Tag: balloon
China: Scuffle between balloon sellers: argument ends in huge flames
These two balloon sellers in China apparently have a problem with each other. What starts as a scuffle ends with a big flame. Luckily no one gets hurt. These two…
Accidents: Man falls to his death from hot air balloon in Australia
Accidents Man falls to his death from hot air balloon in Australia Police cordoned off the site where the body was found in the Melbourne suburb of Preston. photo ©…
Looks cute, but is dangerous: Panda eats helium balloon
At a zoo in the southern Chinese city of Yueyang, panda Haoyue climbs a tree to collect a visitor’s balloon. The fact that the bamboo bear then tries to eat…
Balloon overflights: Taiwan accuses China of intimidation – politics
After several overflights of suspicious Chinese balloons, Taiwan has accused Beijing of wanting to intimidate the population. China’s actions are a “gray zone tactic” designed to influence people’s morale, the…
Military: Taiwan accuses China of balloon intimidation
Military Taiwan accuses China of balloon intimidation Several suspicious Chinese balloons have been spotted over Taiwan – similar to this balloon over the USA (archive image). photo © Larry Mayer/The…
Munich Central Station: Aluminum balloon triggers fire alarm on S-Bahn – Munich
A helium balloon briefly disrupted S-Bahn traffic in Munich. As the federal police announced on Monday, an aluminum-coated balloon got caught in the overhead line at the main train station…
Video: Taiwan reports Chinese weather balloon crossing border
According to the Defense Ministry, the balloon was spotted about 120 miles (190 kilometers) southwest of the northern Taiwan city of Keelung and traveled east for about an hour before…
New York: Thousands marvel at Thanksgiving balloon inflation
new York Thousands marvel at Thanksgiving balloon inflation Cartoon characters are popular as balloons. photo © Christina Horsten/dpa Fantastic creatures and cartoon characters: Inflating giant balloons the evening before the…
Space Balloon developer shows luxury bathroom for space
The US start-up Space Perspective would like to launch the space balloon “Neptune” next year. Six-hour flights are planned at a maximum altitude of 100,000 feet (30 kilometers). You start…
Katapult-Verlag: Readers wanted, gladly with hot air balloon – media
The catapult publishing house from Greifswald, which publishes the magazine of the same name, has gotten into financial difficulties. Now apparently insolvency is threatening, like the founder of the publishing…