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post #46 of 55
10/18/09 at 6:19pm
Did they ever figure out what allegedly fell from that craft while in the air? It looks pretty barebone already; don't see how anything could be attached to it without sinking it.
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post #47 of 55
10/18/09 at 7:05pm
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Originally Posted by roadtonowhere08 View Post
This family will get very familiar with search and rescue bills and the inside of a courtroom very soon. Stupid people...
just for laughs, i'd love to know what the costs are associated with search and rescue. A previous post stated the helicopter alone is about $4600 per hour.Ouch!!
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post #48 of 55
10/18/09 at 7:40pm
I am blown away by the sheer number of people that believe what they see on the tv...
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post #49 of 55
10/18/09 at 7:49pm
Were you skeptical from the beginning? Or did you simply miss the news...
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post #50 of 55
10/18/09 at 7:55pm
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Originally Posted by logwed View Post
Were you skeptical from the beginning? Or did you simply miss the news...
...If you're asking me I don't have terrestrial TV, cable or anything like that... I saw the video on youtube of the balloon floating through the air, heard the news people talking about a boy on board and just shook my head... there is absolutely no way a balloon of that size with cold helium could lift a child... without the child it would just be blowing in the wind.

One of the reasons I don't watch TV is because I don't believe any of it.
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post #51 of 55
10/18/09 at 11:38pm
Balloon Boy Game - Waste Tax Payer Money!

Oh, Internets. There's already a flash game online.
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post #52 of 55
10/19/09 at 4:16am
"There is absolutely no doubt in our minds that this was a hoax," Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said at a news conference in Fort Collins. Richard and Mayumi Heene planned the caper for at least two weeks, he said, and are likely to face felony charges.

My kid, the ratings bonanza: beyond the 'balloon boy' saga -- latimes.com
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post #53 of 55
10/19/09 at 1:07pm
He he, bet he had the ride of his life!
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post #54 of 55
10/19/09 at 2:02pm
Mythbusters did it with a 4-year-old (44 pounds), and it took 3500 balloons:



EK
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post #55 of 55
10/19/09 at 5:46pm
I remember that one! Mythbusters is such a great show
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