Inflation & Deflation
Here a group is testing their balloon's torch and propane tanks 5 a.m. in the morning. All around the open field, pockets of torches light up the darkness.
The flames from the propane gas is hot and scary. Once the temperature reaches 200-300 degrees Fahrenheit, the air rises inside the balloon and makes it stand upright.
Anticipation for a great flight builds.
Again, it takes a team to get the air out of the balloon and then fold it back up. You get a sense of how enormous these things are by looking at the people standing next to them.
- Karen
5 comments:
Wow, I never truly appreciated how massive these things are!
Thanks for getting up before dawn to bring us this story!!
Yeah, thanks for waking up so early and putting up those photos to share with us. They are awesome. :)
So I shall not use the balloons I used to see in supermarket in order to float me up to the sky.
Emm: They looked small dotting the sky, but when they landed, you can see how massive they were. It was my first balloon event, so I didn't have a problem getting up early.
Lina: Thanks! I hardly got any sleep anyways because I was too excited. On any other day, you probably can't find me in such a good mood so early. :)
Rainfield61: You will need lots of supermarket balloons for floating. Here, you only need one hot air balloon.
wow, this is really cool and interesting. it must have been an amazing experience to watch this up close.
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