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SB_07

15-10-2009 21:06

6 year old reported floating away in helium balloon

http://news.bnonews.com/xh2m

WHATTTTTTT!

SnoopZ

15-10-2009 21:10

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The story is here, i can't use that link it crashes IE and doesn't work in my firefox due to missing plugin.

God i hope they workout away to get him down safely!!

http://www.breitbart.tv/watch-live-b...over-colorado/

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...ft_In_Colorado

SB_07

15-10-2009 21:12

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 34891258)

The story is here, i can't use that link it crashes IE and doesn't work in my firefox due to missing plugin.

God i hope they workout away to get him down safely!!

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...ft_In_Colorado

Ahhh my link is live video too! It looks like it's going pretty fast:td:

Mick	15-10-2009 21:15

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Live pictures now on Sky News...

zing_deleted

15-10-2009 21:18

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so it belonged to the parents but no reason as to why it was inflated or how the kid got access to it.

Mick	15-10-2009 21:18

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Not looking good... door to the "Balloon" open - 6 year old may have fallen to his death...

SB_07

15-10-2009 21:19

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Looks like it's losing helium.

Hom3r

15-10-2009 21:20

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We what you do (a bit james bond) get a helicopter with a guy who can jump on to top of the balloon (parachute on their back) and absail down the side and descend the balloon, if thing go wrong before he get to the kid he can chute to safety, and try again.

SB_07

15-10-2009 21:31

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They're also saying the pure helium could've suffocated him. This is insane.

zing_deleted

15-10-2009 21:36

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its come down softly

Hom3r

15-10-2009 21:36

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Its landed

http://www.breitbart.tv/watch-live-b...over-colorado/

SB_07

15-10-2009 21:39

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He's not in it.

BenMcr

15-10-2009 21:39

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No-one is in it :(

LondonRoad

15-10-2009 21:40

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No sign of the poor lad yet though. Fingers crossed, but it's not looking good. :(

Hom3r

15-10-2009 21:42

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Lets hope he didn't get in and hid because he's in trouble for letting it go.

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Live feed

http://www.breitbart.tv/watch-live-b...over-colorado/

SB_07

15-10-2009 21:42

re: 6 year old reported floating away in helium balloon

Pretty much 3 things now;

1. He fell out

2. He was never in it, he's just hiding or something.

3. His dad did this for some messed up publicity.

idi banashapan

15-10-2009 21:43

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why are people giving a running commentary on this to others who are watching it (or at least whilst it's live on tv/stream)!?!? there's a kind of irony in it!

zing_deleted

15-10-2009 21:45

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Originally Posted by Bender (Post 34891304)

why are people giving a running commentary on this to others who are watching it (or at least whilst it's live on tv/stream)!?!? there's a kind of irony in it!

you are assuming everyone reading the thread is watching it

BenMcr

15-10-2009 21:46

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This is also an archive, so if someone reads this later on they won't be able to watch it live

idi banashapan

15-10-2009 21:51

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Originally Posted by zing (Post 34891307)

you are assuming everyone reading the thread is watching it

suppose so, judging not only by the posts, but also by the number of links to it...

all the same, the parenting has to come into question here!... (by the way, I'm after debate - not an attacking!)

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 34891309)

This is also an archive, so if someone reads this later on they won't be able to watch it live

it will all be on the news

SB_07

15-10-2009 21:56

re: 6 year old reported floating away in helium balloon

Random: The family have been on wife swap before (twice)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_322736.html

idi banashapan

15-10-2009 22:11

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Originally Posted by SB_07 (Post 34891322)

Random: The family have been on wife swap before (twice)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_322736.html

not a great advert for the family, is it?

Halcyon

15-10-2009 22:11

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Let's hope the kid never got in there in the first place and that he is nearby.

SB_07

15-10-2009 22:28

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It gets stranger;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBWJXXgaYBo

Halcyon

15-10-2009 22:32

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Thinking about this, surely a six year old boy would weigh quite a bit and not be light enough for the baloon to take off.

SB_07

15-10-2009 22:41

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/...300c0e34da.jpg

Hmm.

iFrankie

15-10-2009 22:42

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Originally Posted by SB_07 (Post 34891358)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/...300c0e34da.jpg

Hmm.

space ship!

