6 Year old takes off in family UFO

[Shooter]

At 6 years old, he probably weighs less than 50 lbs. I doubt the balloon would have trouble lifting off with him in it.

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.

We should send them a bill for helping us waste our time.

No joke, police out there, helicopters, and the whole thing looks like a big stunt cooked up by a bunch of exposure loving nutbars!

 

[DoubleXL]

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

 

[olllllo]

OH twitter:

Yo Balloon Boy, I'm a let you finish, but Anne Frank had the best attic hideout spot of all time.

 

[iamjonsharp]

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]

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]

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'

 

[shecky]

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.

 

[ChshreCat]

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]

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.

Ha ha. It's already on YouTube. I hope they screw these losers to the wall. What *********s.

 

[MikeFlynn74]

I bet ballonboy is GROUNDED!

 

[ChshreCat]

I bet ballonboy is GROUNDED!

hehe a actually "Ballon Boy Grounded" was what they had on the screen on CNN when they interviewed the family.

 

[olllllo]

 

[BillTheSlink]

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.

 

[Shooter]

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.

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!!!

 

[friarjohn]

i nknow my papa woulda blistered my buutt for wasting all that and not even going for the ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MrVagabond]

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]

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]

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.

 

[mkorpal]

Instead of being known for our breweries, we will now be known for the whack job and his balloon boy. Oh well.

 

[ChshreCat]

Charges to be filed for nutcase BalloonDad

 

[McKBrew]

Maybe the parents did it for publicity.

Maybe the kid was scared, nervous, etc... and so used to the cameras from their previous TV appearances that he thought it was for the show. 6 year olds can say some off the wall stuff.

 

[Orfy]

I didn't read it but I spotted a headline stating the Queen sent him a letter!

 

[DoubleXL]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/us/19balloon.html



So we all had a ideal this would come out and it looks like it did. And i do suppose to be fair we will have to wait till it goes to court see what happens.