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fanatacist
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
10319 Posts
October 15 2009 21:23 GMT
#121
That would be a sick life experience. Hope he ends up okay.

And LOL@his name,
Peace~
Ethelis
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States2400 Posts
October 15 2009 21:24 GMT
#122
On October 16 2009 06:20 Thratur wrote:
Maybe he thought it was a shuttle and he wanted to zealot bomb some random siege tanks


if the kid is alive i wouldnt hesitate to call him the reincarnation of (P)Reach
Disabled gamer - Diamond 3 (LoL) D+ Rank scrublord on BW. Bisu doesnt need DTs, He uses probes. just ask Flash.
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
October 15 2009 21:24 GMT
#123
CNN apparently about to show a pic in a few moments of something being detached...?

Yeah they just showed it, no idea if it is a basket.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
DeathByMonkeys
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States742 Posts
October 15 2009 21:36 GMT
#124
On October 16 2009 06:20 Thratur wrote:
Maybe he thought it was a shuttle and he wanted to zealot bomb some random siege tanks


Least funny real life starcraft related joke in existence.
BrodiaQ
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States892 Posts
October 15 2009 21:40 GMT
#125
On October 16 2009 06:36 DeathByMonkeys wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2009 06:20 Thratur wrote:
Maybe he thought it was a shuttle and he wanted to zealot bomb some random siege tanks


Least funny real life starcraft related joke in existence.


QFT.
"So come right up and let me squash your creativity with my iron fist of conservative play."--Nony
Rotodyne
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2263 Posts
October 15 2009 21:41 GMT
#126
On October 16 2009 06:36 DeathByMonkeys wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2009 06:20 Thratur wrote:
Maybe he thought it was a shuttle and he wanted to zealot bomb some random siege tanks


Least funny real life starcraft related joke in existence.


hahaha good job dude
I can only play starcraft when I am shit canned. IPXZERG is a god.
DivinO
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4796 Posts
October 15 2009 21:47 GMT
#127
I want to be that kid.
LiquipediaBrain in my filth.
andiCR
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2273 Posts
October 15 2009 21:48 GMT
#128
On October 16 2009 06:47 El.Divino wrote:
I want to be that kid.

now why would you want that?
Nightmare1795 wrote: I played a guy in bronze who said he was Japanese. That was the only game I ever dropped a nuke, which was purely coincidental.
iG.Aura
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Poland686 Posts
October 15 2009 21:49 GMT
#129
On October 16 2009 06:48 never_toss wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2009 06:47 El.Divino wrote:
I want to be that kid.

now why would you want that?


because his name is FALCON!

thats so awesome

i hope hes okay though
:-)
QibingZero
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
2611 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-15 22:01:12
October 15 2009 21:50 GMT
#130
A large part of the American media is just so completely inept. The TV news especially seems consistently behind on this. A couple minutes spent on google searches tell you just about everything you need to know about this family.

This striking thing comes up as a torrent of a movie the parents have created:

2012 Earth Destruction Best Evidence.The Psyience Detectives.2008.60m.flv*******
info: 1 full hour!!
The Psyience Detectives submit the best evidence from NASA and the World governments to find out if our planet is scheduled for a major catastrophy in 2012.
What is our government doing to get ready for planet x, topics include:
Southpole telescope,Electromagnetic Fields, Pole reversals, underground cities and 1400 mile an hour maglev.800 fima camps & solar cycles.

Hosts are Richard Heene, Scott Stevens, and Barb Slusser. Edited by Mayumi Heene, The Science Detectives


It turns out they're pretty heavily into pseudoscience (and of course the news keeps labeling them 'scientists' anyway, as if it was their profession). The rest of this stuff is from the Denver Post via AP:

The Post said Heene is part of a group called the Psyience Detectives. The Psyience Detectives "investigate and conduct experiments about the mysteries of science and psychic phenomenon," according to their Web site.


It seems they included the kids into some of the more hands on stuff:

Falcon, along with his two older brothers Ryo and Bradford, have accompanied their father chasing storms out West, the Post reported in a 2007 profile that depicts the entire Heene family as adventurers. Richard Heene described an incident when the family was caught in a tornado that July. "I think I have odd kids. They start screaming with excitement," Heene told the paper.


Right, 'odd kids', not odd parents. Then there's this tidbit:

Bob Licko, 65, a neighbor, said he was leaving home when he heard commotion in the backyard.

He said he saw two boys on the roof with a camera, commenting about their brother.

"One of the boys yelled to me that his brother was way up in the air," Licko said.


On the roof with a camera. Amazing.


Edit: Great compilation post on gawker: http://gawker.com/5382731/everything-the-internet-knows-about-balloonkid-and-his-family
Oh, my eSports
Alizee-
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States845 Posts
October 15 2009 21:53 GMT
#131
Is your country in a shithole? Wells ours is! And we're going to cover balloon boys instead!
Strength behind the Pride
Navane
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Netherlands2757 Posts
October 15 2009 21:54 GMT
#132
is there a problem?
QibingZero
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
2611 Posts
October 15 2009 22:09 GMT
#133
CNN claiming the kid has been found alive at home.
Oh, my eSports
andiCR
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2273 Posts
October 15 2009 22:09 GMT
#134
On October 16 2009 07:09 QibingZero wrote:
CNN claiming the kid has been found alive at home.

WAT

omg
Nightmare1795 wrote: I played a guy in bronze who said he was Japanese. That was the only game I ever dropped a nuke, which was purely coincidental.
meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
October 15 2009 22:11 GMT
#135
they found him alive and wasn't even in the balloon
p4NDemik
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States13896 Posts
October 15 2009 22:11 GMT
#136
Great news. Makes the whole thing much less amazing/dramatic, but it's the best news anyone could hope for.
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HawaiianPig
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Canada5155 Posts
October 15 2009 22:12 GMT
#137
lol hiding in the attic in the garage
AdministratorNot actually Hawaiian.
andiCR
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2273 Posts
October 15 2009 22:12 GMT
#138
hiding in the attic of the garage LOL
Nightmare1795 wrote: I played a guy in bronze who said he was Japanese. That was the only game I ever dropped a nuke, which was purely coincidental.
K_ Takahashi
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States203 Posts
October 15 2009 22:13 GMT
#139
I knew we were going to get trolled. Oh well good end saves the day ( I guess).
Amnesia
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States3818 Posts
October 15 2009 22:17 GMT
#140
One of the greatest irl trolls of all time?
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