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[-] takeda@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

I'm wondering how hot air balloons were invented. Did someone in the past started a fire in their tent, and the tent flew away?

[-] GluWu@lemm.ee 45 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The first hot air balloons were those sky lanterns which were used in China as military signals. It took 1500 years for some bored French guys to say "yeah, let's make that but big enough to carry us".

[-] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago

Admittedly the Chinese weren't lacking in ambition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wan_Hu

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 10 points 11 months ago

Probably smaller. China has very early history of using small hot air balloons for signalling or celebrations. It may have taken the invention of thin paper for something light enough for buoyancy.

[-] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago
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