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  2. Bottles, bags and a balloon: Photos of the week - AOL

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    Bottles, bags and a balloon: Photos of the week. February 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM. ... A hot air balloon floats over Singha Park during the Chiang Rai International Balloon Fiesta in Thailand. [Narong ...

  3. Barrage balloon - Wikipedia

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    US Marine Corps barrage balloon, Parris Island, South Carolina, in May 1942 A barrage balloon is a type of airborne barrage, a large uncrewed tethered balloon used to defend ground targets against aircraft attack, by raising aloft steel cables which pose a severe risk of collision with hostile aircraft, making the attacker's approach difficult and hazardous.

  4. High-altitude balloon - Wikipedia

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    An example image from a hobby high-altitude balloon launched by the Make Stuff Club from Kalamazoo College A photo taken from a 1,500 g (3.3 lb) weather balloon at approximately 100,000 ft (19 mi; 30 km) above Oregon A latex weather balloon bursting at about 29.5 km (18.3 mi; 97,000 ft)

  5. Category:Images of balloons - Wikipedia

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    Media in category "Images of balloons" The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Aura and Buttercup splashing.jpg 1,325 × 1,760; 1.52 MB.

  6. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is turning 100. Photos ...

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    Take a look at photos showing how it's evolved over the last 100 years. ... featuring celebrities and character balloons. This year's parade airs on Thursday, November 28 at 8:30 a.m. ET on NBC.

  7. Feast Your Eyes on the History of the Macy's ... - AOL

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    Animal menagerie. Live animals stopped being used in the parade after 1926. Replacing them would be the balloons we know and love today, starting with an inflatable Felix the Cat, a toy soldier ...

  8. Sky lantern - Wikipedia

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    A sky lantern (traditional Chinese: 天燈; simplified Chinese: 天灯; pinyin: tiāndēng), also known as Kǒngmíng lantern (traditional Chinese: 孔明燈; simplified Chinese: 孔明灯), or Chinese lantern, is a small balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.

  9. Balloon - Wikipedia

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    These balloons have attractive shiny reflective surfaces and are often printed with color pictures and patterns for gifts and parties. The most important attributes of metallised nylon for balloons are its light weight, increasing buoyancy, and its ability to keep the helium gas from escaping for several weeks.