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[painey]

that kid is either shitting himself, or having the time of his life.

 

[Brinbe]

And now it's out of sight... oh shit

nvm, other station has it.

 

[SimleuqiR]

Also...

One of my favorite childhood movies! I hear they are remaking it too.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Another hot air balloon might do the trick. They could move up alongside him and scoop him up with it.

Hot Air balloons are wildly unpredictable at the best of times. Also, no way to mobilize one fast enough.

 

[Bit-Bit]

watching on msnbc. This is insane! I guess his dad was testing it with the boy inside at short hovering heights but didn't realize is wasn't tied to the ground..... wtf .... who just builds something like this in their backyard

The coolest dad ever.

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

alright now I feel bad for the joke. this shit's serious

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

Here comes the book deal, Oprah, movie deal, and the kid will be given a key to the city. Just watch.

 

[Brinbe]

Here comes the book deal, Oprah, movie deal, and the kid will be given a key to the city. Just watch.

yep, assuming he survives of course.

 

[WedgeX]

This would be a prime opportunity for a superhero to make his of her nationally televised debut.

 

[eXistor]

Jesus it's going down fast.

/edit: seems stable now.

 

[Songbird]

Being mentioned on BBC News now.

Are they covering it live? Player might be less bloated than CNN's.

 

[nilbog21]

Oh my god that footage was beautiful...

 

[Escape Goat]

Oh bother

 

[PBY]

This is really nervewracking- 40 mph?!!! Jesus....

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

dude... this is really scary/awkward to watch- I don't want to see a six year old die right in front of me on live tv.....

 

[numble]

He skipped school.

 

[ProudClod]

Poor kid. Must be terrified. If he lives through this, I can imagine he'll face with a life long phobia.

 

[Wes]

Are they covering it live? Player might be less bloated than CNN's.

Nope, they're interviewing someone in the government at the moment. It's just on the ticker.

 

[UnluckyKate]

He didnt. His dad made it, and the kid just happened to hop in.

Couldnt they just use a helicopter with some sort of harness, and snag the balloon?

It looks like the ballon is over Heli flight roof

 

[Stinkles]

that kid is either shitting himself, or having the time of his life.

At 13,000 feet, he is freezing to death.

 

[jamesinclair]

Isnt it cold up there?

 

[soul creator]

they just said the kid's name is Falcon

wow

 

[fistfulofmetal]

MSNBC says Natl. Guard are sending out a chopper.

and do what? the chopper will get too close and send the flimsy craft to rocking around which would likely rupture the hull, sending it to the ground. there's not really any way to get this kid.

 

[callhitman]

were are the parents at how did the kid get in the balloon.

 

[dskillzhtown]

That is crazy news. That kid must be scared to death right now. I know I would be.

It looks like it is hauling ass too.

 

[PBY]

did they say how the oxygen situation is for the kid?

 

[FleckSplat]

At 13,000 feet, he is freezing to death.

I think he's about 10k above sea level right now.

 

[Songbird]

Isnt it cold up there?

Extremely freaking cold. I hope whoever gets to him is prepared for that.

 

[LQX]

Come on Obama order something out of Area-55 to rescue this kid. The one good thing might be that its shaped in a way so that it may safely deflate over time and land softly on its own. I just hope he has enough sense to fucking stay in it and hold on.

 

[captmcblack]

So...how fucked is this kid?
It seems like there is no way to rescue him.

 

[shuri]

Superman, where are you?.. And damn at how fast this is going.

edit: i really have no idea how they could save him. Did you see how fast this moves? wow.

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

Are they trying anything to get him down.

 

[mre]

They found him!

Edit: Wow, it's going down fast.

 

[Mike Works]

Poor kid. Must be terrified. If he lives through this, I can imagine he'll face with a life long phobia.

of flying in homemade balloons :lol

 

[Borgnine]

WHAT THE FUCCCCCCCKKKK how is this not a movie promo or something.

 

[RBH]

Oh God, it's falling.

 

[Mollymauk]

How the fuck is this funny? 6 year old in serious danger of dying = hilarious?

 

[Kyuuketsu_Night]

falling fast =(...

 

[Teknoman]

that kid is either shitting himself, or having the time of his life.

This. He might have no idea what danger he's in, and is just up there enjoying the view...hopefully.

It's a 20 foot long/5 foot wide craft.

EDIT: Wtf, they think the boy might have fallen out of the craft before it even got that high?

 

[Brinbe]

FALLEN OUT? oh shit

 

[PBY]

How the fuck is this funny? 6 year old in serious danger of dying = hilarious?

agreed- I don't know how much longer I can watch the live feed- theres no way this ends well

 

[Fjolle]

http://abc.go.com/shows/wife-swap/episode-guide/heenemartel/132697

pic of the family...

 

[Dresden]

At least GAF had the good taste to stay away from bad puns. Hope he survives this.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

Come on Obama order something out of Area-55 to rescue this kid. The one good thing might be that its shaped in a way so that it may safely deflate over time and land softly on its own. I just hope he has enough sense to fucking stay in it and hold on.

Oh crap, they think the kid fell out!

 

[eXistor]

Well you can see the ground now, that can't be good.

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

This looks like a music video from the late 90's.

 

[BlueTsunami]

They're saying he may have fallen out already ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

 

[-COOLIO-]

couldnt they snipe a very small hole into it?

 

[ToxicAdam]

I have a pit in my stomach just thinking about it.

 

[1-D_FTW]

I know there's supposed to be controls in that thing, but WTF kind of flying machine is that? Who builds something like that?