Boy Floats Away In Balloon

Wonder if he received a bail-out?

#balloonfail

#wifeswapfail

#failcon

it occurs to me that its quite unlikely that a 6 y/o could launch this thing himself particularly if he was inside it

ok, tbh, no matter what happens, this is my favorite story of the year

Btw - #balloonboy family has three boys. I'm having a 3rd boy. Scratching "expiramental balloon" off Chanukkah list now.

yes 'boy climbs in / balloon then just takes off' just seems too much a coincidence (would hope so)

two brothers, one dream, some helium

http://images.travelpod.com/users/thomaswguy/1.1222738140.falcon-and-the-snowman.jpg

My first thought on seeing the balloon was that it was too flimsy and deflated looking to actually hold the 40-50 pounds of a six year old.

Countdown to idiot legislation banning amateur balloon flights in 5... 4... 3...

How soon we forget:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Walters

http://ballooney.ytmnd.com/

REACT: What information do you wish me to tell [the airport] at this time as to your location and your difficulty?
Larry: Ah, the difficulty is, ah, this was an unauthorized balloon launch, and, uh, I know I'm in a federal airspace, and, uh, I'm sure my ground crew has alerted the proper authority. But, uh, just call them and tell them I'm okay.

My first thought on seeing the balloon was that it was too flimsy and deflated looking to actually hold the 40-50 pounds of a six year old.

It does seem rather unlikely. I'm hoping it's a big charade, and the kid is hiding out somewhere.

http://sharetv.org/images/falcon_crest-show.jpg

prob the older brother did it - 50/50 the boy was actually inside

rad darkhorse scenario: boy was never inside the father did it all for publicity and is about to have a press conference where he informs us the government is controlled by lizard people

isn't that more of a darklizard scenario?

still rad tho

good point

http://www.moviesonline.ca/movie-gallery/albums/userpics//DannyDeckchair01.jpg

what if the dad was a lizard person and this was a big PR promo for the new episodes of V

I can't imagine people cooking up too much jiffy pop for the next few months without some wiseass bringing this shit up.

So Rhys Ifans has been in at least 2 movies that revolve around balloon accidents? What are the odds?

why should anyone care about this? don't get it.

No Kanye jokes yet? The net's slow today.

so the boys whereabouts is still up in the air?

why should anyone care about this? don't get it.

― Whay!ney G. Welldamnen (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:33 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

when exactly was the moment u lost yr natural sense of wonder, monster

http://i36.tinypic.com/9jq51x.jpg

I was leaving the gym when I heard about balloon boy. I walked out of the lockers and there was a big group of people gathered around a TV. The screen had weirdly-shaped flying objects on it, maybe like a flying saucer. I figured it was the Martians finally attacking or at least 9/11 all over again. Then they said it was a kid in a balloon. Never forget, man. Never forget.

As someone who has dealt with these kinds of cases before my armchair analysis is that the ballon landed empty in a farmers field.

It would be tremendously out of order to post a Youtube of that last scene from Cloverfield here, wouldn't it?

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-65548

so weird

it would be out of order nv--youd have to start with the first scene

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tlidr95gRew/Ss5DM6ZO4OI/AAAAAAAAA4w/R9bygXnDd38/s320/Cow+UFO.JPG

lol i need to knock together a custos jpeg at some point

via twitteronia
http://i38.tinypic.com/33y5dnp.jpg

xp, <3 max

so let's see, the 2009 year-in-review photomontage will feature the saggy balloon, Michael Jackson, probably inaugural Obama, maybe emotional Gov. Sanford, what else?

akshully it was more of a Dad joke I guess.

kudos either way :D

someone plz pshop "I WANT TO BELIEVE" onto daria's pic

"I could be completely wrong on the forest thing"

2009 year-in-review photomontage

blago, YOU LIE, kanye

it's already been done!
http://i37.tinypic.com/28lvy8o.jpg

So was this linked yet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBWJXXgaYBo

of course it has xp

so this is what news is now. one hour of intense interest and irrational hysteria and then....

"now"

then the kid is missing so they look for him

"CNN issues apology to Surfboard Dudes Get Wiped Out, Totally for letdown"

yeah okay now that I've seen that video (ignored it the first time) if I had been in this family I also would have attempted to escape by balloon