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[RiZ III]

Damn it's moving fast..

 

[BlueTsunami]

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

Shit

And I'm afraid that the thing will become so unstable that he'll fly out the thing (if the door isn' t latched down). The way its spinning and turning is crazy.

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

holy jesus half the thing is flat now

poor kid

 

[-COOLIO-]

looks like an imminent crash landing

 

[Kak.efes]

This thing will surely end in disaster. Pretty sure there's no rescue protocall for this type of situation.

 

[Teknoman]

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

Alot of those videos are just earlier footage.

 

[Agnostic]

moving 15-20 mph

 

[davepoobond]

how far away is this thing from the ground right now jeeezzz

 

[XiaNaphryz]

But seriously, why is it going so fast?

Jetstream?

 

[Brinbe]

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

Haha, yep. The harsh reality of umm... reality :lol

 

[Baker]

It has dropped 1500 feet in the last ten minutes or so.

 

[BananaBomb]

my god this is it

 

[captmcblack]

It looked like something was hanging out of the balloon :-x

 

[xelios]

I think he will be alright. Fingers crossed, but my gut tells me it will be ok.

 

[Sanjuro]

Have any rednecks attempted to shoot at him yet?

 

[RBH]

It looked like something was hanging out of the balloon :-x

I thought the same thing.

And then the camera cut away quickly.

I'm fearing the worst.

 

[LocoMrPollock]

It has dropped 1500 feet in the last ten minutes or so.

Wonder how high he is?

 

[Teknoman]

Choppers are en route.

 

[-COOLIO-]

Shit

And I'm afraid that the thing will become so unstable that he'll fly out the thing (if the door isn' t latched down). The way its spinning and turning is crazy.

i thought the alternative to him being in the balloon was him having already fallen, which would of been worse.

 

[Battersea Power Station]

I bet the kid's parents were ribbing each other, like

"Honey, be careful! Junior might crawl inside it hehe."

"Woah, that would be a big mess. hehe."

This is so crazy.

 

[UnluckyKate]

This is dramatic. Is this kid in going to die LIVE in front of all the world?

Whoever is the responsible (and I guess the dad can't be totaly out of cause) he must feel pretty bad right now

 

[BrassMonkey1010]

They need a big net or something to be thrown on it.

 

[Baker]

Wonder how high he is?

6500 now, was 8000.

 

[Madrin]

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

I think the kid would have gotten back home by now if he had crawled out so close to take off.

 

[Wes]

Time out. His name is Falcon?

Ok what the hell.

 

[BlueTsunami]

The professional they've got on is saying that there may be no payload on board (so no child) due to how unstable the thing is flying.

 

[Dresden]

Too bad there's no hero for this sort of a thingm

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

The professional they've got on is saying that there may be no payload on board (so no child) due to how unstable the thing is flying.

Well that makes no sense then, wtf is the kid?

 

[-COOLIO-]

This is dramatic. Is this kid in going to die LIVE in front of all the world?

Whoever is the responsible (and I guess the dad can't be totaly out of cause) he must feel pretty bad right now

he'll live

 

[Dwayne]

Any other video links besides CNN? They block NZ from watching


edit: never mind : http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22887392#22887392

 

[Meier]

This is dramatic. Is this kid in going to die LIVE in front of all the world?

Whoever is the responsible (and I guess the dad can't be totaly out of cause) he must feel pretty bad right now

His mom and dad are absolute wack jobs. Seriously, I am sure youtube has plenty of clips of their Wife Swap episodes.

 

[1-D_FTW]

CNN's expert says the aerodynamics suggest the kid isn't in there anymore.

 

[UnluckyKate]

Where can I see this LIVE online ?

 

[Kurtofan]

Four pages already wow this is a fast thread
On the subject,that's an unfortunate event for the boy,I hope he will be fine

 

[BananaBomb]

that thing is rocking like crazy...

 

[AndyD]

This will be ugly. ALthough as it comes under a thousand or so it will slow down due to friction. Unless its falling very fast.

 

[davepoobond]

The professional they've got on is saying that there may be no payload on board (so no child) due to how unstable the thing is flying.

yeah but the kid is like 100 pounds, im sure the balloon itself weighs at least that much


and if he werent in there, why is it staying more-or-less upright? the physics of wind would be pushing against the top of that balloon and make it flip around

 

[Speevy]

It looks like someone made some popcorn.

When do you stop footage of a boy that is clearly going to die?

 

[Borgnine]

Where are the air holes? What is this kid breathing?

 

[Brinbe]

Another stream here http://www.thedenverchannel.com/video/18205848/index.html

 

[soul creator]

this is weird...it feels like the 2009 Baby Jessica or something

 

[Teknoman]

His mom and dad are absolute wack jobs. Seriously, I am sure youtube has plenty of clips of their Wife Swap episodes.

Really?

 

[shuri]

well half of the thing is empty now.. its going to continue emptying itself until its just unable to substain its weight and then its gonna crash. I hope it lands first.

 

[vehn]

 

[Xeke]

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.

I'm glad you have the technical aspects figured out better than the National Guard. Any other info we should know?

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

yeah but the kid is like 100 pounds, im sure the balloon itself weighs at least that much


and if he werent in there, why is it staying more-or-less upright? the physics of wind would be pushing against the top of that balloon and make it flip around

there's no way he's 100 lbs unless the kid is fat as fuck. 6 years old? I call 80 at most.

 

[MojoRisin]

What the fuck? What kind of parents would do this to their kid? Falcon is such a horrible name.

 

[DY_nasty]

The professional they've got on is saying that there may be no payload on board (so no child) due to how unstable the thing is flying.

I don't see a cabin at all... Is it the somewhat solid part below the balloon itself?

 

[Meier]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRWGojr76Jw -- here is a clip from The Soup of the dad on Wife Swap.

 

[Darklord]

Looks like the balloon is half flat. :|