Fezmid Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado....loon/index.html
The Poojer Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 hopefully he brought his folding camping utensil with him http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado....loon/index.html
RayFinkle Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Hopefully that 6 year old has a pocket knife on him.
The Poojer Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 great minds....... Hopefully that 6 year old has a pocket knife on him.
erynthered Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 http://www.breitbart.tv/watch-live-boy-in-...-over-colorado/ Its landed. WOW!! No Boy inside
Drifter Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 The balloon is empty. That is not a good sign. Hopefully he was never in the balloon.
Bullpen Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Evidently the dad "built" this contraption and left it unattended, but tethered with his children in the back yard. The family was featured on "wifeswap" and he's an amatuer scientist. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13568863 Yeah, this isnt' going to probably end very well. Hopefully... maybe the dad is just a media attention whore and set this hoax all up to gain publicity for his "storm chasing group."
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Evidently the dad "built" this contraption and left it unattended, but tethered with his children in the back yard. The family was featured on "wifeswap" and he's an amatuer scientist. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13568863 Yeah, this isnt' going to probably end very well. Hopefully... maybe the dad is just a media attention whore and set this hoax all up to gain publicity for his "storm chasing group."
stuckincincy Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) Evidently the dad "built" this contraption and left it unattended, but tethered with his children in the back yard. The family was featured on "wifeswap" and he's an amatuer scientist. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13568863 Yeah, this isnt' going to probably end very well. Hopefully... maybe the dad is just a media attention whore and set this hoax all up to gain publicity for his "storm chasing group." Somebody on the radio opined that the kid might have accidentally released it, then ran away and hid. Another said that there wouldn't be enough helium in that contraption to heft the weight of a six year-old. Edited October 15, 2009 by stuckincincy
Bullpen Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Somebody on the radio opined that the kid might have accidentally released it, then ran away and hid. There's all kinds of conjecture, speculation and opining going on out here on the local news coverage. It didn't take long for the ABC affiliates to dig up the wife swap footage and start airing it. I realize these shows are slanted to portray families as polar opposites, but the family involved with this accident certainly is portrayed to have a "devil-may-care" attitude. The dad and mom are portrayed (maybe correctly) as a couple of wack-jobs as well. I'm really holding out hope this ends well, but...
DrDawkinstein Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 new pics might shed some light on the outcome http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/8133/95310724.jpg
DrDawkinstein Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 "so uhhhh, can i get my balloon back?" -**** dad
kegtapr Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 new pics might shed some light on the outcome http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/8133/95310724.jpg I love this type of humor, but until the kid is found that is just wrong.
Corp000085 Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Alive. Found in attic. meanwhile, some american soldier died fighting for the freedom of cable news producers.
DrDawkinstein Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Alive. Found in attic. meanwhile, some american soldier died fighting for the freedom of cable news producers. they already had a memorial planned for him Long live Falcon...
kegtapr Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Sorry Steve, you're too late http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=120481172376
Bullpen Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 I guess we can file this tribe in the "media whores" file; along with those looney ers with 8 kids, Rosie O'Donnell, Al Sharpton and Big Don Trump. Well this was almost as exciting at the OJ/AC chase on the LA freeway...
Wacka Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 I guess we can file this tribe in the "media whores" file; along with those looney ers with 8 kids, Rosie O'Donnell, Al Sharpton and Big Don Trump. Well this was almost as exciting at the OJ/AC chase on the LA freeway... This was on CNN today: Dad: Did you hear us calling you” Balloon Boy: Yes Dad: Why didn’t you come out... Balloon Boy: “Because you guys said we did this for the show” Looks like it really was a hoax. After watching the "saucer for a few minutes, I realized that he wasn't in it. On Mythbusters, they looked at the myth of a kid being carried away like a bunch of balloons. They had a 30-40 pound girl , maybe 4-6. It took HUNDREDS of normal helium filled party balloons to raise her inches off the ground. They had to do it in an old hangar.
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