Date: Sat, 5 Mar 1994 03:34:06 -1000 From: 72330.320@CompuServe.COM (Mike & Cathy Carroll) Message-Id: <940305133405_72330.320_EHK38-1@CompuServe.COM> Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Subject: Re: Hot Air Balloons >Simo, some colleagues here made small balloons when they were kids. They >said there was not a fire problem on landing because by then, all the fuel >had burnt and the fire was out. > >I guess you could also launch it in an offshore breeze ... >...Now there's an idea - balloon rising into the night sky, >illuminated by the flame that is keeping it aloft as it drifts slowly >out to sea. That could be *real* pretty This reminds me of my days just out of college (a *very* long time ago), when I was sharing a house with 3 other guys. As we were all partyers at the time (of course I'm not that kind of person now!), we would find unusual things to do while we were, um, "chemically impaired". One of those was hot air balloons built with dry cleaning bags. These bags are long (to hold coats and the like) and very light. You take two balsa sticks, fasten them in the mouth of the bag in a "x" shape, attach small candles to the balsa, inflate the bag with air, then light the candles. Presto! Hot air balloon. There was one time the air was dead calm, so we tied some thread to the balsa, went out on the sidewalk with the ballon, and walked it like a dog. Then we let it go. It floated serenely up in the air...until it hit a wind layer, whereupon it folded up, caught fire, and serenely floated to the ground, a small meteor of a fire ball. You can imagine we were impressed. ++hobbitt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 08:45:37 -1000 From: gcijrp@class.class.org (Joanne Petithory) Message-Id: <2lt2kh$kvn@news.cerf.net> Organization: CLASS.ORG Subject: Re: Hot Air Balloons Did you happen to go to Boston University with my brother Henry? He used to do the same thing with his housemates. Except he used plastic drinking straws instead of balsa. You could burn little holes into the straws to hold the candles. It was so neat to watch it go up into the calm night sky!!! DISCLAIMER: Unfortunately, it is mighty dangerous... there is no way I could repeat that stunt where I live, that's fer shure! -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Joanne Petithory | (gcijrp@class.org) | "Uppity Women Unite" Genencor International | = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 1 Mar 1995 15:51:55 -1000 From: justlk@aol.com (JustLK) Message-Id: <3j38br$ipq@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Subject: Hot Air Balloons I am hunting for a newsgroup for hot air balloon enthausists. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Specifically, I am searching for info on a very big hot air balloon festival held each spring in New Mexico. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 2 Mar 1995 06:04:53 -1000 From: bwg001@carina.unm.edu (Brian W. Gordon) Message-Id: <3j4qb5$bt@lynx.unm.edu> Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Subject: Re: Hot Air Balloons JustLK (justlk@aol.com) wrote: : I am hunting for a newsgroup for hot air balloon enthausists. Can anyone : point me in the right direction? : Specifically, I am searching for info on a very big hot air balloon : festival held each spring in New Mexico. Well I don't know about all of the balloon events held in New Mexico, but I do know about the Balloon Fiesta held 1st week each October. You should be able to get some good info by calling (505) 821-1000. Hope this helps Keith Kidder = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 3 Mar 1995 02:07:22 -1000 From: bobz@b.imap.itd.umich.edu (Robert B. Zimmerman) Message-Id: Organization: University of Michigan Subject: Re: Hot Air Balloons In article <3j4qb5$bt@lynx.unm.edu> bwg001@carina.unm.edu (Brian W. Gordon) writes: >From: bwg001@carina.unm.edu (Brian W. Gordon) >Subject: Re: Hot Air Balloons >Date: 2 Mar 1995 16:04:53 GMT >JustLK (justlk@aol.com) wrote: >: I am hunting for a newsgroup for hot air balloon enthausists. Can anyone >: point me in the right direction? >: Specifically, I am searching for info on a very big hot air balloon >: festival held each spring in New Mexico. On the Web try http://www.hope.edu:80/~peston/ballon/. ======================== Robert B. Zimmerman 9514 Main Whitmore Lake, Mi 48189 Phone: (313) 449-2390 E-Mail: bobz@b.imap.itd.umich.edu ======================== = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =