Let there be light!

FIRE!

We've finished our first hot air balloon! It caught on fire! :D

Our alcohol tipped over, then we let go of the balloon, it caught on fire, Mr. Ludwig chased it, and then the alcohol burned on the parking lot for awhile.

I believe these problems can be solved simply enough.  We need a deeper fuel pit for our engine and we'll need to secure the engine together better.

We've decided we'll make two balloons for the next test.  If the alcohol still fails we'll find another flammable substance to play with.  Once we've got a working balloon we can start figuring out the physics of hot air balloons.

This is going to be fantastic!