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Is 5,000 milliliters as big as a Hot Air Balloon?

It's about one-four-hundred-fifty-thousandth as big as a Hot Air Balloon
The size of a Hot Air Balloon is about 2,200,000,000 milliliters.
(four-person capacity; envelope volume; average)
The average volume of a hot air balloon sufficient to lift four adults is 2,200,000,000 milliliters. Typically made of nylon or dacron, a balloon envelope of this size typically weighs just 88 kg (190 lbs).
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