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tricky_ab · 10-15-2009, 01:18 PM

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...39/detail.html

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A 6-year-old boy is floating over northeastern Colorado in a homebuilt balloon and authorities are racing to try and rescue him.

The balloon, in the shape of a flying saucer is covered in foil and filled with helium. It has a compartment for a passenger underneath. It lifted the boy into the air near Fort Collins Thursday morning after the balloon became untethered at the boy's home.

Damn I'm watching this right now on TV...

Live Feed, http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/l...am4&iref=lb100

I LUV MY S13 · 10-15-2009, 01:20 PM

that thing is going fast!

aziankingz · 10-15-2009, 01:21 PM

lol saw that on cnn.com..shit is funny as hell

Gnnr · 10-15-2009, 01:27 PM

OMG, WTF!? I'm watching this thing LIVE right now, its on every channel! lol. This is so surreal, hope they get him down safely.

DrftSLowHomIe!! · 10-15-2009, 01:30 PM

holy crap how the hell did he get in there?? hope he lives tru this

coww-cho!!!!! · 10-15-2009, 01:32 PM

hahahah thats nuts watching on tv right now....he's probably waiting for iron man to get him or something jk

aziankingz · 10-15-2009, 01:34 PM

are they going to wait for the balloon to deflate? wouldnt that take a long long time? they need to get a hot air balloon up there to jump on.. i wonder what they are going to do.. kid probably shit his pants too..

coww-cho!!!!! · 10-15-2009, 01:36 PM

sweet landing

***enkei2k*** · 10-15-2009, 01:38 PM

haha my friend just showed me the link. its nuts!

nevertheless · 10-15-2009, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by coww-cho!!!!!

hahahah thats nuts watching on tv right now....he's probably waiting for iron man to get him or something jk

I loled at that, looks like it landed, i bet he shit his pants when it took off. His parents are going to be pissed.

I LUV MY S13 · 10-15-2009, 01:43 PM

no one was on

fuk240sx · 10-15-2009, 01:43 PM

hes not in the balloon....no body knows where this kid is!

I LUV MY S13 · 10-15-2009, 01:44 PM

well it looks like he fell out...lets hope hes ok

Gnnr · 10-15-2009, 01:44 PM

OMG!

The balloon landed and the boy was not found inside. They now suspect that he may have fallen out.

SimpleS14 · 10-15-2009, 01:45 PM

OMG....this is so sad, everything captured live too. =/

HyperTek · 10-15-2009, 01:46 PM

hes not in it

*exitspeed* · 10-15-2009, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by aziankingz

lol saw that on cnn.com..shit is funny as hell

Crazy. Yes.

Funny. No.

NAZ · 10-15-2009, 01:51 PM

Playing a little devils advocate here, the father is having work published in the near future. Could this be an elaborate scheme to promote?

tricky_ab · 10-15-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by aziankingz

lol saw that on cnn.com..shit is funny as hell

Really?

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Originally Posted by HyperTek

hes not in it

It's reported that no one was found inside the balloon. No open hatch at time of landing suggests no one was ever in the balloon at all.

HyperTek · 10-15-2009, 01:51 PM

dude the father is a fucking nutcase, chases tornados,.. and brings his kids along when they do it.. and probably named his son Falcon because of his passion for weather/aviation..

how would the boy get latched inside if someone didnt do it?

*exitspeed* · 10-15-2009, 01:57 PM

How ironic his name is Falkon.

Gnnr · 10-15-2009, 01:58 PM

Thats not what they are reporting. The story is that the dad is an ex-weather chaser/weather scientist. His neighbors say that is constantly doing weather experiments. The dad and the oldest son where working on this weather balloon and one of the youngest son's hopped in the balloon and took off, it happened so fast they couldn't stop him/it from taking off. I mean imagine, its filled with helium.

jimmytango00 · 10-15-2009, 02:01 PM

here they are reporting that the door was unlatched since it took off.

I hope the kid is ok.

HyperTek · 10-15-2009, 02:03 PM

my theory, Dude freaking lost his kid while in his possession, hid it from family etc.. and decided "If i launch the balloon, ill get the whole nation looking for my son!" lol

I LUV MY S13 · 10-15-2009, 02:03 PM

thy're saying he may have never gotten in...but then where did he go? didnt the dad see him get in?

tricky_ab · 10-15-2009, 02:05 PM

Meterologist just pointed out that it wouldn't have that much lift with a six year old in it, and that if he fell out, it may have been very low. But hoax/mistake is looking more and more likely.

cserrano86 · 10-15-2009, 02:11 PM

I bet he's gonna turn up asleep under some car.. Kids always like to play hide and seek and forget they're playing...

But I hope they find him safe... crazy..

aziankingz · 10-15-2009, 02:13 PM

well it was funny before they reported that the kid may have fallen out..

tricky_ab · 10-15-2009, 02:20 PM

Wait a second...these people where on TV?

