GEORGE BUSH AND CONSERVATIVES IS AN EVIL DEVIL! HE SHOULD NOT BE REECELCTED!!! [subliterate alert]

[Dead Corpse]

Well why didn't you say so?

Since the wind goes around the planet quite reliably at about a hundred hours, I propose linking the balloon to a similarly rotating position less than 150,000 klicks up.

Oh... you did.

Well then...

Er...

What about the fart smell?

[NicknamedBob]

"What about the fart smell?"

All of the breathable atmosphere derived from the atmosphere of Venus will have to undergo a number of processes.

Most obviously, we'll need to separate out the carbon dioxide. While there are mechanical systems for this, there are also biological alternatives. We can envision a simple greenhouse, with a very slow introduction of Venus air into the greenhouse environment.

The plants will love it. With ample sunlight, (double what we get at Earth orbit, and eight times what we've been getting in the Asteroid Belt!), the plants will rapidly convert carbon dioxide to plant mass and oxygen. They would not be particularly effective at removing hydrogen sulfide. It might be prudent to filter that out before introducing gases into the greenhouse.

Generally speaking, ordinary chemicals will be effective at separating the H₂S, and further treatments with hydrogen peroxide and ozone will also be useful.

Even so, your concern is appropriate. Just because the "air" outside, (which is a big step up from vacuum!), is at Earth temperature and pressure doesn't mean we can relax our vigilance. In addition to our own "sniffers", we'll need oxygen monitors to warn of low oxygen levels before tragedies should occur.

Besides, look at the bright side! Every sulfur atom removed will provide one more molecule of water!

[NicknamedBob]

And it would appear that we don't want to simply discard it.

We could combine the sulfur atoms with carbon to make carbon sulfide, which seems to be useful.

[Tax-chick]

Good morning! I’ll be back later, after I have some coffee and clean my glasses.

[NicknamedBob]

I don’t know why that should be necessary. The cat already cleaned them.

[sionnsar]

Another drive-by post. God willing, in 24 hours I’ll be on the plane home to Seattle.

[Tax-chick]

Oh, that explains a lot!

[Monkey Face]

Morning. I think. Maybe I need coffee. Maybe.

[sionnsar]

Morning was a long time ago here. Coffee wouldn’t help me anyway...

[Monkey Face]

Hey!
Golly....nine hours difference? Time for supper?

[sionnsar]

8 hours this week. Europe went to standard time last weekend.

Not time for dinner --it's mid-afternoon-- but meeting is in overtime.

[sionnsar]

Meeting coming to an end...

[Monkey Face]

Ah. How’s the food? And how are YOU? Are you feeling any better?

[sionnsar]

Food is good! I’m improved from Las Vegas, but the cough is still active. It took a big step down this morning, but I am still looking forward to resting at home to recover from this.

[Monkey Face]

*HUG*

Are you leaving this evening?

[Tax-chick]

I agree - you need coffee. I need to go sort my Spanish music for choir practice tonight!

[Knitting A Conundrum]

coffee is always good! Had my second cup already....

[Monkey Face]

*HUG*

Where have you been????
Are you still busy writing?

[sionnsar]

I’m leaving the Internet at end of meeting. But in Vienna until early in the morning. I’d tour some, but I need the rest more.

[Monkey Face]

Rest is best!!