A Hot air balloon is a flamethrower, some fabric, a wicker basket and a couple bags of sand that we somehow trust to ride high up into the air.
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Hot air balloons are powered by the same principle that lifts smoke.
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A Hot air balloon is a free-spirited elevator heading up to wherever the winds cares to take it.
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Hot air balloons helped humans leave the ground for the first time.
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Hot air balloons flew before trains became common.
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Hot air balloons carried humans before airplanes existed.
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Hot air balloons can fly without an engine.