Eco Sky Lantern

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The Eco Lantern is Patented in the UK Patent (No: 2464175) was granted in the UK on
September the 1st 2010 and covers Sky Lanterns that use eco friendly Aluminium Silicate in place of the metal wire.

Eco Sky Lanterns come complete with instructions and safety information. The fuel cell is attached and is non drip, the lanterns are fire resistant and degradable. When fully inflated, they stand over 1 meter tall, making them one of the tallest metal free lanterns on the market.

According to popular lore, the Kongming Lantern (Chinese Sky Lantern) was the first hot air balloon, said to be invented by the sage and military strategist Zhuge Liang whose reverent term of address (i.e. Chinese style name) was Kongming. They were first deployed at the turn of the 3rd century as a type of signaling balloon or, it is claimed, as a type of spy blimp in warfare. Alternatively the name may come from the lantern's resemblance to the hat Kongming is traditionally shown to be wearing.

It is likely that this technological discovery is misattributed because of the Chinese historical practice of attributing great discoveries to significant historical figures rather than to the actual inventors. According to the sinologist and historian of science Joseph Needham, the Chinese experimented with mini-hot air balloons from as early as the 3rd century BC, during the Warring States period, which suggests that the attribution of its invention to Kongming is anachronistic and apocryphal.