Kid trapped in homemade flying ballon?!

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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2009
    shadowofnight wrote: »
    Found safe at home...

    Inside a box in the attic of his home the whole time.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited October 2009
    HTH does a 2 hour flight around the mountains happen with no one aware what's goin on at home? idiots......
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2009
    The bigger idiots are those who believed he was actually in it.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,163
    edited October 2009
    So it wasn't aliens :confused:
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited October 2009
    heiney9 wrote:
    So it wasn't aliens :confused:

    Well...it could have been. They needed the balloon to get back to the mother-ship. The kid was just a diversion. They are probably light years away by now.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,163
    edited October 2009
    Anybody find any Reese's Piece's in the craft or around the take-off/landing site?

    H9
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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited October 2009
    shack wrote: »
    Well...it could have been. They needed the balloon to get back to the mother-ship. The kid was just a diversion. They are probably light years away by now.

    Damn! A true Alien abduction for the whole world to see! News coverage, Wolf Blitzer, Fed and Civil resources: Shot ta Hell! Glad the little guy's okay, but Jeeeeeez!.......what a rouse!:rolleyes:


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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited October 2009
    engtaz wrote: »
    I'm hoping he is playing a game on his brother and hiding some where around the launch point.

    Told you. Had 3 brothers, this is common brother pranks. Thank the lord this was a prank.
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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited October 2009
    Surprised TOOLFORLIFEFAN hasnt chimed in, this is your neck of the woods Larry, yes? Larry.......were you on that craft? cmon fess up, "SDA-1 ready for launch HOUSTON".......errrrr....Rock Springs.......Denver? J/K Larry.:p:p:D




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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited October 2009
    I hope the kid gets a beating, and the old man gets fined up the **** from the FAA, co., and state authorities for building that stupid friggin' thing.
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,381
    edited October 2009
    Demiurge wrote: »
    [News] Idiots glued to their televisions over the dumbest ****. More at 9.

    I am glad the boy is safe....

    To call those of us that were interested/concerned about the welfare of this little boy idiots only proves that you are dumber than an idiot.
    What do you care about this kid in Colorado?

    ...Remember this when nobody cares if something bad happens(god forbid) to your kids... If someone on this forum heard of anyone's child having a broken arm or a black eye, there would be pages of "feel betters" and "get wells" posted here in a dedicated thread, yet it is doubtful they have ever met. We care about what happens to the children of others regardless of whether or not we know them, regardless of where they are from. Anyone would have to be a heartless **** to feel otherwise.

    It is only natural to care about the well-being of others, particularily if they are in peril as appeared to be the case with this boy. Thankfully it was a happy ending, and an appropriate punishment will be administered.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited October 2009
    I wonder why he wasn't in school? Is today a holiday?
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited October 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I am glad the boy is safe....

    To call those of us that were interested/concerned about the welfare of this little boy idiots only proves that you are dumber than an idiot.

    ...Remember this when nobody cares if something bad happens(god forbid) to your kids... If someone on this forum heard of anyone's child having a broken arm or a black eye, there would be pages of "feel betters" and "get wells" posted here in a dedicated thread, yet it is doubtful they have ever met. We care about what happens to the children of others regardless of whether or not we know them, regardless of where they are from. Anyone would have to be a heartless **** to feel otherwise.

    It is only natural to care about the well-being of others, particularily if they are in peril as appeared to be the case with this boy. Thankfully it was a happy ending, and an appropriate punishment will be administered.


    For as much as you've tried to dick over members of this forum you're the last person who ought to be talking about caring for others, but I digress....

    The fact remains that people get hysterical over **** like this and the 'news' networks will waste 3 hours over something that only the family and the community involved really gives two **** about. I'm glad the kid is OK, too, but you miss the overall point.

    Childhood pranks now cause a nation to panic. Pathetic.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,381
    edited October 2009
    I am not getting into it with you... those that have had dealings with me all say otherwise. Have a nice nite:)


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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited October 2009
    BlueFox wrote: »
    I wonder why he wasn't in school? Is today a holiday?

    Teacher work day, this happened 15 miles to the north of me today. beat his little ****! lol
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited October 2009
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    Inside a box in the attic of his home the whole time.

