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Beta Man · 10-15-2009, 06:43 PM

Can't find an online link yet.... but Fox-News is showing pictures of a balloon flying over Denver with a young boy (I think they said he was 6 ) trapped inside...... I guess the balloon is capable of reaching 10,000 feet

Purplegrasshopper · 10-15-2009, 06:45 PM

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...39/detail.html

toef · 10-15-2009, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

Can't find an online link yet.... but Fox-News is showing pictures of a balloon flying over Denver with a young boy (I think they said he was 6 ) trapped inside...... I guess the balloon is capable of reaching 10,000 feet

From what I heard, it's an "experimental" hot air balloon. So were some engineers working on this, and decided to put a kid in it for testing? Or did the kid climb into it and fly away because he's mad?

Who knows. He's moving pretty fast though.

Beta Man · 10-15-2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Purplegrasshopper

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...39/detail.html

Thanks...

I'd love to see a picture of this kids' father!!!!!

supersix4 · 10-15-2009, 06:47 PM

they've got some kind of clickable streaming thing that just popped up for me. First time I've been to fox news lol.

lol damn thats moving fast! at least it doesn't appear to be going higher

Good thing it wasn't in maryland/DC they scramble jets if something breaches the radar in DC's no fly zone.

Beta Man · 10-15-2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by toefer

From what I heard, it's an "experimental" hot air balloon. So were some engineers working on this, and decided to put a kid in it for testing? Or did the kid climb into it and fly away because he's mad?

Who knows. He's moving pretty fast though.

From the link purple put up.... looks like this kids' dad was working on it.... "DIY JOB" all the way.

Blu-Ron · 10-15-2009, 06:47 PM

Hey I live in Fort Collins!

(looks out the window)

Batman1980 · 10-15-2009, 06:48 PM

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FORT COLLINS. Colo. - Authorities were scouring the skies Thursday for a 6-year-old boy who 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.
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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, Larimer sheriff's spokeswoman Eloise Campanella said. Sheriff's officials last saw the device floating south of Milliken, which is about 40 miles north of Denver.

Source - MSNBC.com

Purplegrasshopper · 10-15-2009, 06:50 PM

In Colorado, 10k feet isn't very high. He'll hit a mountain unless he drifts east, in which case they're screwed.

supersix4 · 10-15-2009, 06:51 PM

hopefully none of the UFO crazies see it that would freak the hell out of them

toef · 10-15-2009, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Purplegrasshopper

In Colorado, 10k feet isn't very high. He'll hit a mountain unless he drifts east, in which case they're screwed.

Yeah, the guy on the news said that the way the wind moves over the mountains, it will probably push him away from them, into the eastern plains.

Not sure what, if anything, they plan on doing to try to bring it down. They mentioned a helicopter wouldn't work, because as it approached it would suck the balloon toward the blades and destroy it.

Purplegrasshopper · 10-15-2009, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by toefer

Not sure what, if anything, they plan on doing to try to bring it down. They mentioned a helicopter wouldn't work, because as it approached it would suck the balloon toward the blades and destroy it.

Doesn't helium eventually degrade? So sooner or later the balloon would slowly decend?

Or maybe they can lasso it somehow and pull it down?

I can't imagine what the 6 year old is thinking....scared or having the time of his life????

supersix4 · 10-15-2009, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Purplegrasshopper

I can't imagine what the 6 year old is thinking....scared or having the time of his life????

lol that comment made me laugh he probably thinks his dads controlling it from below or something. This is crazy that would be sweet if he was ok after all this.

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Originally Posted by Purplegrasshopper

Doesn't helium eventually degrade? So sooner or later the balloon would slowly decend?

Yeah, but think of the birthday balloons maybe 3-10 days

... I have no idea his weight to the helium ratio before it would slow and come down.

Purplegrasshopper · 10-15-2009, 07:10 PM

Looking at that, not even sure how you could lasso it...

supersix4 · 10-15-2009, 07:11 PM

looks like a tinfoil muffin

[1080-p] · 10-15-2009, 07:13 PM

scary not knowing where it will crash
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540...87392#22887392

dk3dknight · 10-15-2009, 07:13 PM

I guess the government has no choice but to bring out the anti gravity tanks... General Braddock will not be happy...

[1080-p] · 10-15-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by supersix4

hopefully none of the UFO crazies see it that would freak the hell out of them

we come in peace

Blu-Ron · 10-15-2009, 07:14 PM

Crap...can't see it from my window. Too many houses in the way.

jono_0101 · 10-15-2009, 07:15 PM

fox just reported that the child may have possibly fallen out of the ballon, hopefully its not true, but if it is, what a tragedy

10-15-2009, 06:43 PM	#1
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	Real-Life "UP" Can't find an online link yet.... but Fox-News is showing pictures of a balloon flying over Denver with a young boy (I think they said he was 6 ) trapped inside...... I guess the balloon is capable of reaching 10,000 feet

10-15-2009, 06:47 PM	#5
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	they've got some kind of clickable streaming thing that just popped up for me. First time I've been to fox news lol. lol damn thats moving fast! at least it doesn't appear to be going higher Good thing it wasn't in maryland/DC they scramble jets if something breaches the radar in DC's no fly zone. Last edited by supersix4; 10-15-2009 at 06:50 PM.

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10-15-2009, 06:45 PM	#2
Purplegrasshopper Expert Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Las Vegas, NV Blu-ray collection:13	http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...39/detail.html

10-15-2009, 06:47 PM	#7
Blu-Ron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:40 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Hey I live in Fort Collins! (looks out the window)

10-15-2009, 06:50 PM	#9
Purplegrasshopper Expert Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Las Vegas, NV Blu-ray collection:13	In Colorado, 10k feet isn't very high. He'll hit a mountain unless he drifts east, in which case they're screwed.

10-15-2009, 06:51 PM	#10
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	hopefully none of the UFO crazies see it that would freak the hell out of them

10-15-2009, 07:10 PM	#14
Purplegrasshopper Expert Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Las Vegas, NV Blu-ray collection:13	Looking at that, not even sure how you could lasso it...

10-15-2009, 07:11 PM	#15
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	looks like a tinfoil muffin

10-15-2009, 07:13 PM	#16
[1080-p] Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Location:house	scary not knowing where it will crash http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540...87392#22887392

10-15-2009, 07:13 PM	#17
dk3dknight Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2007 Location:Arlington, Texas PSNetwork: dk3dknight PostCount: 0001 Blu-ray collection:44 Blu-ray reviews: 2	I guess the government has no choice but to bring out the anti gravity tanks... General Braddock will not be happy...

10-15-2009, 07:14 PM	#19
Blu-Ron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:40 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Crap...can't see it from my window. Too many houses in the way.

10-15-2009, 07:15 PM	#20
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