I Investigated the Flying Hotel Rumours

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This is the Sky-tanic

It's a nuclear powered flying hotel designed to hold over five thousand guests. Inside it are pools, malls, and cinemas. Now recently I've seen tons of influencers spread fake news about when this will be ready. "tickets go on sale end of summer." But the reality is, before we invent these 3 technologies
the plane is impossible.

3. Nuclear-powered flight. While we have experimented with nuclear reactors on planes, we haven't made it work. The shielding required to protect passengers from radiation, is just too heavy.

2. Superconducting propulsion. Basically we need an electric engine with unprecedented power and efficiency. But right now, superconductivity only works at extremely low temperatures.

1. And impossibly light material cuz...

Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrodDBJdGuo https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5mB8S2SFya/

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