Hom3r

15-10-2009 22:45

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One of the half dozen or so news / cop / military coppers in the area

idi banashapan

15-10-2009 22:46

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wow - someone here has made this their own personal mystery to solve!!! lol way too much time and research going into this one!

SB_07

15-10-2009 22:47

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Originally Posted by Bender (Post 34891364)

wow - someone here has made this their own personal mystery to solve!!! lol way too much time and research going into this one!

lol i got that pic from another forum.

idi banashapan

15-10-2009 22:50

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ok ;)

iFrankie

15-10-2009 23:16

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so where is he?!?!?!

TheDaddy

15-10-2009 23:53

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Originally Posted by Frankie07 (Post 34891382)

so where is he?!?!?!

He fell out, the box was most probably not meant for carrying his sort of weight, we can only hope he didn't have far to fall and he is ok.

He has been found alive, good news

webcrawler2050

16-10-2009 00:14

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 34891409)

He fell out, the box was most probably not meant for carrying his sort of weight, we can only hope he didn't have far to fall and he is ok.

He has been found alive, good news

How the hell?

TheDaddy

16-10-2009 00:15

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Originally Posted by webcrawler2050 (Post 34891426)

How the hell?

Looks like he was never in it but hiding in the attic

icestar2

16-10-2009 00:18

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Hmmmmmm I almost get a feeling this was a setup. Maybe thats the cynic in me. At least he's well.

webcrawler2050

16-10-2009 00:19

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 34891431)

Looks like he was never in it but hiding in the attic

Kidding right?

TheDaddy

16-10-2009 00:22

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Originally Posted by webcrawler2050 (Post 34891443)

Kidding right?

No

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -- Sheriff's department says missing 6-year-old boy feared lost in balloon found safe at home.

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/national/s...10090&catid=45

webcrawler2050

16-10-2009 00:23

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 34891446)

No

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -- Sheriff's department says missing 6-year-old boy feared lost in balloon found safe at home.

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/national/s...10090&catid=45

What a waste of energy..

zing_deleted

16-10-2009 00:23

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Quote:

Originally Posted by icestar2 (Post 34891442)

Hmmmmmm I almost get a feeling this was a setup. Maybe thats the cynic in me. At least he's well.

TBH so do I . We have not heard enough from the parents as to why it was inflated or anything. Publicity stunt or attention seeking perhaps

It appeard earlier that they called the tv station before the police

SnoopZ

16-10-2009 00:24

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Thank god he's alive.

zing_deleted

16-10-2009 00:25

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He was never in any danger so no need to thank anyone ;)

TheDaddy

16-10-2009 00:27

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zing (Post 34891448)

Apparently the father is a storm chaser who uses the balloons for research purposes.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zing (Post 34891453)

He was never in any danger so no need to thank anyone ;)

He might be now depending on how valuable the balloon was :)

iFrankie

16-10-2009 03:49

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Parents - Did you hear us calling your name?
Child - Hmm Yeah
Dad - Then why didn't you come out?
Child - Because you said that we did this for the show.

or something on the lines of that, he might of meant the show they are appearing on below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6UONWCq7A

zing_deleted

16-10-2009 11:30

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Yeah out of the mouths of babes. It does look like a set up to me now. I think these people thive on attention. I feel they should be charged with wasting police time

Peter_

16-10-2009 11:46

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It really does look like a publicity stunt and I thought that when the first post went up and then again this morning when they showed the family being interviewed.

It was all a bit to stilted for me to believe it was not a setup.

Kymmy

16-10-2009 12:37

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8310121.stm

Quote:

Balloon boy father denies TV fake

Well the press is already all over him

TheDaddy

16-10-2009 13:16

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zing (Post 34891593)

Yeah out of the mouths of babes. It does look like a set up to me now. I think these people thive on attention. I feel they should be charged with wasting police time

Not just that, they should be billed for the 2 helicoptors fuel and for shutting an airport

zing_deleted

16-10-2009 13:18

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if it turns out as I suspect to be a hoax then I agree fully

Russ	16-10-2009 13:27

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geyOPijYbBw

Anyone else think those tears sound very fake? And the middle kid keeps shaking his head and tells his brother "don't say" when the father asks him what happened....

