history repeats, now about Hydrogen (mAC)

Brady Moffatt bradym at sympatico.ca
Mon Mar 18 14:40:22 EST 2002


Hi Larry,

Actually, the word dirigible has nothing to do with the word rigid. It is
from the French word "diriger", which translates to "to guide or steer".
This differentiates dirigibles from hot air balloons which cannot be
steered.

Cheers,
Brady Moffatt
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
86 4ksq, 282,000km
72 Datsun 240Z, 180,000 miles

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry C Leung" <l.leung at juno.com>

<snip>>

>(hence the name diRIGIble)
> LL - NY




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