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Exploring an idea whereby the membrane is made up of strips instead of one piece. We were thinking this would reduce the weight, (less surface area overall), also the idea of peeling these strips off as the night goes on to counter balance the issue of helium diffusing through the balloons. The strips would run underneath the base to give the overall appearance more unity, instead of each component sort of having their own identity. We tried using a sort of weving connection at the top where the strips would cross over. What the model is not successful in doing is showing the tension the balloons would create.
