would want to blow themselves up like a balloon? Especially if it means the more... erogenous.. parts of you would be expanded for all to see. Would humanity easily accept such embarrassment for the sake of being able to fly?

Still, I won't be swayed by such things. I have learnt that sometimes the craziest ideas are the ones which become the most useful, and in a world like ours, crazy might be the only way to get things done.
And so, my current assignment is to find a way to safely inflate the human body. I'm sure there's some way to do it, it's just a matter of finding the right method and materials. Lighter than air gases seem to be the ideal starting point, so it's off to learn more about airships and other aerostats, and to hit my local chemical supplier...

I'll share more of my findings as the experiment continues. For now.. end recording.

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January 23 2011
Personal Journal of Hana Williams
Experiment Update: Human Flight
Recording...

YES! YES! Victory! I actually pulled it off!

Sorry, I got excited there. Let me calm down and adjust myself, it's a little tricky to stay steady. I was barely able to grab the dictaphone...

Anyway, I've finally done it. Last month, my experiments with liquid helium had bourne fruit, and I had created a method of cooling and transforming helium from a gas into a liquid. When consumed, it heats up in the stomach and returns to its gas state, expanding and creating lift. And if safely dissipates after a few hours.

Relatively, that was the easy part. The hard part was find the right formula of liquid helium to lift a person into the air safely. Too little, and all you end up with is a swollen body. Too much and there's a risk of internal injury or even (gulp) exploding.

It's taken several weeks of testing the formulas on myself. Several weeks of going around with a bloated belly and swollen boobs, trying to fit into all my clothing and suffering several jokes from my roommates.
But it's all worth it. After mixing in a bit of hydrogen to the mix, I've finally inflated myself to a size where I am actually floating in midair, perfectly hovering above the floor.

And it feels... fantastic. Even though the helium is just pumping up my stomach and bosom, I still feel incredibly light all over. I only have to shift my weight to the side slightly to get some inertia going, and if a push off an object, as I did to move myself towards my desk, I can fly across the room at a pretty brisk pace.

All in all, a significant success! Of course, this is just the beginning. I'll have to work out a lot of things like a method of propulsion and control, make some variations of the formula to achieve a higher altitude, test how long the inflation last and how outside conditions affect it... so much to do!

But for now, I think I'll just sign off and float about for a bit, and get used to the sensation. There's plenty of time for the other stuff.

Oh my... this feels so comfortable. I'm almost falling asleep. Maybe if the flight thing doesn't pan out, I could use this as a relaxation aid...

End Recording.