[ELI5] how do hot air balloons even work? How do they know where they’re going without steering?

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[ELI5] how do hot air balloons even work? How do they know where they’re going without steering?

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Meteorology is extremely important for hot air balloon pilots. It’s extremely important to understand weather patterns and how to change elevations to catch air currents. But basically there is no steering and you just go with whatever currents are there.