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Default How much extra HP from burning nitro?

On Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:34:01 -0800, "PrecisionmachinisT"
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I had a six-footer from Edmund Scientific.


http://www.scientificsonline.com/pro...r-balloon.html

"Professional Weather Balloon, One 16 Foot Balloon, 100 Cubic Feet (3072151) $79.95


Ok, but we were talking about tissue-paper hot-air balloons.

I have a funny story about those weather balloons, and my 8th-grade
buddy's hydrogen-generating apparatus, with zinc chips and some kind
of acid, but I'll spare you. g

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