Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:28:01 -0400
From: Steve Smith <sgs at aginc.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: why government surplus is cheap
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

ronkean at juno.com wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 17:44:02 -0400 Steve Smith <sgs at aginc.net> writes:
>
>>Biggest problem they had was that the surplus weather balloons had
>>deteriorated to the point where they nearly blew their helium budget
>>
>>when too many of the half-filled balloons broke.
>>
>
> They should have tested the balloons with air before filling them with
> helium.

As an engineer, I'm often appalled at the standards of engineering on
some of these shows.  I suppose I could comfort myself with the thought
that they are doing it deliberately, to keep kids from succeeding at
home.  (Kids *will* try it.)  But I doubt it.

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Steve Smith                                           sgs at aginc.net
Agincourt Computing                            http://www.aginc.net
"Truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to make sense."