Here's yet another sign that science education sucks in the US:
I had to go to the card store this morning. The woman in front of me in line was buying some of those mylar Happy Birthday balloons. It was cold this morning, so the cashier warned the woman not to worry if the balloons seemed to deflate in her car, and that they'd be fine once they warmed back up.
The woman seemed quite concerned by this, and finally said, "you know, I've got to visit a few more stores in this shopping center. Could I just pick them up on my way out, so they don't have to spend as much time in the car?"
