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538
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Hungary3932 Posts
October 15 2009 19:51 GMT
#61
On October 16 2009 04:50 hixhix wrote:
Why are they all talking about how the boy would have fallen somewhere? Did they search his house and confirm that it wasnt the joke ?


I think it would have been the only reasonable thing to do, but I'm sure they are re-checking every corner now...
BW fighting!
Shivaz
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1783 Posts
October 15 2009 19:51 GMT
#62
On October 16 2009 04:50 hixhix wrote:
Why are they all talking about how the boy would have fallen somewhere? Did they search his house and confirm that it wasnt the joke ?


Ya they said the boy is not home right now and there were some reports of something falling out of the ballon at one point.
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-15 19:53:02
October 15 2009 19:52 GMT
#63
On October 16 2009 04:49 sixghost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2009 04:45 ShaperofDreams wrote:
wth, that's gonna be an interesting tale to tell, after he gets rescued (hopefully).

What do you mean? He either was never in the thing, or he fell out of it and is very very dead.


http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/ffallers.html

There are many cases of people surviving 20,000+ foot falls, i'm assuming 8000 feet would be possible but not probable.
U Gotta Skate.
LordWeird
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3411 Posts
October 15 2009 19:53 GMT
#64
On October 16 2009 04:52 ghermination wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2009 04:49 sixghost wrote:
On October 16 2009 04:45 ShaperofDreams wrote:
wth, that's gonna be an interesting tale to tell, after he gets rescued (hopefully).

What do you mean? He either was never in the thing, or he fell out of it and is very very dead.


http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/ffallers.html

There are many cases of people surviving 20,000+ foot falls, i'm assuming 8000 feet would be possible but not probable.


Yeah but Falcon is SIX YEARS OLD.
Chains none
Tsagacity
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States2124 Posts
October 15 2009 19:53 GMT
#65
I don't understand how the six-year-old kid could have gotten inside AND untied the ropes (assuming they're anchored outside). So I'm going to be optimistic now :/
"Everyone worse than me at video games is a noob. Everyone better than me doesn't have a life."
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
October 15 2009 19:54 GMT
#66
So the kids were playing outside and one of the kids told the dad that one went up in the Balloon.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
538
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Hungary3932 Posts
October 15 2009 19:54 GMT
#67
On October 16 2009 04:52 ghermination wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2009 04:49 sixghost wrote:
On October 16 2009 04:45 ShaperofDreams wrote:
wth, that's gonna be an interesting tale to tell, after he gets rescued (hopefully).

What do you mean? He either was never in the thing, or he fell out of it and is very very dead.


http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/ffallers.html

There are many cases of people surviving 20,000+ foot falls, i'm assuming 8000 feet would be possible but not probable.

I think a 6-year-old boy's body is necessarily more susceptible to any kind of damage caused by an impact then that of an adults.
But here's to hoping.

Actually lets hope he's just hiding...
BW fighting!
dangots0ul
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States919 Posts
October 15 2009 19:55 GMT
#68
wow i got goosebumps. this is so sad. no sin, no crime, but he paid the ultimate price
i type teamliquid into the url subconsciously... all...the...time...
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32081 Posts
October 15 2009 19:55 GMT
#69
On October 16 2009 04:53 LordWeird wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2009 04:52 ghermination wrote:
On October 16 2009 04:49 sixghost wrote:
On October 16 2009 04:45 ShaperofDreams wrote:
wth, that's gonna be an interesting tale to tell, after he gets rescued (hopefully).

What do you mean? He either was never in the thing, or he fell out of it and is very very dead.


http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/ffallers.html

There are many cases of people surviving 20,000+ foot falls, i'm assuming 8000 feet would be possible but not probable.


Yeah but Falcon is SIX YEARS OLD.


Young little buggers have amazingly resilient bodies, ever see how flexible they are?
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ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-15 19:57:42
October 15 2009 19:56 GMT
#70
On October 16 2009 04:54 538 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2009 04:52 ghermination wrote:
On October 16 2009 04:49 sixghost wrote:
On October 16 2009 04:45 ShaperofDreams wrote:
wth, that's gonna be an interesting tale to tell, after he gets rescued (hopefully).

