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Mythbusters: Before Balloon Boy, there was Balloon Girl
By April MacIntyre Nov 4, 2009, 3:28 GMT
Mythbusters debunks myths, tall tales and urban legends and gives them scientific tests to determine their validity. Myths are proved true, probable, possible, improbable or busted. Often after the real-world practical tests have proved or debunked a Myth, the team will take the experiment to the extreme in their quest for truth. ...more
Long before Balloon Boy, there was ... Balloon Girl!
Discovery Channel is re-airing a classic Mythbusters episode tomorrow, Wednesday, November 4 at 10PM, immediately following the new "Hurricane Windows" episode at 9PM ET/PT.
In "Balloon Child," the guys tested how many standard helium-filled carnival balloons it would take to lift a 4-year-old child.
Will this latest phenomenon fly? or is it nothing more than hotair?
