[escepticos] Selección genética con curas...

[Miguel Martínez]

El cura volador del que se habló hace días recibe el "Premio Darwin": "The 
Darwin Awards salute the improvement of
the human genome by honoring those who  remove themselves from it..."
Miguel A
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The Balloon Priest
2008 Darwin Award Nominee
 (20 April 2008, Atlantic Ocean, Brazil) In 1982 Lawn Chair Larry, beloved 
survivor of a Darwin-worthy attempt, attached 45 helium weather balloons to 
his comfortable Sears lawn chair, packed a picnic and a , and cut the 
tether. But instead of drifting lazily above the Los Angeles landscape, the 
combined lift of 45 huge helium balloons rocketed Larry into LAX air traffic 
lanes 16,000 feet above sea level. Astoundingly, he survived the "flight."
In homage to Larry's aerial adventure, a Catholic priest recently ascended 
towards heaven on a host of helium party balloons. Adelir Antonio de Carli, 
41, was attempting to set the world record for clustered balloon flight to 
publicize his plan to build a spiritual rest stop for truckers.

Sitting for more than 19 hours in a lawn chair is not a trivial matter, even 
in the comfort of your own backyard. The priest took numerous safety 
precautions, including wearing a survival suit, selecting a buoyant chair, 
and packing a satellite phone and a GPS. However, the late Adelir Antonio 
made a fatal mistake.

He did not know how to use the GPS.

The winds changed, as winds do, and he was blown inexorably toward open sea. 
He could have parachuted to safety while over land, but chose not to. When 
the voyager was perilously lost at sea, he prudently phoned for help. But 
rescuers were unable to reach him since he could not use his GPS! HE 
struggled with the control panel as the charge on the satellite phone 
dwindled.

Instead of a GPS, the priest let God be his guide, and God guided him 
straight to heaven. Bits of balloons began appearing on mountains and 
beaches. Ultimately the priest's body surfaced, confirming that he, like 
Elvis, had left the building.

The kicker? It's a Double Darwin. Catholic priests take vows of celibacy. 
Since they voluntarily remove themselves from the gene pool, the entire 
group earns a mass Darwin Award. Adelir Antonio wins twice over!

Reader rHart says, "The term 'Double Darwin' rolls trippingly off the 
tongue."

Note from Darwin: "A hot air balloon is maneuvered by altering altitude. The 
wind direction changes, generally toward the right, as one ascends in the 
northern hemisphere. A skillful pilot uses altitude to shift the downwind 
track. (airborneballoons.co.uk) By comparison, a mass of individual balloons 
is completely at the mercy of the wind."