boy in a balloon [Archive] - Off Camber Forums

10-15-09, 03:23 PM

Anybody watching this?

Six-year-old in an experimental helium balloon. He was playing in it, and it "took off" (broke it's tethers).

Almost on the anniversary of the girl falling down the well, I think.

Looks like it's coming down soon.

dando

10-15-09, 03:34 PM

:eek:

-Kevin

TKGAngel

10-15-09, 03:35 PM

I hope the broadcasters start exercising that seven second delay soon, as the kid is losing altitude quickly.

dando

10-15-09, 03:38 PM

I hope the broadcasters start exercising that seven second delay soon, as the kid is losing altitude quickly.

Jiffy Pop looking thing. :rofl:

-Kevin

TKGAngel

10-15-09, 03:40 PM

They just said (MSNBC) that there doesn't appear to be anyone in there at all. Watch the kid have been hiding in the basement and set the thing off as a diversion.

Gnam

10-15-09, 03:43 PM

At this point, I hope it's a hoax. otherwise...:(

Don Quixote

10-15-09, 04:02 PM

The mom and dad appeared on an episode of the TV show "Wife Swap"??????
So are they saying that there is a TV show entitled wife swap? NFS.

dando

10-15-09, 04:09 PM

The mom and dad appeared on an episode of the TV show "Wife Swap"??????
So are they saying that there is a TV show entitled wife swap? NFS.

Aye. Y'all are just a tad loony out there. :saywhat: Must be the altitude...or the weed. :gomer:

-Kevin

High Sided

10-15-09, 04:37 PM

hope they find the boy alive and well somewhere. that would be one scary ride for anyone let alone a 6yr old..
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn#cnnSTCVideo

High Sided

10-15-09, 06:13 PM

boy just found hiding in a box in the attic.

nissan gtp

10-15-09, 06:15 PM

boy just found hiding in a box in the attic.

:rofl:

Opposite Lock

10-15-09, 06:37 PM

Dang, this all ended before the "Sending Our Love Down The Well" singers could make it in to the studio. :irked:

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/8/8e/Singcelebs.jpg

dando

10-15-09, 06:47 PM

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/05/29/arts/29up_600.jpg

:gomer:

Glad everyone is OK. :thumbup:

-Kevin

10-15-09, 06:49 PM

I'd spank that kid until his IQ fell to that of an IRL fan.

Too harsh?

dando

10-15-09, 06:52 PM

I'd spank that kid until his IQ fell to that of an IRL fan.

Too harsh?

Nope. I'd breakout a paddle for this. :saywhat:

-Kevin

Gnam

10-15-09, 06:58 PM

That farmer is gonna be pissed his field got all tore up for nothing. :laugh:

Don Quixote

10-15-09, 07:07 PM

That farmer is gonna be pissed his field got all tore up for nothing. :laugh: No kidding. Not one of the vehicles followed in another vehicle's tracks, they all blazed their own trail. The farmer is probably telling them that was the best field of winter wheat that he has planted in 45 years.

pchall

10-15-09, 07:08 PM

If I'd pulled a stunt like that when I was six my butt would have glowed so red it would be detectable from orbit.

And yes, they did have satellites with infra red imaging back then.

Don Quixote

10-15-09, 07:15 PM

If I'd pulled a stunt like that when I was six my butt would have glowed so red it would be detectable from orbit.

And yes, they did have satellites with infra red imaging back then. I think monkeys were flying them back then. :D

opinionated ow

10-15-09, 07:35 PM

Nope. I'd breakout a paddle for this. :saywhat:

-Kevin

In Victoria you'd be charged with assault with a weapon!

dando

10-15-09, 07:40 PM

In Victoria you'd be charged with assault with a weapon!

Oh, I'm sure I would be here as well. :saywhat: Back when I went to middle school here ~'80, they used paddles with holes drilled into the paddle. And yes, I received a few swats with one...or two. :gomer:

-Kevin

nrc

10-15-09, 08:19 PM

Nevermind. It's not real. It's a hoax. A prank. He's hiding in a barn. Hey, turn left here.

Kiwifan

10-15-09, 08:24 PM

Glad it all turned out ok but I had to smile when I heard the kids name was 'Falcon'. :rofl: One day you're flying with the eagles, next day you're just a feather duster.

emjaya

10-15-09, 10:09 PM

I'd hug him, and then tell him I loved him and how I was just glad he is alright.

opinionated ow

10-15-09, 10:29 PM

I'd hug him, and then tell him I loved him and how I was just glad he is alright.

If that was a dig at my Simona hug comment, :rofl::laugh:

10-15-09, 10:55 PM

I'd hug him, and then tell him I loved him and how I was just glad he is alright.
Hippy!

(I don't hit mine either. They'd prolly kick my ass. :gomer: )

extramundane

10-16-09, 09:19 AM

The mom and dad appeared on an episode of the TV show "Wife Swap"??????
So are they saying that there is a TV show entitled wife swap? NFS.

I just heard some clips from that show this morning. Flying away in a balloon might have been the best thing that coulda happened to that kid. :saywhat:

Elmo T

10-16-09, 09:25 AM

The kid puking live on the Today Show was a nice touch. :saywhat:

I am calling shenanigans.

Napoleon

10-16-09, 10:02 AM

I am calling shenanigans.

Seconded. From the get go I have thought this is a huge scam/fraud from a bunch of attention whores and almost posted something to that effect yesterday while the ballon was still in the air, but didn't want to seem crass when potentially I was wrong and some poor kid's life hung in the balance.

Anyone who does shows like wife swap or any of those other type reality shows (or Dr. Phil or Springer) automatically has a screw loose as far as I am concerned and it is not too much of a jump to think once their 15 minutes of fame are up they try something to extend it.

