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Monday, November 28, 2011
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Friday, November 25, 2011
The First Hot Air Balloon
The history of modern hot air ballooning began in France in 1783. Two brothers, Joseph Michel and Jacques Etienne Montgolfiere, launched the first hot air balloon in September of 1783 with an odd trio of passengers - a sheep, a duck, and a rooster. The king and his court turned out to see the spectacle, and they were not disappointed. The balloon rose to more than 1000 feet and then floated down, safely returning its three passengers to the ground.
But the two brothers who became the inventors of modern air ballooning certainly didn't start life as inventors. Their father owned a paper mill, and made sure both of his sons received a good education. Joseph went to a private school and later started a chemical business before returning home to work in the mill with his father. Etienne studied as an architect, but also returned to the family business when his father retired.
In 1782 they became interested in understanding why smoke rose and whether it could be used to lift man into the sky. They began experimenting, moving from smaller balloons to larger ones. By the time they lifted the barnyard animals into the sky, they had already successfully launched an unmanned full-size balloon.
After the barnyard trio's successful flight, the brothers moved on to manned flight. In November 1783, they launched the first manned hot air balloon flight. Pilate de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes were the pilots of the silk-and-paper balloon, and the two stayed aloft for about 25 minutes, ascending approximately 500 feet and traveling about 5 1/2 miles from their origination point in a Paris park.
Legend says the pilots gave champagne after landing to the local farmers to alleviate their fears of the suspicious craft descending from the sky, but he National Balloon Museum in Iowa disputes this story, saying research shows the balloon actually landed in an empty vineyard with no witnesses.
The first manned flight in a hot air balloon was quickly followed by the first gas balloon ride. Just 10 days after the Montgolfier's balloon carried its two human passengers into the sky, French physicist Jacques Alexander Charles launched the first manned gas balloon flight on December 1. It also started in Paris, but lasted much longer; the balloon stayed aloft 2 1/2 hours and traveled 25 miles.
Ballooning quickly took off from there. French balloonist Jean Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries became the first people to cross the English Channel in a hydrogen balloon. The crossing took two and a half hours, and nearly ended in disaster - the pilots had to toss most of their ballast overboard after the balloon unexpectedly lost gas and almost fell into the channel. Months later, Pilate de Rozier, one of the two pilots in the first manned Montgolfiere, became the first person to die in a balloon accident as he attempted to cross the Channel.
Blanchard later flew the first hot air balloon in North America, in 1793. But it wasn't until 1830 that Charles Ferson Durant became the first American to pilot a hot air balloon in North America. He lifted off from New York's Castle Garden to drop leaflets that contained a poem he had written about the joys of flight.
The sport never really took off, however, until 1960, when advances in balloon technology led to a new interest in hot air ballooning. Paul Yost, who became known as the father of modern hot air ballooning, piloted the first flight of a balloon sporting a new envelope and new propane burner system he developed. Suddenly the sport took off. By 1963, sport ballooning had become popular enough that the first U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championships were held in Michigan.
Today there are about 5000 balloon pilots in the U.S. and a National Balloon Museum in Indiana.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Sky Lanterns - Assorted Colors (72 Pack)
!±8± Sky Lanterns - Assorted Colors (72 Pack)
These are the original hand made Chinese sky lanterns, imported exclusively by SkyLanterns.us. Our original sky lanterns are hand-made from the highest quality materials, with no plastic parts, and are the only lanterns that are both flame resistant and biodegradable. All of our sky lantern are biodegradable and come with a pre-attached fuel cell, making them the most easy to use and environmentally friendly sky lanterns available today.Size: About 15 inches diameter at the bottom, 22 inches diameter at the top, and 40 inches tall. (60cm D x 103cm H) Each lantern folded flat, wrapped in plastic.
- 1 Case Of 72 Assorted Color Sky Lanterns
- 9 each of the following colors: White, Yellow, Green, Blue, Red, Purple, Pink, Orange
- Great For Weddings, July 4th, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Parties, And More!
- Customize Your Event With Our Great Color Selection!
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
Flying Chinese Lanterns - Pack of 4
!±8± Flying Chinese Lanterns - Pack of 4

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Flying Lanterns - Pack of 4Mistaken across the UK as UFO's on several occasions, these beautiful Flying Lanterns glow as they silently drift up into the air. Large in size and incredibly effective, add an exciting new element to any event. The Flying Lantern's are also known as 'wishing lanterns,' you and your loved ones, light them, make a wish, then let them go. The mysterious glow can be seen climbing several miles in the sky for around 20 minutes. Flight ceases when all the fuel has been burnt and the flame subsides. As the air in the paper lantern cools it will gently float back to the ground for a safe landing. The Lanterns will fly to more than 1,000 meters in altitude, providing an amazing show for all! Why not release several in one go at a wedding for a romantic light show and watch out for UFO sightings in the morning papers...
- 4 Pack Of Flying Lanterns
- Flies For 20 Minutes!
- Light Up Your Garden Party!
- 100% Biodegradable
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Eco Wishlantern® (Pack of 50)
!±8±Eco Wishlantern® (Pack of 50)
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Post Date : Nov 16, 2011 21:48:05
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Eco Wish Lanterns From Wishlantern®
Wish Lantern continue to be at the forefront of lantern design and in July 2010 we became the first supplier in the USA to sell a 100% biodegradable wish lantern. Back in 2009 we started looking at replacing the small piece of wire in our traditional wish lantern with a fire resistant string that is capable of holding the burning fuel cell.
We're proud to announce the arrival of our Eco Wish Lanterns. Constructed with a thin bamboo frame and rice paper to complete the lantern, along with a woollen fire proof fuel cell cover instead of the regular wire cover that our other lanterns have, these lanterns are sure to biodegrade in a very short time after landing.
So if you're holding a special event in the near future and want to treat your guests to a beautiful display of white wish lanterns, as well as not being concerned about their impact on the environment, All our Wish Lanterns are individually wrapped and this pack has fifty Eco Wish Lanterns® within it.
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