Child Floats Away in Balloon

jkc123 said:
It was reported to the media that the kid was inside the weather balloon; it came from either the parents or the kids older brother.

Surely you saw that on the cable news channels.

As far as the reasoning goes, think about the same folks who on 9-11 knowingly made false reports to the authorities that their loved ones were calling them saying that they need rescue because they are trapped inside the rubble.

Again, I hope the kid is fine. I am simply of the opinion that this rings false.
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I understand that is what we are hearing from the media. But, that's the media. Obviously something was reported to alert the authorities, but until the story shakes out, everything is speculation. We don't really know who said what to whom at this point.
 
Ok, I just saw the ballon land from footage on CNN, it's smaller than I thought. Do you guys think it is big enough to lift a 6 year old? I remember on Mythbusters it was insanley larger than that about 20 times bigger (volume wise) to cary a 100lbs dummy.

Ok, CNN just listed the ballon denensions at 20 feet diameter x 5 feet high.

Is that big enough to lift a 6 year old? How much do 6 year olds weigh?
 
ChipG said:
Why isn't they kid in school on a thursday? Or is he?
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Maybe he went up in the morning?

Now a Sherriff's deputy is reporting that he saw the box fall from the balloon.

Not hoax: would mean conrtiving a balloon that would have a basket that would fall after liftoff in a place where it wouldn't be found to avoid criminal charges.

Hoax: Unless, again, the box was intended to fall off and could be found or not found because they're going to play like the kid was hiking in the woods and didn't know he was supposed to be missing.

Not hoax: As per Chip's school point. It might be more plausible to do this on a weekend day for a hoax.

Hoax: unless of course it went up early in the morning.

Not hoax: My gut says not hoax though. Any showbiz family, or Network, or whatever is risking such a backlash and criminal charges.

Hoax: unless it's just the parent's and they turn out to be crazy.
 
Jim Brennan said:
Who are "they"? We have no idea what the parents reported. We only know what the media said. I've been watching this since about 12:45 and there has not been one single statement from the parents that I know of.
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Jim Brennan said:
I understand that is what we are hearing from the media. But, that's the media. Obviously something was reported to alert the authorities, but until the story shakes out, everything is speculation. We don't really know who said what to whom at this point.
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Fox news had the sheriff's official from the town on air stating that the kids brother called in saying that he was inside the runaway balloon.
 
ChipG said:
Ok, I just saw the ballon land from footage on CNN, it's smaller than I thought. Do you guys think it is big enough to lift a 6 year old? I remember on Mythbusters it was insanley larger than that about 20 times bigger (volume wise) to cary a 100lbs dummy.

Ok, CNN just listed the ballon denensions at 20 feet diameter x 5 feet high.

Is that big enough to lift a 6 year old? How much do 6 year olds weigh?
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Their expert said it was big enough to lift of with 100lbs and change.

Six year olds are bout 50lbs or less. So plus box it's possible.
 
lol you have a delay. they already talked about it and came to the conclusion I posted just before you. At least that was my understanding.
 
Two developements that they are discussing on CNN now.

- deputy saw object fall from balloon
- a reporter has produced a photo with an "object" apparently descending from the balloon. But the object could be dust or a duck or bug. Classic UFO style photo. Could be a falling basket. Could be nothing.
 
jkc123 said:
Fox news had the sheriff's official from the town on air stating that the kids brother called in saying that he was inside the runaway balloon.
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And somehow that means that the parents called in a hoax?

I'm not trying to belabor the point, but a newsguy saying that the cops say that the other kids says his brother flew away in a balloon doesn't equate to the parents calling that into the authorities, much less doing that as a hoax.

I'm not saying that the parents did not call that in, I'm just saying that we don't know.

Whether they did or not, neither indicates a hoax to me.
 
Yeah I was wondering because they were interviewing one of the friends just now and the friend said he was out running errands with his parents when he heard the news. So that make sense.
 
An investigator just said that there would be no way the kids arms are long enough to unteather the ropes that hold the box, dosen't rule out a pocket knife or rope failure but things are starting to look fishy.
 
"I'm not trying to belabor the point, but a newsguy saying that the cops say that the other kids says his brother flew away in a balloon doesn't equate to the parents calling that into the authorities, much less doing that as a hoax."

LOL, I hearya. All this hearsay is getting kind of redundant.

Here's to hoping the kid turns up safe.
 
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