By the way, the below is part of the transcript from their appearance on CNN last night:

Dad: Did you hear us calling your name at any time?
Falcon: Umm-hmm.
Dad: You did?
Mom: You did?
Dad: Then why didn’t you come out?
Falcon: Um...you guys said...that, um...we did this for a show.
Dad: Yeah.
Mom: No.
Dad: Mmmm...

Napoleon

10-16-09, 11:01 AM

Some interesting additional information:

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/interview-sets-off-skeptics-of-balloon-drama/?hp

nrc

10-16-09, 11:23 AM

In case of emergency call a TV news team... :shakehead

Napoleon

10-16-09, 12:22 PM

In case of emergency call a TV news team... :shakehead

Doesn't that tell you everything you need to know to determine what this was about?

High Sided

10-16-09, 12:34 PM

Here is a true news story......god bless

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/16/australia.baby.train.escape/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn

oddlycalm

10-16-09, 07:25 PM

Some interesting additional information:

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/interview-sets-off-skeptics-of-balloon-drama/?hp

on the “Today” show on NBC, Falcon vomited on camera.

Wow, imagine that, stress has some negative effects on kids. Yesterday wasn't enough so they had to drag the whole fam damily to NYC to make the rounds...? Looks like the douche bag parents are so desperate to get their 15 minutes of exposure that they don't care what the effect on their kids is. :shakehead

oc

dando

10-16-09, 07:34 PM

Wow, imagine that, stress has some negative effects on kids. Yesterday wasn't enough so they had to drag the whole fam damily to NYC to make the rounds...? Looks like the douche bag parents are so desperate to get their 15 minutes of exposure that they don't care what the effect on their kids is. :shakehead

oc

The segment was shown from their home in Fort Collins.

http://www.breitbart.tv/balloon-boy-vomits-during-live-interview-on-today-show/

That being said, the douchebaggery meter is pegged over this. :saywhat: :thumdown:

-Kevin

RusH

10-16-09, 10:51 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/dfabi/ftroop0003.jpg
:gomer:

The world wants it`s 6 hours back

dando

10-17-09, 09:21 AM

So now the jacktard dad has a major announcement for later today. :saywhat: :shakehead He was out on the lawn ~6am to tell the camped out reporters about the announcement while his wife was recording it. :irked:

-Kevin

BarillaGirl

10-17-09, 10:13 AM

I was all for believing this was truly real until I saw the video of the balloon coming loose from its tether and taking off. If this was an accident, how on earth did it "just so happen" to be completely captured on film? :irked:

On the other hand, my five year old would so totally do this. He actually put his K-8 school in lockdown last week because he decided he didn't want to be there any more, so he just left. That was fun. :eek::eek::eek:

Sean Malone

10-17-09, 10:20 AM

The 6 year old, climbed into the 'balloon' and secured himself enough for the dad to beleive he was in there? BS. It didn't even look like there was a rigid structure underneath. These people are too much. Next!

Sean Malone

10-17-09, 10:30 AM

Now a student of the dad is claiming he has proof it is a hoax, that the dad had the same idea to pitch to reality TV. Busted!

Even if that balloon could get off the ground with a 40lb 6 year old, I don't think it would have lifted so quickly. Immediately they assumed the kid was in the balloon. Way too contrived.

STD

10-17-09, 12:20 PM

Oh my :rofl:

coolhand

10-17-09, 02:46 PM

Also when the balloon was flying it did not look like there was a load on it. It was spinning slowly around the deflated part.

TravelGal

10-18-09, 01:46 AM

I'm with Napoleon. When I was listening to this on radio and heard, "The balloon is down but we still have a MISSING CHILD OUT THERE," I thought it was all baloney. It sounded like the "reporter" was in on the whole thing, trying to sensationalize it. But, as Nappy said, on the offchance I would come across totally as crass and besides that wrong, I decided to step away from the keyboard.

I see that they are now considering criminal charges against the family. Hope they stick and don't blow away in the wind.

Elmo T

10-18-09, 03:16 PM

As expected...

http://i34.tinypic.com/2jfhpas.jpg

'Balloon boy' incident was hoax, sheriff says (http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/colorado.balloon.investigation/index.html)

JoeBob

10-18-09, 11:07 PM

The alleged story from the student: http://gawker.com/5383858/exclusive-i-helped-richard-heene-plan-a-balloon-hoax

High Sided

10-27-09, 08:03 PM

heene dad makes another attempt at fame with this stupid doll (top right)
http://www.herobuilders.com/08.htm

12-23-09, 02:21 PM

90 days in the hole.

I'm soooo sorry. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091223/ap_on_re_us/us_balloon_boy)

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The parents who carried out the balloon boy hoax were sentenced to jail Wednesday and given strict probation conditions that forbid them from earning any money from the spectacle for four years.

Richard Heene was sentenced to 90 days in jail, including 60 days of work release that will let him pursue his job as a construction contractor while serving his time. His wife, Mayumi, was sentenced to 20 days in jail.

Richard Heene choked back tears as he said he was sorry, especially to the rescue workers who chased down false reports that his 6-year-old son had floated away in a balloon on Oct. 15. It was a stunt designed to generate attention for a reality TV show.

wonder how this worked?

Once the parents were brought in for questioning, Richard Heene feigned sleep during the lie-detector test, claiming it was some sort of diabetic episode, Lewis said.

Napoleon

12-23-09, 03:49 PM

claiming it was some sort of diabetic episode, Lewis said

Brilliant move! Its not like the police could go to his doctor and pull all his medical records to show all his past blood tests had come back with normal sugar levels and that he had never before reported a similar episode, thus allowing them to charge him with yet another offense of some type.