Zahlen, bitte! At 18 meters and no pants: pioneer flight over English Channel
Aviation pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard not only crossed the English Channel flying for the first time, but also pioneered ...
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On This Day in 1785, Two Men Braved Death When They Flew Across the English Channel in a Balloon
On this day in 1785, a hydrogen-filled balloon was floating across the English Channel when it began to sink. In desperation, ...
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Balloon Museum offers inflatable art near downtown
A pop-up art installation called Balloon Museum, with the theme “Let’s Fly — Art Has No Limits,” is on display at Ace Mission Studios east of downtown Los Angeles through March 16. The studio ...
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This balloon shook the entire room
WARNING: Mixtures of oxygen and hydrogen gas are explosive and extremely dangerous. This experiment was performed in a ...
Airships may finally prove useful for transporting cargo
This is a wasted opportunity. Floating objects, whether boats, bubbles or blimps, can be moved and parked with relative ease.
Turning methane into the world's strongest material
Graphene is the thinnest and strongest material recorded to date. It is also transparent, flexible and a good conductor for both heat and electricity.