Seems worth a try to me, better than waiting for the government. Jesus did say faith would move mountains. If you are worried about lightning damage, visualize a rip in the balloon. It's at a high altitude. It's very cold up there. Remember how a great ship was brought down by some trivial rubber rings getting too cold and shattering. It could happen that there is such a weakness in this balloon. A tiny meteoroid could hit it and deflate it too. No need for all this violence.

PS This way it falls down with the electronics intact and we get the benefit.

Seems worth a try to me, better than waiting for the government. Jesus did say faith would move mountains. If you are worried about lightning damage, visualize a rip in the balloon. It's at a high altitude. It's very cold up there. Remember how a great ship was brought down by some trivial rubber rings getting too cold and shattering. It could happen that there is such a weakness in this balloon. A tiny meteoroid could hit it and deflate it too. No need for all this violence.