How Big? Really Big.The Energizer Bunny® Hot “Hare” Balloon is the tallest hot air balloon in the country – and, who knows, maybe the world. He towers 15 feet over the Statue of Liberty and weighs half a ton.
Total Height: 166' — 15' taller than the Statue of Liberty
Ears Height: 60' — as tall as the Presidents' faces on Mount Rushmore. The ears alone are the height of an entire average-sized hot air balloon.
Head: 30' wide x 45' long
Glasses: 32' wide
Drum: 45' diameter, 20' wide
Nose: 16' wide
Arms: 40' long
Tail: 20' diameter
Sandals: 60' long, 12' wide, 4' deep
Shoe Size: 98 EEEEE
Balloon Volume:
180,000 cu. ft. — 550,000,000 AA batteries could fit inside the Energizer Bunny® Hot “Hare” Balloon. That's enough power to juice a portable CD player for everyone in the United States.
Balloon Weight:
1,170 lbs. — the same weight as 4,680 Energizer® MAX® D cell batteries, which would power 2,340 flashlights continuously for nine months.
Double Burner Output:
30,000,000 BTU/hour — the equivalent amount of heat produced by 5,000 gas grills.
Deflation Ports (Vents):
93
Fabric:
5,000 linear yards, 60' wide
Thread:84 miles
Crew:20 crew members are needed to facilitate safe inflation, take-off and landing. A regular round balloon only needs about five people.
You Tube videos at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=fMu9C2o_Wvs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpHUttldtE4&feature=endscreen&NR=1
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Hot-Air Ballooning (at night)
credit : photo by Pete Langlois