hot-air balloon

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Perrin’s footage shows the basket of the hot air balloon packed with 13 passengers, all seemingly in good spirits despite the unexpected detour.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Heat at the base of a continent can weaken and remove part of its dense root, making the continent lighter and more buoyant, like a hot air balloon rising after dropping its ballast.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2025

But there was a muted celebratory air as teams loaded candles and fireworks onto the homemade airships, part of the annual Tazaungdaing hot air balloon festival in northern Shan state's Taunggyi city.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

Jones was contemplating a hot air balloon to mark their semi-final in Bristol.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

The kind of man who should be able to maneuver himself and his hot air balloon out of any danger that came his way.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff