CbrGirl Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33330516/ns/us_news-life/FORT COLLINS. Colo. - Authorities were scouring the skies Thursday for a 6-year-old boy who reportedly unhooked his family's experimental balloon-powered aircraft and floated away from home, sheriff's officials said.The Larimer County Sheriff's Department said the boy's family had been building an experimental aircraft that had a large helium balloon attached to it at their home, KUSA-TV reported. The aircraft was approximately 20 feet by 5 feet and covered in tin foil, the station said.On Thursday morning, according to the family and officials, the boy got onto the aircraft and detached the rope holding it in place. Sheriff's spokeswoman Eloise Campanella said the boy climbed into the access door and the airborne device took off. Several people in the neighborhood said they saw the aircraft floating over their homes and some snapped pictures.Officials were scrambling to figure out how to rescue the boy.The craft, which is shaped like a flying saucer, has the potential to rise to 10,000 feet, Campanella said. Sheriff's officials last saw the device floating south of Milliken, which is about 40 miles north of Denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 wowser, that is hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 That would be a helluva adventure! I want to try it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 so did they ever find the kid?did they shoot it down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CbrGirl Posted October 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 It's still going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugin Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Looks like they caught it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 He's not in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 I really hate to say this, but I wonder if something happened to him, and the brother made this all up to cover it. Or this is just another kid in a well bullshit story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 How old is said brother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giantxtc Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Dumb ass people at work. It is amazing how people have no idea what their children are up to. Hope this turns out with a happy ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Or, it could just be a publicity stunt for the father's website...http://www.thepsyiencedetectives.com/It's down right now, probably from the amount of traffic it's seen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that dude Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Or this is just another kid in a well bullshit story.Boy found alive hiding in attic. Called it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Or, it could just be a publicity stunt for the father's website...http://www.thepsyiencedetectives.com/It's down right now, probably from the amount of traffic it's seen...that is my theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 That thing looks like JIFFY POP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Balloon Boy: 'We Did This for the Show'http://gawker.com/5382890/balloon-boy-we-did-this-for-the-showSpeaking with Larry King stand-in Wolf Blitzer,an absolutely confused Falcon, explaining why he didn't come out ofhiding when he heard his parents calling his name, blurted, "You guyssaid, that, um, we did this for the show." We assume he's referring to Wife Swap, a show upon which the family has appeared twice.His father's initial response to the apparent confession? A disgraced "man."Update: Daddy dearest later said he was "appalled" by intimations the family did this all for publicity. Simply appalled!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6UONWCq7A&feature=player_embedded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 damn justin you beat me to it. he even says "you said we did it for the show" talk about using your kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBWJXXgaYBo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 And there you have it. The question is, What show? Did they really do this to extend their 5 seconds of fame from an episode of that God-awful Wife Swap show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 And there you have it. The question is, What show? Did they really do this to extend their 5 seconds of fame from an episode of that God-awful Wife Swap show?They are a family of attention whores.they go on tv, they make youtube vids, they have a website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluezx6r Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 lol they sound like some craptastic version of the beastie boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 And there you have it. The question is, What show? Did they really do this to extend their 5 seconds of fame from an episode of that God-awful Wife Swap show?actually they were on two episodes of wife swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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