As if we didn't have enough problems already....

[brianb]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8350770.stm

[Breakintheclouds]

A giant, pointless balloon of hot air.

Seems like quite a fitting centrepiece for the Olympics, if you ask me...

[ncjunk]

What an utter utter waste of money, resources and negative effect on the environment.

What a great example of all flash and no substance with a project envisaged to make the inventor money by selling a worthless idea.

I can´t put down in words the level of contempt I have for that idea.

Neil C

[FLO]

"Its designers plan to raise the funds to build it by asking for micro-donations from millions of people."

Hhhmmm ... I have always fancied observing the sky from the Maldive Islands. So, if you would all be kind enough to post £1 to the following addr.... What! ... No! ... Oh .... okay

[Rusty Strings]

Let's hope "micro donators" think the same and keep their hands firmly in their pockets, it seems like another lame excuse to illuminate the skies of London.

John

[skye at night]

Well..

You know it's going to be an enormous 'turkey' if it has 'that' idiot mayors name anywhere near it!!!

Let's just hope whatever it is that it falls through before too much cash is wasted on it...

Steve

[NickH]

Wow...I really didn't think the Olympics planning could get any more stupid... I was wrong..

And it's an insult to say this is a Turkey...Turkeys' have a useful remit...:-)

[steppenwolf]

Perhaps we could use the laser beam 'beacon' from Southampton to burst the balloons?

[Ant]

Everything about the 2012 olympics is, IMO, a complete and utter waste of money!

This is just the last of a long line of stupid ideas.

Ant

[beamish]

It'll never 'appen, or I'll eat my hat !!

[Beyond_Vision]

Fair play what a pointless waste of money. It must be bad enough trying to do any astronomy in London but this will just about put a nail in it.

Regards

Kevin

[Astro_Baby]

Geee I'm so glad everyon takes carbon reduction so seriously - lets blow a few more megawatts on something pointless eh ?

[simon84]

A giant, pointless balloon of hot air.

Thought you were referring to our PM there for a minute.

[Beulah]

I've never been a fan of modern architecture. It's going to end up on everyone's hate list in fifty year's time.

I want to ask one question; are architects anti-nature? Everything they seem to design is contrary to the beauty that already exists as our countryside.

[Whippy]

Can we please keep our politcal viewpoints to ourselves please, thanks .

FWIW, having grew up where the Olympics are being held, it doesn't make a scrap of difference what they put up in the sky because the light pollution is so bad. Besides, if they actually build the thing, it'll get smashed to pieces before anyone goes near it anyway .

Tony..

[simon84]

Can we please keep our politcal viewpoints to ourselves please, thanks .

If you can acsertain my political viewpoint from that then I apologise.

[OSD]

Its just a load of balls if you ask me

[NickH]

Now now...just cus Ed was Gordo's "mini me" there's no need to bring him in to the discussion..

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