dataz722
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No sort of propulsion system? When they said experimental I figured there was something new to it.
6 Year old takes off in family UFO
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No sort of propulsion system? When they said experimental I figured there was something new to it.
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Perhaps. But, it wasn't carrying a load and even a trash bag can "fly" (full of helium) to 7000ft.
I bet the kid is next door playing Nintendo while the babysitter is getting laid and the owner just need to learn how to tie a better knot.
Or the kid bailed.
Scooby_Brew
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I hope you are right. I hope the kid didn't just fall out.
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DoubleXL
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They were on wife swap tv show but i still cant find it on wifeswaps website
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/15/falcon-heene-balloon-boy_n_322736.html
When the Heene family aren't chasing storms, they devote their time to scientific experiments that include looking for extraterrestrials and building a research-gathering flying saucer to send into the eye of the storm.......
When the Heene family aren't chasing storms, they devote their time to scientific experiments that include looking for extraterrestrials and building a research-gathering flying saucer to send into the eye of the storm.......
Local news reports that there was basket attached that was not seen on the video. What we saw was the "envelope" - just the balloon. They suspect the basket came off somewhere near the home.
www.9news.com
www.9news.com
Except that the parents never made any comment about a basket being attached to it. I'm sure they would have noticed it wasn't there while watching the news coverage.
JesseRC
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I hope they didnt use this as a cover for something worse, which I'd rather not say. When they interviewed the neighbor, he said he doesnt recall seeing the 6 year old this morning.
ShortSnoutBrewing
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Curious, cause I know nothing about balloons, etc...would this even have had the ability to take on the weight of the boy?
DubbelDach
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+1... I definitely think you're thinking what I'm thinking.
ChshreCat
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The father is a storm chaser. The balloon was somehow related to that.
At 6 years old, he probably weighs less than 50 lbs. I doubt the balloon would have trouble lifting off with him in it.
Scooby_Brew
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The family is saying there was some kind of a box attached tho the bottom of the craft, and it's missing now.
dataz722
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But they didn't notice that while it was in the air? Something really doesn't sound right about this whole thing.
StunnedMonkey
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As if the Wife Swap Storm Chaser thing wasn't weird enough, check out the Not Pussified rap video the kids are in. These people are moonbats. Hope this wasn't some dumb publicity stunt gone bad.
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OH: on twitter:
StunnedMonkey
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Gee. They found the kid in the garage. Guess they never thought to look there. 
I'm telling you. This was all a stunt. Bastages.
I'm telling you. This was all a stunt. Bastages.
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DoubleXL
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Well he was hiding in his House so there ya go we can all sleep a little better tonight
We should send them a bill for helping us waste our time.
Well, based on how many helium balloons it took fo the Mythbusters to get a kid a couple of feet off the ground, I'm thinking that balloon isn't NEARLY big enough.
No joke, police out there, helicopters, and the whole thing looks like a big stunt cooked up by a bunch of exposure loving nutbars!
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DoubleXL
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Oh well it was a way to spice up the last half of a uneventful day waitin to pick up the swmbo if she ever calls
OH twitter:
iamjonsharp
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I remember seeing one of those wife swap episodes with that family. They were crazy, especially the dad. He would just go off and start yelling and throwing things. It was weird.
dataz722
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No joke, police out there, helicopters, and the whole thing looks like a big stunt cooked up by a bunch of exposure loving nutbars!
They will probably be getting a bill. Or so I would hope.
uglygoat
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what with the impact on the moon recently and now the appearance of this ballon....nobody will get this, but... it brings to mind 'the unparalleled adventure of one hans pfaall'
I get it, and you're right. Good connection.what with the impact on the moon recently and now the appearance of this ballon....nobody will get this, but... it brings to mind 'the unparalleled adventure of one hans pfaall'
ChshreCat
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LOL... watching Wolf Blitzer interview the family. Wolf asked the kid why he didn't come out of the attic sooner and he said "umm... we did it for the show." and when Wolf tried to ask what he meant about that the dad wouldn't let him talk anymore.
StunnedMonkey
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Ha ha. It's already on YouTube. I hope they screw these losers to the wall. What *****ebags.
MikeFlynn74
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I bet ballonboy is GROUNDED!
ChshreCat
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hehe a actually "Ballon Boy Grounded" was what they had on the screen on CNN when they interviewed the family.
BillTheSlink
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MOD EDIT: Threads merged.
OK, someone has to say it, seeing how we're drunken scientists ourselves. If the kid really had fell out of the thing there would have at least been a bright side. He would have been the only dead six year old to leave a lasting impression on the world.
OK, someone has to say it, seeing how we're drunken scientists ourselves. If the kid really had fell out of the thing there would have at least been a bright side. He would have been the only dead six year old to leave a lasting impression on the world.
I really, really, hate these people right now!!!!! Send them the F-ing bill for the emergency response to this situation and see how quickly that wipes the smug smiles of their smug F-ing faces!!!
MrVagabond
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So, it turns out a well known website prank ordered pizza to their house. I'd post the pics myself, but I'm still new here.
rico567
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Well, keeping in mind that this probably belongs in "General Chit-Chat," and I DIDN'T START THE OT THREAD, I thought it was hilarious that everyone assumed the kid was in the balloon. When I got an idea of the balloon's size, my first thought was "Wait- even with helium, this thing is NOT going to even lift a 6-year-old. Then I thought "prank," and I was right. I suspect those kids are going to be in trouble roughly forever.
StunnedMonkey
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Well, the Larimer County Sheriff came out this afternoon and said that their investigation found no evidence that would lead them to believe this was a hoax of any kind.
Which I guess answers the question, "If one wanted to commence on a life of crime, where would be a good place to start?" Why, Larimer County. Not much chance of being apprehended by those brainiacs.
Which I guess answers the question, "If one wanted to commence on a life of crime, where would be a good place to start?" Why, Larimer County. Not much chance of being apprehended by those brainiacs.
mkorpal
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Instead of being known for our breweries, we will now be known for the whack job and his balloon boy. Oh well.
