Although the flames lighting up the hot air balloon at Carolina BalloonFest in Statesville, North Carolina are impressive, the red colored materials to make the balloon are eye-catching.
Burner Lighting
Red Hot Air Balloon
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Transforming a Pumpkin at Iron Pour
As the grand finale to the Iron Pour, artists poured hot iron into a pumpkin and the result was astonishing!
Ready to Pour
Hot iron is radiating and ready to pour into the molds at Iron Pour.
Furnace is Ready and Iron Overflows
The furnace for the Iron Pour is properly stoked and ready and hot iron overflows from the discharge pipe and falls on the ground.
Yellowstone – Prismatic Creation
Many of the bright colors found in Yellowstone’s hydrothermal basins come from thermophiles—microorganisms that thrive in hot temperatures. So many individual microorganisms are grouped together—trillions! —that they appear as masses of color.
Yellowstone – Norris Geyser Basin Formations
Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park is home to the largest active geyser in the world, Steamboat Geyser. Steamboat can reach 380 feet and its steam phase can be heard miles away. Unfortunately, Steamboat is rare, the last major eruption was in 1991.
There are several spots with bubbling hot water …..
Firing Them Up
The hot flames are quite dramatic as they heat the air inside the balloons
Firing Up a Balloon
Creating Hot Air
Lighting Up the Burner