Make your own hot air balloons

[@jamied8678]

The one thing I absolutely loved about the curiosity show was you didn't treat your audience's if they were stupid like most shows today . The line about the safety "as you well know" sums it up I think.

[@jjustinjjames5357]

It's been over 20 years, and I still love this show. Always made time to watch this. Still remember some of the experiments today. Try it on your friends. Awesome.

[@CuriosityShow]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@shaneeslick]

G'day Deane, Thanks for an uplifting start to the day 😁

[@bumble3572]

As a younger fella in the 90's, we did something similar using plastic garden bags, some light wire in a ring to hold the opening open and a bar made with the same wire across the ring. In the middle of the bar we put a jiffy fire block. I have no idea where they ended up, but they just kept rising

[@brodieboy255]

Nice one Deane. Back in uni my friends and I did something similar using those small tea candles and a bit of string. Takes a bit longer to get going but they fly for a good while.

[@drrattenkaiser5275]

I remember trying this as a kid after seeing it on tv. Unfortunately, the hair dryer overheated and broke. I had some trouble with my mother then 😄

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

the price of discovery. 😆

[@mce_AU]

Try it on your friends that are full of hot air.

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

all my friends would float away. but then... so would i.

[@michaelkeller5008]

...around the same time on TV (well at least when it was aired here in Switzerland (well: Germany but we received the channels from "over the border"): the A-Team-episode where Murdock and Hannibal escaped a prison using garden-chairs strapped to Deane's variant of hotair-balloons powered with hair-dryers :)

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

TRASH BAAAAAAAAGGGGG!! TRAAASSHHH BAAAAG!! 😁

[@U014B]

I call shenanigans. Why doesn't my phone float away when the ads come on?

[@andrewbaans7400]

On one episode of Mythbusters they actually made a balloon out of lead.

[@ondy71]

The Chinese lanterns are fun to make. They last longer too.

[@alksjda]

as a 30 yo... i found this educational, fun, amazing and cool.

[@geotrongaming]

Very cool

[@RolandElliottFirstG]

Just after this episode aired back in the day There was a couple of Australian air force jets scramble over to Lucus Hights Reator (no fly zone) some kids had put aluminium foil over one of the bags and had some form of heat source , candels maybe, the kids had sent it off from nearby as to attract attention.

[@prudencepineapple9448]

I can just see a rash of UFO reports with these balloons!

[@gamescope218]

Cooooool

[@Danthenuggetman]

For the longest time, I forgot that hot air balloons were a means of travel.

[@justinturner4681]

Can you think.. Free flying? Weave a basket (or get a bucket) Paracord/rope Tarp/ballon/bags Big torch or way to produce heat.. Mirrors? .. Body heat 😋 up there etc.

[@A3Kr0n]

I tried this when I was a young child playing without adult supervision and burned myself when I tried to heat the air with a propane torch.

[@MileyonDisney]

Keep all bags away from children - including my mother-in-law, the old bag!

[@speak-the-red-letters]

Still doing it like 2013

[@danielsmith-ze3wy]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@SaturnCanuck]

Become the Montgolfier Brothers at home

[@Plons0Nard]

Let's fill it with politicians. Plenty of hot air 😁

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

[@Htiler]

I just had to know....

[@NoNameAtAll2]

adding subtitles might be a good idea for this episode

[@sean---the-other-one]

Is correct spelling mandatory?

[@NoNameAtAll2]

@@sean---the-other-one o7

[@sean---the-other-one]

@@NoNameAtAll2 That’s better

[@justinturner4681]

How about just appreciate the knowledge this channel brings to us for free.

[@NoNameAtAll2]

@@justinturner4681 nah, I was just pointing out that voice gets hidden behind hairdrier noise

[@raynovikpchevotszcheck5812]

I dont know, but how could a plastic garbage bag be that dangerous??

[@DavidB-rx3km]

I remember putting a plastic bag over my head as a kid! Unfortunately I was killed instantly. 😢

[@royksk]

This should not be done outside because any breeze can take it away and you won’t know where it’s landed, becoming a potential hazard. Remember solar balloons - just a long, black, plastic tube / bag and the sun heated up the air inside.