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The Heene family from Colorado live life on the edge. Wife Mayumi (43) and storm scientist Richard (45) take their three kids, Bradford (8), Ryo (7) and Falcon (5), out of school to go on storm chasing missions to prove Richard's theories about magnetic fields and gravity. If conditions are right, Mayumi wakes her family by shouting "Storm Approaching, Storm Approaching!" into a bullhorn. The family sleep in their clothes so they can leap out of bed and into the storm-mobile. Richard calls Mayumi his 'ninja wife'; she maintains equipment, drives the storm-mobile, films tornadoes and waits with the kids while Richard jumps on his motorbike, heads into the eye of the storm and launches rockets to measure magnetic forces. At home the family are as chaotic as a twister: the kids have no table manners and throw themselves around the house, and while Richard devotes every moment to his research, he expects Mayumi to cook, clean and run the house without any help.

http://abc.go.com/shows/wife-swap/ep...emartel/132697

And these people have NO idea how to pronounce Ryo.

HyperTek · 10-15-2009, 02:22 PM

it could be that the kid accidently released the ballon while no one was looking and then went into hiding in fear of getting in trouble, but he must be good at hiding lol

10-15-2009, 01:20 PM	#2
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10-15-2009, 01:27 PM	#4
Gnnr Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: S. FL Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	OMG, WTF!? I'm watching this thing LIVE right now, its on every channel! lol. This is so surreal, hope they get him down safely. __________________

10-15-2009, 01:30 PM	#5
DrftSLowHomIe!! Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Long Beach Age: 38 Posts: 726 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	holy crap how the hell did he get in there?? hope he lives tru this __________________

10-15-2009, 01:32 PM	#6
coww-cho!!!!! Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: I.E. triiiick Age: 36 Posts: 1,001 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	hahahah thats nuts watching on tv right now....he's probably waiting for iron man to get him or something jk __________________ CoUpe LOve #3

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10-15-2009, 01:21 PM	#3
aziankingz Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC Age: 40 Posts: 1,735 Trader Rating: (28) Feedback Score: 28 reviews	lol saw that on cnn.com..shit is funny as hell

10-15-2009, 01:34 PM	#7
aziankingz Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC Age: 40 Posts: 1,735 Trader Rating: (28) Feedback Score: 28 reviews	are they going to wait for the balloon to deflate? wouldnt that take a long long time? they need to get a hot air balloon up there to jump on.. i wonder what they are going to do.. kid probably shit his pants too..

10-15-2009, 01:38 PM	#9
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10-15-2009, 01:43 PM	#11
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10-15-2009, 01:43 PM	#12
fuk240sx Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lake Worth Age: 38 Posts: 203 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	hes not in the balloon....no body knows where this kid is!

10-15-2009, 01:44 PM	#13
I LUV MY S13 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Norwalk, Los Angeles Age: 34 Posts: 3,349 Trader Rating: (35) Rides Gallery: I LUV MY S13 Feedback Score: 35 reviews	well it looks like he fell out...lets hope hes ok __________________ -Jorge

10-15-2009, 01:44 PM	#14
Gnnr Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: S. FL Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	OMG! The balloon landed and the boy was not found inside. They now suspect that he may have fallen out. __________________

10-15-2009, 01:45 PM	#15
SimpleS14 Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Philly Age: 40 Posts: 9,185 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: SimpleS14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	OMG....this is so sad, everything captured live too. =/ __________________ *Goals are dreams with a deadline.* L.H.O.O.Q.

10-15-2009, 01:46 PM	#16
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	hes not in it __________________ Keep it Classy

10-15-2009, 01:51 PM	#18
NAZ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wildomar Age: 33 Posts: 28 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Playing a little devils advocate here, the father is having work published in the near future. Could this be an elaborate scheme to promote? __________________

10-15-2009, 01:57 PM	#21
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10-15-2009, 01:58 PM	#22
Gnnr Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: S. FL Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thats not what they are reporting. The story is that the dad is an ex-weather chaser/weather scientist. His neighbors say that is constantly doing weather experiments. The dad and the oldest son where working on this weather balloon and one of the youngest son's hopped in the balloon and took off, it happened so fast they couldn't stop him/it from taking off. I mean imagine, its filled with helium. __________________

10-15-2009, 02:01 PM	#23
jimmytango00 Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 39 Posts: 2,246 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	here they are reporting that the door was unlatched since it took off. I hope the kid is ok.

10-15-2009, 02:03 PM	#24
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	my theory, Dude freaking lost his kid while in his possession, hid it from family etc.. and decided "If i launch the balloon, ill get the whole nation looking for my son!" lol __________________ Keep it Classy

10-15-2009, 02:05 PM	#26
tricky_ab Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: It's dark, and hell is hot! Posts: 9,414 Trader Rating: (23) Feedback Score: 23 reviews	Meterologist just pointed out that it wouldn't have that much lift with a six year old in it, and that if he fell out, it may have been very low. But hoax/mistake is looking more and more likely.

10-15-2009, 02:13 PM	#28
aziankingz Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC Age: 40 Posts: 1,735 Trader Rating: (28) Feedback Score: 28 reviews	well it was funny before they reported that the kid may have fallen out..

10-15-2009, 02:22 PM	#30
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	it could be that the kid accidently released the ballon while no one was looking and then went into hiding in fear of getting in trouble, but he must be good at hiding lol __________________ Keep it Classy