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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:35 PM
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Balloon Looks Safely Landed!!!!! nt
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backscatter712 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:37 PM
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1. Hope the kid's OK.
It looks like it landed pretty softly.

The kid could still be in trouble - if helium leaked into that compartment, he could have suffocated, or he could be hypothermic, or altitude could have caused hypoxia.

Hope he's OK.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:38 PM
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2. The balloon is much smaller than I thought it would be.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 04:15 PM
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26. surprisingly small
How much does a normal six year old weigh?
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Beaverhausen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:39 PM
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3. he's not inside?
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:39 PM
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4. Oh crap, he's not in there.
:(
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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:39 PM
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5. Can they find the child?
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:39 PM
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6. he's not there :-(
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backscatter712 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:40 PM
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8. Hopefully, the kid's safe back in Fort Collins.
As far as I can tell, he was never in the balloon.
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:39 PM
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7. Looks Like the Boy Is Not Inside!!! nt
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:41 PM
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13. wth?
Was there ever a child in there or god forbid did he fall out?
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katanalori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:40 PM
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9. OH NO
did he fall out early on? or never in there?
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:40 PM
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10. Now they are speculating it could all be a hoax!
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:42 PM
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15. if it is a hoax
I hope the family has to pay 20 times the cost of all those emergency crews & National Guardsmen!

dg
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:43 PM
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17. Agreed!
This would be soooo sick if it is a hoax.
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cherokeeprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:45 PM
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19. Why 20 times?
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:48 PM
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20. to make it hurt
*if* this is a hoax. If not, I hope they find the boy soon, safe & sound.

dg
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:40 PM
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11. Well..there's going to have to be a search along the balloon's path--
that's not good.
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mikelgb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:40 PM
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12. where's the kid?
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:41 PM
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14. he's not in there!
:wow:

Oh crap, I hope he didn't fall out. :cry: :cry: :cry:

dg
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:42 PM
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16. Have we been punk'd, or did he fall out along the way?
:shrug:
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:44 PM
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18. In other news...President Obama had
a rousing Town Hall Meet in New Orleans!
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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:49 PM
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21. LOL...thanks Cha. n/t
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 03:32 PM
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23. I Know! I had computer on CSPAN live vido because CNN was differently occupied. =;^)
Damn them.

Some folks trapped at work asked for updates so I started the thread.

But had Obama running too! :P
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 03:47 PM
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25. I figured you did, SKP..that's
why I jumped on your thread.

My cnn livestream got stuck in the last frame for about 20 minutes so I got updated on DU, too.:)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8703209
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:49 PM
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22. George W Bush should be put in a test balloon
so we could have a thread that's all cheering!
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 03:46 PM
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24. UPDATE: Boy still missing, may have been in a compartment that fell off!
Authorities looking for a second compartment that could have been a hiding place for 6 y.o. Falcon Heeny.

Per CNN.

They'd better not be fucking with me...us...
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