A sad strange story becomes stranger still

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6391911/Balloon-boys-father-wanted-TV-fame-before-world-ends-in-2012.html

First a family builds a giant balloon that looks like a space ship. Then their six-year-old son supposedly is in the aforementioned balloon when it accidentally takes off. Turns out he was in the attic the whole time, but this is only discovered after the whole nation is on edge for almost an entire day. Then on national TV, the boy lets it slip that the entire incident was an elaborate scheme his parents planned to get their own reality show. (This is my favorite part. I laughed when I watched it.) So they are facing possible charges for being complete idiots. Now a family friend tells the press that the real reason for this stunt is that Robert Thomas wanted to get rich quick because he wants to build an underground bunker. Why? He believes that sometime during the year 2012 the world as we know it will come to an end. His family needs an underground bunker so that they can survive if the sun explodes. LIKE A BUNKER IS GOING TO BE ANY HELP IF THE SUN BLOWS UP?!?! The sad part, beside the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Thomas basically exploited their children, is that they will probably get a reality show.