Chinese Lanterns Or Flying Balls - How to Present an Unforgettable Evening

Came to our land heavenly lanterns from the East, where they originated. They are also called Chinese sky lanterns. Over time, their fame begins to gain momentum and with us.

Tradition tells us that the balls of desires were first used by Zhuge Liang about the end of the second and the beginning of the third centuries in military campaigns. It is believed that this instilled fear of the enemy. So, the sources actually look at this.

They took a large paper bag and placed a lamp from the bottom, the heated air from the heating lamp forced the structure to rise. The enemy's forces thought that some kind of deity on the side of Zhuge Liang, in a word, they were seized with horror from the light in the air.

By other evidence, Chinese lanterns began to be used before the era of General Zhuge Lin, around the 3rd century BC, as Joseph Needham tells us. The first time used to send signals to the command of the Chinese army, the sky lanterns of the heart gradually began to acquire some religious significance in the Eastern countries.

Writer and photographer Zhou Xin in 2005 came out on the second line in the magazine of arts and entertainment in the competition held for journalists World Press, only for having filmed a magnificent spectacle on one of the sea coasts of Thailand from 5000 Chinese lanterns rising to the sky in memory of the tragedy Earthquake in the Indian Ocean. So, the mass emergence of desire balls has emerged over the past few years, and if to be specific - since 2006 in Europe.

The base of desire balls is usually made of a light kind of tree - for example a bamboo trunk. On the site of the thermal engine, cotton material is used, which is impregnated with a well-combustible wax. This impregnated fabric is attached to the crosshair of the frame. Burning chemicals are another way of getting a burning substance. The ball is put on the base, it is usually made of rice paper, impregnated with a special tool, it is also possible to add mulberry to the technology . Make a form of Chinese lanterns you can completely different: from the simplest spheres, ending with the most incredible.

Just like in a balloon, in a celestial flashlight, the air of the internal cavity is heated, the air expands, the density inside becomes smaller than from outside. And our Chinese lantern hovers in a cold atmosphere.

The density of air from the inside of the flashlight is calculated from a simple formula from the course of school physics.
Enjoy the flight of a Chinese lantern can be about 15 - 20 minutes, during which time it soars up to the sky as much as a thousand meters.
I would also like to note how it is safe to run Chinese lanterns. It can not be used close to airports and is also very close to fire-hazardous structures. In addition, it is undesirable to shoot a flashlight in a windy weather.