Norwegian Hot Air Balloon Association presents: Five well known myths about hot air ballooning Number 1: A balloon operator tries to hide his farts behind the sound of the hot air balloons torch. Number 2: That one is assailed by passing geese. Number 3: That one is gripped by an intense feeling of meaninglessness up in the air which results in a need to jump out of the balloon. Number 4: That one is open to attack by a pirate hot air balloon. Number 5: That the hot air balloon and its passengers can suddenly begin to shrink until they cease to exist entirely. All of these myths are simply propaganda! So what are you waiting for? Take a safe and uneventful trip in a hot air balloon! … “So is there not anything more to it than this? “ “No, no. nothing more than this!” “…Four hours of this.”