Aug 26, 2026 · 28 min · 17 segments
Hundreds of thousands of flights take off each and every day. Airplanes make it possible for us to connect with people around the world and see all different parts of our beautiful planet. But how did…
[upbeat music] Flight is sort of magical, right? It's something that humans have dreamed of doing for thousands of years.
For almost as long, humans have been inventing different flying things.
It looked like a pair of wings.
[fire roaring] It was pretty cool because most people traveled on foot or by horse and buggy.
They were giant balloons inflated by hot air or gas that were attached to baskets which could carry up to a few passengers at a time.
Jump into the 1800s when more people were getting around by trains.
It's around this time that people invented giant inflated ships called airships and blimps.
These balloons floated in the sky, and they had a little room attached beneath the balloon where the pilot and passengers could ride.
The balloons were filled with gas.
[fart]
[helium inhaling] You know, like from a balloon, the kind that also gives you chipmunk voice.
[upbeat music] Flight is sort of magical, right? It's something that humans have dreamed of doing for thousands of years.
For almost as long, humans have been inventing different flying things.
It looked like a pair of wings.
[fire roaring] It was pretty cool because most people traveled on foot or by horse and buggy.
They were giant balloons inflated by hot air or gas that were attached to baskets which could carry up to a few passengers at a time.
Jump into the 1800s when more people were getting around by trains.
It's around this time that people invented giant inflated ships called airships and blimps.
These balloons floated in the sky, and they had a little room attached beneath the balloon where the pilot and passengers could ride.
The balloons were filled with gas.
[fart]
[helium inhaling] You know, like from a balloon, the kind that also gives you chipmunk voice.
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