LisaH 0 #1 October 15, 2009 Holy shit! The poor child. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/livenow?id=7066498Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #2 October 15, 2009 IU have never seen a ballon look like that. Was it home made?I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #3 October 15, 2009 Looks like it is hauling ass Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #4 October 15, 2009 A hot air balloon company here in Temecula is saying that it looks like something experimental. Dang he's going fast. I hope this has a good outcome.Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #5 October 15, 2009 That's the view from the moving helicopter making it look like it's hauling ass. It's just going with whatever wind speed there is. NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deltron80 0 #6 October 15, 2009 Let's get a skydiver to rescue him!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #7 October 15, 2009 He's so grounded when he gets down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #8 October 15, 2009 These balloons don't go high enough to where he can't breathe do they???Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harmless 0 #9 October 15, 2009 News article said 10,000 feet."Damn you Gravity, you win again" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #10 October 15, 2009 QuoteLet's get a skydiver to rescue him!!!! That is what I thought till I saw the design of the balloon ...only hop would be to land on top of it, and make a few small holes....then jump off again! It MUst be Helium Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #11 October 15, 2009 Is helium, so the skydiver knife thing would workk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #12 October 15, 2009 The news is covering it full-time here. It IS helium-filled, but only at 2,500'. It has the CAPACITY to reach 10,000', according to 9News. It's horrific. Edited to add that if it somehow ends well, this little guy is going to have one wild story. He's either delighted or terrified. They do say that the balloon is descending and the Colorado National Guard is on it.TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #13 October 15, 2009 Quote Is helium, so the skydiver knife thing would workk Only if you know what material the skin is made out of. The last thing you'd want to do is poke a small hole in it that promptly turns into a 20ft rip because the material fails if there's a flaw in it... A giant harpoon gun aimed at the basket... YARR! Thar she blows! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #14 October 15, 2009 Lordy, they are saying this is a back yard experiment and the parents are weather chasers. Why weren't they watching their children?? Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #15 October 15, 2009 Grappling hook and a helo, shoot it through the lines, problem solved. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #16 October 15, 2009 Correction--they're now saying it's at about 6,500'. Don't know where the 2,500' came from but it was on the bottom of the tv screen earlier. Must be old information.TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #17 October 15, 2009 Quote Why weren't they watching their children?? Right. Because you never got away from mom/dad when you were 6 and did stupid shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #18 October 15, 2009 Quote Quote Why weren't they watching their children?? Right. Because you never got away from mom/dad when you were 6 and did stupid shit. My parents didn't have potentially dangerous shit in the backyard. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #19 October 15, 2009 Apparently they're saying that the basket wasn't made to actually hold anyone and that it won't survive a crash, although I don't know what kind of basket WOULD under these circumstances.TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #20 October 15, 2009 I hope the kid didn't jump as this thing was going up. The poor kid could be hurt in some tree?Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #21 October 15, 2009 They could also use a long line and a guy on a SPY rig then do a rocking chair to get him to the lines, slide down and deflate it from the basket, or hook up the kid in a tandem rig and jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sletzer 3 #22 October 15, 2009 I wonder how he secured himself in there? As long as he doesn't fall out he's got a decent chance.... barring any powerlines, lakes, mountains, etc....I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #23 October 15, 2009 It's sure listing a lot. I just hope it stays reasonably level.TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #24 October 15, 2009 Quote My parents didn't have potentially dangerous shit in the backyard. Awww, poor kid. Playing with dangerous shit as a kid is a right of passage. When I was 6 I was building machetes out of rusty lawn mower blades and hacking my way through 6ft milk weed on my parent's farm. That and playing with my sister's huge ass horse that pretty much just had to accidentally step on me to take me out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #25 October 15, 2009 http://www.ustream.tvMy grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
