The Balloon Vendors
Aug 3rd, 2012 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
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The people had long dreamed of revolution, but it was the balloon vendors who finally convinced them it was possible. They possessed more than empty talk. They had a plan of action.
They would topple the regime with helium.
It wasn’t until much later that they realized their mistake. Helium isn’t the explosive element. What you need is hydrogen.
They long harbored a measure of bitterness at their failure, but their prison sentences were ameliorated at least somewhat by the fact they had tried to do something. No one could say the same of the knife sharpeners or pitchfork salespeople.
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