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Johnny Thunder
10-15-2009, 02:56 PM
I know this is dangerous and I hope they rescue him, but what a weird freakin' story.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33330516/ns/us_news-life/
dynoflyer
10-15-2009, 03:02 PM
Just saw that, too. Any HF members flying over Colorado on their brooms should keep an eye out for him. Hope he gets back to earth safely.
Hauntiholik
10-15-2009, 03:03 PM
Wow. I just turned the news on. The balloon is deflating and falling to the earth now.

http://col.stb.s-msn.com/i/C2/6EC49BB72FBF774532841FC6E270CA.jpghttp://llnw.image.cbslocal.com/19/2009/10/15/240x180/balloon2.jpg
Creeper
10-15-2009, 03:06 PM
Ooooooohh - another idea for the guy that wants to be scared stupid!

http://www.hauntforum.com/showthread.php?p=367098#
The Creepster
10-15-2009, 03:08 PM
their balloon looks like a ice pack blatter
Hauntiholik
10-15-2009, 03:15 PM
I think the reporters are wrong. They said the balloon has dropped 10,000 feet in elevation. Can a person survive with no oxygen in a balloon at 15,000?


They are talking about using an aircraft to gently push the balloon to the ground. That seems dangerous.

Oooh. Blackhawk helicopters too.

Reporters are dumb. They can't agree on the altitude because some are using sea level and others are using "above the ground" for elevation.

Denver International Airport have stopped flights because of the balloon.
The Creepster
10-15-2009, 03:20 PM
Just give me a clear line of sight I'll take care of it Sheesh
Hauntiholik
10-15-2009, 03:21 PM
Woohooo! It's on the ground!

http://www.9news.com/genthumb/genthumb.ashx?e=1&h=122&w=182&i=/assetpool/images/091015033926_LANDEDAIRCRAFT.jpg
Hauntiholik
10-15-2009, 03:35 PM
Oh boy. Now they're saying that the boy WAS NOT in the balloon but is still missing.
Da Weiner
10-15-2009, 03:35 PM
Is the kid OK or did he fall out already. Reporters are saying he feel out. That's scary.
Dr Morbius
10-15-2009, 03:39 PM
Report says no one was inside? that's good.
Creeper
10-15-2009, 03:44 PM
Hopefully he went to hide under his bed after setting his parent's project free.
Hauntiholik
10-15-2009, 03:57 PM
They are checking the flight path of the balloon from the ground to see if he fell out.
diecastman71
10-15-2009, 04:21 PM
This is a really messed up deal.
Hauntiholik
10-15-2009, 04:23 PM
All of the photos of the balloon show that the basket (box that was meant to carry batteries) is not attached to the balloon and it fell off at some point.
Terrormaster
10-15-2009, 05:25 PM
I don't think the boy was ever aboard. Mythbusters proved back in 2004 that it would take at least 3500 party sized balloons to lift a 5 year old kid even a couple feet off the ground much less carry them off.

Have you ever seen 3500 inflated party balloons? They take up WAY more space than that flying saucer shaped helium balloon. I really don't think that balloon could have lifted the kid anymore than a few feet off the ground if at all.

The kid is probably hiding somewhere afraid of the trouble he's gonna be in for setting loose daddy's balloon. Or the older brothers did something to him.
Hauntiholik
10-15-2009, 05:51 PM
The boy was found at the house. Somebody is in BIG trouble.
He was found hiding in a box in the attic above the garage.
Johnny Thunder
10-15-2009, 05:57 PM
Uhm I guess this can go Off Topic now? :D
Kaoru
10-15-2009, 07:36 PM
I laughed when I heard they found him. Kid must be dealing with some sort of punishment at this point. I feel sorta bad for the kid now though, his face is plastered all over the news and even the CNN web site.
Hauntiholik
10-15-2009, 08:01 PM
It wasn't just CNN. The story went international. They even reported it in Australia.
Creeper
10-15-2009, 08:44 PM
Hopefully he went to hide under his bed after setting his parent's project free.

I was close! Granted, I am the parent of a 6 year old boy....:rolleyes:
Jack Reaper
10-15-2009, 08:48 PM
That was wierd, but ended happily.....I know that area pretty well, and would have been harder than one might expect to find a body.
Terrormaster
10-15-2009, 09:03 PM
Ha, I so called it. I been saying all day that there was no way he was in that balloon the moment I learned it was helium.
Jack Reaper
10-16-2009, 06:27 AM
Yup...you were right. Happy to say that. It was what I was hoping while I listened to this unfolding on the radio.
Johnny Thunder
10-23-2009, 01:58 PM
Anybody need a last minute costume idea?

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/10/22/Sales-of-balloon-boy-costumes-take-flight/UPI-23971256270264/
debbie5
10-23-2009, 02:33 PM
Bwahahaha!

I hope those jerky parents go to jail. It's one thing to be crazy.
It's totally another thing to bring your kids into your crazy web.

Or they should at least make them pay the $$ that was spent on the search for the boy. Idiots.