More of the interview where the kid says about it being for the show....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF7vfyVoNkE

Halcyon

16-10-2009 19:28

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Fake !

LondonRoad

16-10-2009 19:42

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Originally Posted by Russ B (Post 34891704)

More of the interview where the kid says about it being for the show....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF7vfyVoNkE

There's a definite squeaky bum moment at 44 seconds just after the lad said that. Don't know if it was the Mum or Dad but the Mum mumbled something like no, possibly to cover up the noise of the fart.:D

iFrankie

16-10-2009 20:21

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Originally Posted by Russ B (Post 34891704)

i didn't see one tear!, total fake.

Pia	16-10-2009 20:48

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haha i've just been looking at those Youtube clips, how fake! There can be no possible way that it was legit the kids have dropped them right in it!

Idiots!!

Dude111

17-10-2009 03:35

I heard the kid admitted it all!!

The stupid father and mother wanted recognition of thier stupid balloon!!

Poor kid for being dragged into this :(

TheDaddy

17-10-2009 08:10

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Hmm

Quote:

quote Sheriff Jim Alderden
He said he further believed that the parents were legitimately worried about their son's well-being and that it did not appear to be a hoax or publicity stunt.

The link has a recording of the 911 call in it for anyone that's interested

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=8842957

Chris

18-10-2009 20:43

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Well, those who suspected a hoax, take a gold star and go to the top of the class.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8313439.stm

What a pair of sickos.

zing_deleted

18-10-2009 20:47

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hope they get well screwed over it

Gary L

18-10-2009 21:30

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 34893090)

Well, those who suspected a hoax, take a gold star and go to the top of the class.

Quote:

For the first time, 25-year-old researcher Robert Thomas reveals to Gawker how earlier this year he and Richard Heene drew up a master plan to generate a massive media controversy using a weather balloon. To get famous, of course.

http://gawker.com/5383858/exclusive-...a-balloon-hoax

iFrankie

18-10-2009 22:45

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary L (Post 34893119)

http://gawker.com/5383858/exclusive-...a-balloon-hoax

im sure there's other ways to get famous over there, Big Brother for example.

Dude111

19-10-2009 00:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

Well, those who suspected a hoax, take a gold star and go to the top of the class.

Yes well.......

I just cant believe the media was sucked into this as much as they were!

Chris

19-10-2009 09:54

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Can't you? That pair clearly knew exactly which buttons to push. Anyone who understands how modern news distribution works, and who has the creativity and resources to play to it, is going to suck the media in and get lots of coverage.

Rolling 24-hour news channels don't do analysis very well. Their ideal is a constant stream of sensational live video footage. When they don't have that, a news channel is a very dull place to be, and they know it - so they jump on anything that alleviates the boredom. A big helium balloon with the possibility of a young child trapped under it is exactly the sort of thing they love to point their cameras at.

iFrankie

19-10-2009 10:23

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Ah i feel like doing something amazing today, im gonna nip the card shop and get one thousand balloons fill them up with helium and tie them to a basket, then ill let the balloons fly off and ill ring sky news up saying one of my dogs might be in the basket that's floated off! then ill ring the police... sounds like a plan?.

I have to much spare time on my hands :dozey:

iFrankie

19-10-2009 10:43

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42 helium balloons holding 33 cubic feet of helium each

Quote:

33 (cubic feet) = 934.455938 litres

this is gonna be difficult haha :rolleyes:

iFrankie

24-10-2009 04:25

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The mother of the six-year-old boy feared missing inside a runaway helium balloon in America has admitted the whole saga was a hoax, according to court documents

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...ga_Was_A_Hoax_

superbiatch

23-12-2009 00:28

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Hahahaha, serves 'em right :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8427548.stm

Quote:

US parents who triggered a major alert by claiming their son was adrift in a helium balloon have been ordered to pay the $42,000 (Â£26,000) rescue bill.

Russ	23-12-2009 00:33

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Richard Cranium.

LondonRoad

23-12-2009 00:53

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Russ (Post 34931847)

Richard Cranium.

You're right. I must say I've got a lot of sympathy for the kids in cases like this. Inevitably they're bound to suffer because of their parents stupidity. :(

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