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EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 33 MIN

Hot Air Balloon | Can't Sleep? Learn About the First Aircraft to Carry Humans

from I Can’t Sleep · host Benjamin Boster

Can’t sleep? Yeah, that tracks. Might as well learn how hot air balloons work while you’re here. This episode covers the basics of hot air balloon flight, a little history, and why heating air somehow equals floating. Calm, steady reading, no effort required, just enough real information to keep your brain busy until it finally drifts off. Happy sleeping! Read with permission from Hot air balloon, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_air_balloon), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. — Ad-free episodes: icantsleep.supportingcast.fmHave a topic in mind? Request a topic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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