Interesting to note European fugly foam is green. The scary strange charateristic of my brown foam was the amazing long time it stayed intact. A child blows soap bubbles but those burst, this stuff stayed together.
The principle is unchanged: Americans are afraid to know the truth. They suspect, but are afraid of what they suspect. So they grab any plausible lie that allows them to continue in their dream world, and suck it right down.
(The laws of physics are no obstacle.)
The powers that be are glad to oblige.