    Darn, I was hoping for some sort of exciting aerial rescue involving blackhawks and harrier jump jets. Not that I wish ill will on the little guy and his family but this presented a unique problem and I was looking forward to seeing human ingenuity at work. Happy ending nevertheless.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,163
    edited October 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I am not getting into it with you... those that have had dealings with me all say otherwise. Have a nice nite:)


    John

    Not all!
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • xj4094dg
    xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
    edited October 2009
    Making sure car keys are not left around for kids to grab and go for a joyride is something everybody should do. Those of us that have balloons like this laying around should really make an effort to keep the kids away from them.

    This kid and his siblings are probably headed for The Darwin Awards. Some people shouldn't be parents.
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited October 2009
    xj4094dg wrote: »
    Those of us that have balloons like this laying around should really make an effort to keep the kids away from them.

    I've called the other two nutbags, and all is secure. :)
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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,209
    edited October 2009
    Demiurge wrote: »
    For as much as you've tried to dick over members of this forum you're the last person who ought to be talking about caring for others, but I digress....

    The fact remains that people get hysterical over **** like this and the 'news' networks will waste 3 hours over something that only the family and the community involved really gives two **** about. I'm glad the kid is OK, too, but you miss the overall point.

    Childhood pranks now cause a nation to panic. Pathetic.

    That's very easy for you to say after the fact. Imagine if the kid was in it, and no one did anything, because anyone who would've believed that the kid could have actually been in the balloon would be stupid according to Face.

    I mean the whole bit about the media making a big deal out of it, it's nothing new. Our nation panicked? Not hardly.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited October 2009
    KrazyMofo24 wrote: »
    That's very easy for you to say after the fact. Imagine if the kid was in it, and no one did anything, because anyone who would've believed that the kid could have actually been in the balloon would be stupid according to Face.

    I mean the whole bit about the media making a big deal out of it, it's nothing new. Our nation panicked? Not hardly.

    The news media covered it like it was the moon landing. How did this event affect your life?
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited October 2009
    Demiurge wrote: »
    The news media covered it like it was the moon landing. How did this event affect your life?

    It got your attention didn't it?

    People are discussing it like crazy all over the country right now. Whether or not it affects your life on a personal level, you are in fact contributing to making it into a "big deal" by further discussing it.

    That being said...this event hasn't greatly impacted my life.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited October 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    It got your attention didn't it?

    People are discussing it like crazy all over the country right now. Whether or not it affects your life on a personal level, you are in fact contributing to making it into a "big deal" by further discussing it.

    That being said...this event hasn't greatly impacted my life.

    Yeah, like a dung beetle pushing a **** up a hillside would if it was plastered on every news station for three hours making me wonder if people had lost their minds.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited October 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I am not getting into it with you... those that have had dealings with me all say otherwise. Have a nice nite:)


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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited October 2009
    What I thought was most stupid was the people at my restaurant watching this at the bar and actually thinking a 6 year old was FLYING the f'n thing. I was shaking my head the whole time. It was just pretty obvious to me that a 6 year old doesn't manage to untether a weather balloon, and somehow climb inside and fly it around colorado at 10000 feet. My bosses son is 6, and cant even color inside the lines lol. And then the news coverage that just wouldn't stop even after they knew he wasn't in it. Retarded. Darwin award potential? Yeah. Morons for parents? Yeah. "lets build a flying saucer!" (dumbass). That said, I think NooshinJohn was just trying to say that no one likes to see a child in harms way. He might have been better off in the balloon though. A couple hundred mile ride, nice soft landing, freaked out parents with tears of joy and hugs and "I love you's". Might as well be Christmas compared to the **** whipping this kids gonna get lol!!!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited October 2009
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    Inside a box in the attic of his home the whole time.

    I knew it.. I called it way early.

    he is so grounded :rolleyes:
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited October 2009
    jimmydep wrote: »
    The boy wasn't in the balloon.........sounds like 15 more minutes of fame to me.

    Can anyone say "PUBLICITY STUNT"




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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited October 2009
    Aaaaand the kid said on live TV that they were doing it for publicity :

    http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/2009/10/balloon-boy-we-did-this-for-the-show

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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited October 2009
    Sounds like something straight out of 12 Monkeys.


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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited October 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Our new CL replacement.
    Village idiot.

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