What do you mean? He either was never in the thing, or he fell out of it and is very very dead.


http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/ffallers.html

There are many cases of people surviving 20,000+ foot falls, i'm assuming 8000 feet would be possible but not probable.

I think a 6-year-old boy's body is necessarily more susceptible to any kind of damage caused by an impact then that of an adults.
But here's to hoping.

Actually lets hope he's just hiding...


I'm thinking more mathematically about it. Obviously it's not like he would walk out of that fall but the terminal velocity of a 45 pound 6 year old is quite a bit less than that of a 200 pound man. With drag caused by his clothes he would probably only fall at around (doing math...)
3.45 - 3.7525 feet per second, which is about 2.5 miles per hour. He would probably move faster through the rarified air at that altitude but would slow down to around that speed when he got closer to the ground.
U Gotta Skate.
Tsagacity
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States2124 Posts
October 15 2009 19:56 GMT
#71
WTF, the family was on wifeswap :s
"Everyone worse than me at video games is a noob. Everyone better than me doesn't have a life."
lazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia3119 Posts
October 15 2009 19:57 GMT
#72
yeah a 6 year old would have a lower terminal velocity, however their body wouldnt be as strong

all depends on how and where he landed.
Smokin_Squirrel
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Korea (South)674 Posts
October 15 2009 19:58 GMT
#73
This story is getting so interesting

I hope the sibling wasn't pranking. That would be such a disappointing twist.
Running is the essence of battle
538
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Hungary3932 Posts
October 15 2009 19:59 GMT
#74
On October 16 2009 04:58 Smokin_Squirrel wrote:I hope the sibling wasn't pranking. That would be such a disappointing twist.

... come again?
BW fighting!
KizZBG
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
u gotta skate8152 Posts
October 15 2009 19:59 GMT
#75
Man I just hope he is trolling D:
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ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
October 15 2009 19:59 GMT
#76
On October 16 2009 04:58 Smokin_Squirrel wrote:
This story is getting so interesting

I hope the sibling wasn't pranking. That would be such a disappointing twist.


Definitely. It would be much better if he was smashed into several thousand small pieces after falling through the air - oh and also he'd been asphyxiated by the helium in the balloon before he ever fell out. Don't you just love happy endings?
U Gotta Skate.
dangots0ul
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States919 Posts
October 15 2009 19:59 GMT
#77
On October 16 2009 04:58 Smokin_Squirrel wrote:
This story is getting so interesting

I hope the sibling wasn't pranking. That would be such a disappointing twist.


maybe so. but you gotta pull for it man. i really really hope they were pranking or he survived. but the helium thing they are talking about it... good point. kid may have dead and then fallen out.. door wasn't locked and that shit is spinning and going 30 mph
i type teamliquid into the url subconsciously... all...the...time...
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
October 15 2009 20:01 GMT
#78
On October 16 2009 04:59 dangots0ul wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2009 04:58 Smokin_Squirrel wrote:
This story is getting so interesting

I hope the sibling wasn't pranking. That would be such a disappointing twist.


maybe so. but you gotta pull for it man. i really really hope they were pranking or he survived. but the helium thing they are talking about it... good point. kid may have dead and then fallen out.. door wasn't locked and that shit is spinning and going 30 mph


Then why was the door still shut. Also I would think air would flood into the balloon and it would have landed earlier.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
LordWeird
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3411 Posts
October 15 2009 20:02 GMT
#79
On October 16 2009 04:59 ghermination wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2009 04:58 Smokin_Squirrel wrote:
This story is getting so interesting

I hope the sibling wasn't pranking. That would be such a disappointing twist.


Definitely. It would be much better if he was smashed into several thousand small pieces after falling through the air - oh and also he'd been asphyxiated by the helium in the balloon before he ever fell out. Don't you just love happy endings?


No a good ending would be that he fell out and managed to crawl back home after breaking both his legs.
Chains none
SnowFantasy
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
4173 Posts
October 15 2009 20:05 GMT
#80
the kid was on wife swap too LOL

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/15/falcon-heene-balloon-boy_n_322736.html

poor guy
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