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Boy trapped in homemade balloon...

Yeah, let's hope it was just an elaborate prank by some Colorado kids, and not something else more serious.
 
A representative from the sheriff's department said that they've had a ground crew searching for the child since the start of the whole thing, but no one's found him yet.
 
I'm not familiar with the landscape, but you'd think a 6-year old boy falling from the sky would be pretty noticeable?
 
I'm not familiar with the landscape, but you'd think a 6-year old boy falling from the sky would be pretty noticeable?


That's what I'm saying! It looks like it's in the eastern part of CO and looks really flat.

MSNBC is calling the family "mad scientists".
 
^, Actually not really. The size and glare of a six year old may go un-noticed even if it occured right next to you.

The brain may simply block it out, saying to itself, thats not right and not register it.
 
Another clever way for the current Administration to divert the attention of the US Public. :shifty:

Well, it would be an interesting way of the current administration to divert attention, since CNN broke away from a live presidential speech to cover this story.
 
A spokesperson from the sheriff's office is saying they're searching the neighborhood, thinking the kid is just hiding because he's scared of getting in trouble for the balloon taking off. I hope that's the case.
 
^, Actually not really. The size and glare of a six year old may go un-noticed even if it occured right next to you.

The brain may simply block it out, saying to itself, thats not right and not register it.


You might not even know what it is. There is a chance something attaches to the UFO and that could have fallen with the kid inside and you wouldn't know.
 
^, Actually not really. The size and glare of a six year old may go un-noticed even if it occured right next to you.

The brain may simply block it out, saying to itself, thats not right and not register it.


You might not even know what it is. There is a chance something attaches to the UFO and that could have fallen with the kid inside and you wouldn't know.

true, you don't know what your looking at.
 
I'm not familiar with the landscape, but you'd think a 6-year old boy falling from the sky would be pretty noticeable?


That's what I'm saying! It looks like it's in the eastern part of CO and looks really flat.

MSNBC is calling the family "mad scientists".

MSNBC called the family "mad scientists"? Classic.
They're quoting people who know the family. Apparently the family was on Wife Swap.

http://franksfunnies.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/richard-and-mayumi-heenes-wife-swap-performances/
 
^, Actually not really. The size and glare of a six year old may go un-noticed even if it occured right next to you.

The brain may simply block it out, saying to itself, thats not right and not register it.
I'm mostly thinking of a body crashing into the ground. I mean, sure, if nobody's around to see it happen, it would be hard to find. But you have to think that a lot of people are watching this and looking out for the kid.

At this point, if he did fall, he's pretty damn dead (and possibly not even recognizable). This is just nuts.
 
^, Actually not really. The size and glare of a six year old may go un-noticed even if it occured right next to you.

The brain may simply block it out, saying to itself, thats not right and not register it.
I'm mostly thinking of a body crashing into the ground. I mean, sure, if nobody's around to see it happen, it would be hard to find. But you have to think that a lot of people are watching this and looking out for the kid.

At this point, if he did fall, he's pretty damn dead (and possibly not even recognizable). This is just nuts.

Well recongnizable until the cyotes come, and thats the grime reality.

I hope for everyone that he is just hidding, but who knows maybe he wanted to escape from his family and the plan went bad.

As a father this qoute makes me mad : "Police say the family's two boys were playing outside with the rest of the family inside the house. One son watched his little brother go inside the compartment and watched it take off."

How about you tell me hes un-mouring the damn thing before he gets in if your watching it. Now the family is wrecked and the other brother has to live with the fact we watched as his brother died.
 
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