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If I fill my inflatable boat with helium gas, would it then be a flying boat?

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Peace and much respect my friend.

I think it would no fly because it is still too heavy. But, if you breathe some of the gas in, you may be able to reach the high notes the next time you go on karaoke machine. LOL.
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Mythbusters...  They tried this...  a MASSIVE RAFT,  a HUGE amount of gas, and a MASSIVE, SPECTACULAR FAIL!

Sorry, it sounds good but you need 13 units of mass of Helium to life one unit of anything else...  And Helium wieghs essentially nuuuuuuthing!  So if you were a 100lb lady, looking to float/fly, you would need 1300lbs of Helium in your raft/boat/blimp.  That is VERY expensive, it leaks out, and it occupies a BLIMP volume!
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No, it would be a hovercraft.
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you sure you ain't been sniffing it when you asked this question
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With the weight to helium volume . No ! Stuff a jet engine on the back and a couple of stubby wings then yes . Angel wings here i come
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That thing would go so fast across the water!!!
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no, it would be a blimp, like the Goodyear and Fuji Film blimps - if it got of the ground.....
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yes.

if it's as big as the thanksgiving day balloons in the Macy's parade.
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Not without a flying pig to steer it.
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What ever floats your boat old son. good for a grin
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