6 - Year Old Boy Crawls In To Balloon And Floats Away!

[felinefan]

I read some of the comments on the article before he was found; one person said they hoped he would float all the way over to New York, I guess they wanted him for an interview. Last I heard as of last night, there was a poll going on at the Weather Channel, asking if the parents should pay for the resources used. There were two given, one no, the other yes. I bet by now the number of yes, they should pay greatly outnumbers those for no, they shouldn't.

I have lost so much faith in the media that I no longer buy newspapers, unless I need packing material. They're mostly ads and recycled news. Not worth buying anymore. There was a time when news reporting focused on the facts, and rarely gave way to sensationalism. Now it's all sensationalism and no facts. Like with the story about the jerk who killed his girlfriend's toddler for not eating or changing his dirty diapers. That story could've stood on its own without mentioning the fact that the girlfriend was a Disney employee.

I once came across a book of copies of The National Police Gazette. No, it's not porn. Its articles were sports and news, and as far as I could tell, little sensationalism. Though quite honestly, some articles were most definately non-PC. Of course, it depends on what you call sensationalism. Chinese were widely vilified, and I recall there was an article accusing Chinese of encouraging young girls into their opium dens, teaching them how to smoke it, and it was implied that the Chinese would take indecent liberties with them while they were under the influence. But there was an episode of History Detectives where this lady had an antique scale case, and the story she had was that it had been used to weigh opium. The scale wasn't in it, but research and testing showed that the story was false--the small scale could've been used to weigh out herbal medicine, perhaps gold, but not opium. As was pointed out, the Chinese were vilified in the 19th century, and if the words Chinese and opium could be put together in the same sentence, it was.

But, as far as this guy being a media whore, everybody has to get attention somehow these days, their Warholian fifteen minutes of fame. Why people can't get attention for doing something good, like working with groups or causes that make a positive impact on society, I don't understand.

[Lasolimu]

I have to say, I thought this was false from the beginning, the balloon would have to be enormous to have a chance at lifting the boy even a few feet off of the ground, yet we are expected to believe that it traveled 50 miles with him on board over houses and such? They did this on Mythbusters, twice, using weather balloons and regular balloons, it takes a lot of either type.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Not only that, but CNN had a balloon expert that was talking the amount of heliym needed to lift a weight of 50 pounds, and that balloon just barily had that capacity, and during the flight, it had lost some volume, and still didn't hit the ground.

then the video of the father accidently "launching" the balloon, with the older son videotaping it kind of closed the book on the deception.

as described by the father in a previous interview, he could have been in an external "basket" that he attached to it to carry instruments, then the story change to he could have been inside.

yet niether external payload nor any indication at the time of the launch by the older brother, who was taping the launch, that the younger son was inside.

I call bull hocky!

[felinefan]

I'm amazed nobody picked up on the kid's name being Falcon. You know, flying, Falcon.... Kind of makes you wonder just how far back they really planned this....

[SpeedFreak]

A local radio station is giving away concert tickets in a promotion they are calling the "Home Made Hot Air Balloon Weekend". They are really ripping that family, it's funny.

I first picked up on this story when the balloon had just landed. My first thought, when they said he might have fallen out, was "Well, I guess he's not going to Disneyland".

Yea, I know, I'm going straight to hell. Not even go up to get judged, just straight down.

[Lasolimu]

Yea, I know, I'm going straight to hell. Not even go up to get judged, just straight down.

There is nothing wrong with that, Hell seems more fun anyway. :twisted:

[darph nader]

There is nothing wrong with that, Hell seems more fun anyway. :twisted:

Yeah,but it's tough to get a cold beer. :(

[Lasolimu]

Yeah,but it's tough to get a cold beer. :(

It would be harder to get a cold beer in Heaven. If you do the math with the information from the Bible you find that Heaven is literally hotter than Hell.

[Main Streeter]

My first thought, when they said he might have fallen out, was "Well, I guess he's not going to Disneyland".

That's funny Speed. :D: Love your humor & way of thinking.

[Main Streeter]

If you do the math with the information from the Bible you find that Heaven is literally hotter than Hell.

If & when darph does the Heaven math Hell will have frozen & he'll get his cold one. :D: