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Is 138 oil barrels as big as a Hot Air Balloon?

It's about one-one-hundredth as big as a Hot Air Balloon
The size of a Hot Air Balloon is about 14,000 oil barrels.
(four-person capacity; envelope volume; average)
The average volume of a hot air balloon sufficient to lift four adults is 14,000 oil barrels. Typically made of nylon or dacron, a balloon envelope of this size typically weighs just 88 kg (190 lbs).
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