Reply #83: I can't believe all the people HERE that were believing it .........

[oldhippie]

My god, we bitch about the scientific illiteracy of the Fundies and the Pubs, and there were so many gullible people HERE buying this story. Poor kid "inside" the balloon! I suppose he just untied the neck of the balloon, climbed inside, and then tied the neck back up after himself, being oh so careful not to let any of that tricky helium stuff escape. If he was "inside" the balloon, what the fuck did they think he was breathing? Jeebus! It was obvious from the first videos of the thing that there could not be anyone inside.

I have lost what little respect I had remaining for journalists, and I seriously wonder about too many of the folks here.