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1 posted on 04/27/2002 9:14:58 AM PDT by LarryLied

Some body call Darwin...

2 posted on 04/27/2002 9:17:30 AM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour

Now about that hydrogen fuel cell car....

3 posted on 04/27/2002 9:19:11 AM PDT by finnsheep

Isn't Hydrogen what the Eco-Geeks want us to fill our cars with in the future?

4 posted on 04/27/2002 9:19:19 AM PDT by Ann Archy

Follow the yellow brick road.

5 posted on 04/27/2002 9:19:46 AM PDT by Crawdad

A couple more tidbits:

46 injured in balloon explosion in Turkey

11:05 ET
Associated Press Newswires
Copyright 2002. The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Hundreds of small decorative balloons filled with hydrogen exploded in flames Saturday before a political rally, injuring 46 people.

Dozens of balloons caught fire as people gathered to listen to the pro-Islamic politician Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a meeting of his Justice and Development Party in the southern city of Malatya, local reporters said.

The victims, who suffered burns, were rushed to a provincial hospital.

Hundreds of balloons, about 40 centimeters (more than a foot) in height, were tied together and one apparently exploded while party officials were pumping hydrogen into it. In Turkey, highly flammable hydrogen is often put in balloons instead of helium because it is cheaper.

Erdogan was also in the news earlier this week, when he was ordered Thursday to stand trial on charges of insulting the military and praising Islamic groups in Afghanistan in a speech he made a decade ago.

(sh/tr)

6 posted on 04/27/2002 9:20:33 AM PDT by TheOtherOne

"Oh, the humanity...!!"

7 posted on 04/27/2002 9:22:03 AM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity

Well, if anybody dies, the authorities can inform the next-of-kin by starting: "I don't want to burst your balloon..." I predict that some smartass newspaper editor will craft a headline around that phrase. Something like "Turkey rally has its balloon(s) burst". These editors are too clever by half, but not half as clever as they think they are.

14 posted on 04/27/2002 9:36:51 AM PDT by TrappedInLiberalHell

15 posted on 04/27/2002 9:38:08 AM PDT by aomagrat

Are we sure this wasn't a terrorist ballooning.....

19 posted on 04/27/2002 9:50:26 AM PDT by Icthus

Who would thing someone would put hydrogen in balloons instead of helium.

Could be worse, what would happen if some one tried the Donald Duck trick with a hydrogen balloons?

21 posted on 04/27/2002 10:07:08 AM PDT by tophat9000

Blow Up! Up! and Awa-a-a-a-y! In my Beautiful, My Hydrogen Ballo-o-o-o-on! Balloooo-oooo-ooo-ooon!

22 posted on 04/27/2002 10:31:48 AM PDT by DontMessWithMyCountry

need to regulate "Big Balloon"

25 posted on 04/27/2002 10:41:56 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

That Rap star--Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes who used to wear a condom on her face could have gone out in a worse way.

26 posted on 04/27/2002 10:43:00 AM PDT by SkyPilot

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