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First attempt:
The initial attempt failed miserably because the plastic bag, which serves as a hot air balloon, was too small to compensate for the intense heat, causing it to melt. Substituting the plastic bag with a larger plastic bag was the answer I thought of at the time.
The initial attempt failed miserably because the plastic bag, which serves as a hot air balloon, was too small to compensate for the intense heat, causing it to melt. Substituting the plastic bag with a larger plastic bag was the answer I thought of at the time.
Second attempt:
After replacing the plastic bag with a larger plastic bag, I was confident that this time the hot air balloon would fly, but to my disappointment, it does not fly properly, which means I have to literally hold it in the air for it to "float" for a couple of seconds in mid-air, which is not the result I was looking for. The reason for this is because the sticks that I used for my frame are a bit too heavy for the balloon. The solutions that I had come up with at that moment were to replace the sticks with something lighter and redesign or make some improvements to the overall design of the hot air balloon.
After replacing the plastic bag with a larger plastic bag, I was confident that this time the hot air balloon would fly, but to my disappointment, it does not fly properly, which means I have to literally hold it in the air for it to "float" for a couple of seconds in mid-air, which is not the result I was looking for. The reason for this is because the sticks that I used for my frame are a bit too heavy for the balloon. The solutions that I had come up with at that moment were to replace the sticks with something lighter and redesign or make some improvements to the overall design of the hot air balloon.
It finally flew!!!!!
New design of my hot air balloon
Third attempt:
As you guys can see, I completely redesigned my hot air balloon's frame. I replaced the previous stick frame with a metal wire frame, which is more challenging to make. I also reduced the length of my fire source from the balloon to prevent the plastic bag from burning. So after six total attempts at getting the hot air balloon to fly, it finally did. After all the hardships, times, and coins that I've put into this project, I was finally satisfied with the result that I got from my hot air balloon.
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