This project in idiocy was sponsored by the local firm Red Bull, which dabbles in running formula 1 car races world-wide, produces drinks to further have children overdose world-wide on sugar, and purportedly this project in narcissism cost 50 million euros. Some opined that the money would have been better spent on those who are starving in the world. Those were in the comments of the news report on yahoo this morning, where you can see a small video of the 'event'. And you just KNOW that the sponsor is going to double the out-lay in broadcast rights alone.
You can find that here. I was watching a bit of it on live stream last evening, but the connection was 'scheisse', as we would say, and frankly, it creeped me out, and when they reported that the heating element in his visor wasn't working correctly, I thought, 'I don't wanna watch you freeze your face off... as in literally. So just jump, I'm going to bed.'
What did interest me this morning, after reading that the attempt was successful was seeing what the US news had to say about it. I was surprised, but then again.. I wasn't. In the end, yeah, Americans were a lot better because... they rode the space station to explore science. So did local scientist Franz Viehboeck. And many of the measuring instruments on board all those missions were developed and manucactured by the Technical University of... Graz. But hey, the Murkins are always the biggest, the best, and ---never give anyone any credit for anything.
Don't misunderstand, I thought ist was a useless and dumb stunt. The tone of the reporting just irked me. Because you know... if it had been an American, well boy howdy, wouldn't there have been a huge chest-thumping cheer of jingoism about 'we're number one'. Uh-huh... Yeah, it's much ado about nothing. And like that terrible energy drink, it leaves a bad aftertaste. The Nightly News report is here.
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