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{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
October 15 2009 19:02 GMT
#1
Holy cow, hope nothing has happened to the kid.

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Officials are trying to rescue a 6-year-old boy who climbed into a balloon-like experimental aircraft built by his parents and floated into the sky over eastern Colorado.


It's all over the news channels apparently the Balloon can go as high as 10,000ft and officials have no idea how to get it down.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon/index.html
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
BlackJack
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States10574 Posts
October 15 2009 19:05 GMT
#2
I'm watching this. So weird
T.O.P. *
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Hong Kong4685 Posts
October 15 2009 19:05 GMT
#3
Wasn't there a thread earlier that said you need like 100,000 balloons to lift a person into the sky?
Oracle comes in, Scvs go down, never a miscommunication.
Amber[LighT]
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States5078 Posts
October 15 2009 19:09 GMT
#4
just read this somewhere else lol.

"We have unfinished business, I and he."
LordWeird
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3411 Posts
October 15 2009 19:12 GMT
#5
This is fucking strange, and that's coming from me.
Chains none
Nylan
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States795 Posts
October 15 2009 19:13 GMT
#6
On October 16 2009 04:09 Amber[LighT] wrote:
just read this somewhere else lol.



Me as well. Now I won't be able to keep the comments straight.
BeSt/Pure/Canata/Calm - I believe in Doh Jae Wook
LordWeird
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3411 Posts
October 15 2009 19:17 GMT
#7
Ok, so somehow he got in the balloon and it just floated away? I bet the 'sibling' had something to do with it.
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omninmo
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
2349 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-15 19:20:50
October 15 2009 19:19 GMT
#8
great newz..for the networks. im mean.. this will keep them glued to the tv for at least two days.
if you really gave a damn you would go to colorado and help find the lad.
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
October 15 2009 19:20 GMT
#9
Apparently the national guard is getting a chopper to see what they could do. Also when/if the thing deflates it will still crash, and apparently the plywood that child may be on is not strong enough to survive such an impact.

It is at 8,000ft right now.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
October 15 2009 19:23 GMT
#10
i was just going to make a thread about this.
I'm sure the kid is terrified as hell, i'm watching to see if he falls.-
U Gotta Skate.
AzureEye
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1360 Posts
October 15 2009 19:23 GMT
#11
On October 16 2009 04:17 LordWeird wrote:
Ok, so somehow he got in the balloon and it just floated away? I bet the 'sibling' had something to do with it.


The boy undid the ropes himself after he got in. No sibling involved.

I sound cruel but he sure learned his lesson
Terrans who whine: http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=107788
hixhix
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
1158 Posts
October 15 2009 19:25 GMT
#12
Any live stream report about this? I cant find any. Thanks.
b3h47pte
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States1317 Posts
October 15 2009 19:25 GMT
#13
I just read this on CNN as well. Really strange in my opinion. O.o
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
October 15 2009 19:26 GMT
#14
On October 16 2009 04:25 hixhix wrote:
Any live stream report about this? I cant find any. Thanks.



http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1&iref=lb100
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
LordWeird
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3411 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-15 19:31:20
October 15 2009 19:28 GMT
#15
On October 16 2009 04:23 AzureEye wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2009 04:17 LordWeird wrote:
Ok, so somehow he got in the balloon and it just floated away? I bet the 'sibling' had something to do with it.


The boy undid the ropes himself after he got in. No sibling involved.

I sound cruel but he sure learned his lesson


Well the reports say there was a sibling who witnessed it. This kid just made the mistake that will likely cause him his life. Sorry for speculating, I just heard that there was a sibling present.

edit: Watching the thing spin and tilt like that makes me sad.
Chains none
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
October 15 2009 19:29 GMT
#16
oh wow. hope nothing bad happens.
iG.Aura
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Poland686 Posts
October 15 2009 19:32 GMT
#17
holy crap... id be so scared if that was me :S...

i really hope they can somehow save this kid
:-)
lokiM
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3407 Posts
October 15 2009 19:32 GMT
#18
this is crazy! its on every network =\ hope nothing happens to this kid..
where is the kid anyways? inside of it?
You can't fight the feeling.
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
October 15 2009 19:34 GMT
#19
it looks like its about to land.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
lazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia3119 Posts
October 15 2009 19:35 GMT
#20
Kid's name is Falcon. Fuck.
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