Hot-air balloons and blimps can float in the air thanks to buoyancy, an upward force that the air exerts on them. All liquids and gases in the presence of gravity exert this upward force on any object immersed in them. If the object is less dense than the liquid or gas, buoyancy will make it float.
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(Rev. 10/22/96)