[mikecarroll]

The big issue here is not that "the public can't even understand a basic chemical formula"--it's that so many people are willing to take something they hear in a morning radio show at face value (and panickedly call up the local utility, rather than search online for verification).

[derekp7]

Actually, the big issue here is that the radio station took disciplinary action against the DJs, instead of standing behind them. Usually the type of DJs that would do Apr 1 pranks are on the edgy side, and are hired for their edginess. So they were just doing their job. If I were in this station's listening area, I would be on the phone with their advertisers to let them know in no small way that I dis-approve of the action the station took.

[dasil003]

Broadcast radio is basically a consolidated hollowed out shell of its former self. Outside of public and college radio there is nothing interesting happening there at all.

[Yver]

What you are saying is that the problem is that people assume that radio shows fact-check their claims and don't actively try to deceive their audience.

[hnal943]

Why would you trust that what anyone (DJ or not) is telling you is the unbiased truth, especially when it includes a specific call to action?

[dllthomas]

And assume this on April 1st...

[illuminate]

The demographic of listeners for wacky radio morning zoo prankster DJs are probably not the smartest.