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[VGChampion]

Wow, this is insane. Watching it live. I wonder how many people have actually seen it in the air.

 

[Escape Goat]

how does a 6 year old build that?

 

[jmdajr]

man.....TOTALLY FUCKED UP!

 

[AndyD]

lol It looks like a UFO. Seriously, without the balloon captions on every news channel, at a decent zoom distance, it looks like a stereotypical ufo.

TOmorrow's headlines: "Farmer near Denver spots UFO trailing across sky!"

 

[Teknoman]

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

Fallen out before it got that high/took off, not fallen out from that height.

EDIT: Why does every one keep thinking the kid invented it?

 

[fistfulofmetal]

not even another hot air balloon would work. you can't steer it to his balloon and you wouldn't be able to hold it steady for a rescue. basically. if the craft doesn't slowly lose air to descent at a gentle pace, he's dead.

 

[sharkmuncher]

Wow. Why would any parent think any part of this was a good idea?

 

[Baker]

I don't see any windows, so is the kid just sitting in a dark box and not really knowing wtf is going on?

LOL at local nbc anchor just comparing it to Apollo 13.

 

[BlueTsunami]

Fallen out before it got that high/took off, not fallen out from that height.

Yeah thats right. Hopefully he's ok.

 

[Cindres]

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

Sorry you're right.

He must be on cloud 9 right now.

 

[FleckSplat]

MSNBC hasn't mentioned falling out...let's hope not.

 

[gdt]

Holy shit this is nuts.

 

[Dresden]

Oh crap, they think the kid fell out!

Fuck.

That thing is moving so fast... I don't think they'll get him out. Oh god.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

and the darwin award goes to....

 

[nilbog21]

Pretty sure its going down, it looks flat on one side

 

[Songbird]

couldnt they snipe a very small hole into it?

But they could hit the kid...

 

[TacticalFox88]

If this kid dies the parents are pretty much screwed legally.

 

[shuri]

is it me or one side seems crushed

edit: ho shit it nearly went vertical..if it cupsize...

 

[dskillzhtown]

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

Who is reporting that?

 

[BananaBomb]

How the fuck is it going so fast?

 

[TitaniumGroceries]

 

[Sanjuro]

This is some creepy stuff.

 

[PBY]

If this kid dies the parents are pretty much screwed legally.

pretty sure thats the last thing they're worried about right now

 

[Meier]

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

pic of the family...

NO FUCKING WAY!! That family is a TRIP! I think they've been on it twice now. They're stormchasers.

 

[eXistor]

My heart is pumping man.

 

[Brinbe]

This feels like a disney/children's movie come to life, except possibly a lot more serious in the end.

 

[LocoMrPollock]

thing is hauling ass.. don't see how they're gonna rescue him

 

[Escape Goat]

and the darwin award goes to....

holy crap, he is 6 years old.

 

[BlueTsunami]

Who is reporting that?

CNN's reporter read a statement that a sibling had seen the boy crawl out of the thing (before it got so high).

 

[davepoobond]

why the hell is it flying so fast?

 

[Shawnwhann]

The video on CNN is scary, that thing is tilting at a nearly 90 degree angle.

 

[Dresden]

Jesus, it's tilting.

 

[-COOLIO-]

But they could hit the kid...

it's decending now anyway but if he had risen any higher her could of frozen to death.

 

[Wes]

couldnt they snipe a very small hole into it?

And send it spiraling out of control?

 

[Xdrive05]

But seriously, why is it going so fast?

 

[nilbog21]

This is pretty fucked up

 

[PBY]

i have no volume-- is the kid still in it? or did he fall out? and which option would be better for his safety?

 

[Teknoman]

Time out. His name is Falcon?

 

[FleckSplat]

NO FUCKING WAY!! That family is a TRIP! I think they've been on it twice now. They're stormchasers.

THe kid's name is "falcon".

 

[-COOLIO-]

This feels like a disney/children's movie come to life, except possibly a lot more serious in the end.

often times, Disney scenarios in real life would be dangerous and fucked up.

 

[HylianTom]

My goodness.. humans..

 

[jon bones]

woah

 

[Baker]

CNN's reporter read a statement that a sibling had seen the boy crawl out of the thing (before it got so high).

They're interviewing a cop on nbc now and she said he's still in the balloon.

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

Is it droping?

 

[TruHero]

WOW....I hope he makes it

 

[jmdajr]

So how is the kid in there?

 

[BananaBomb]

holy shit it looks like its going to flip

 

[WedgeX]

What about a zeppelin?

 

[Igo]

why the hell is it flying so fast?

Wind. If he's still in there it'll be a miracle if he survives.

 

[shuri]

guys i think its getting really close to the ground now. the camera is at a lower angle.

edit: video keeps doing dark.