Boy, 6, floats away in balloon

[globetrotter]

I am amazed at how fast he is moving. at least he isn't as high up now. hopefully he will land safely.

 

[sho'nuff]

Originally Posted by gdl203

This thing is seriously starting to sag!! Losing a lot of air and altitude...

It's also spinning pretty hard - poor kid must have repainted it with barf. He'll be traumatized for a while

if it loses air slowly and starts to sag it should slowly descend no problem considering it lands in an open field i hope.

and i am going to the usps post office next thursday fyi.

 

[bach]

I wonder how how the kid can breath if the balloon is filled with helium..? Hoax anyone?

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by bach

I wonder how how the kid can breath if the balloon is filled with helium..? Hoax anyone?

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[sho'nuff]

dude. did you guys see the video? that thing is going really fast. i dont know how that kid will survive any kind of impact.

 

[bach]

Originally Posted by gdl203

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What are you suggesting? It's not immediately obvious how he could get fresh oxygen.

 

[Lucky Strike]

Originally Posted by gdl203

He'll be grounded for a while

FTFY

 

[bach]

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

dude. did you guys see the video? that thing is going really fast. i dont know how that kid will survive any kind of impact.

By my estimate he's falling at like 15-20 feet per second

 

[globetrotter]

I'm not sure how one gets in the basket thing (gondolla?) it seems like it is attached to the baloon, so I am not sure where the fresh ari comes from.

 

[globetrotter]

not to be cruel, but kids bounce better than adults. and people, in general, bounce better when they can't see when they are hitting. he has a chance of surviving impact, depending on the speed he is going sideways when he hits.

 

[sho'nuff]

Originally Posted by globetrotter

not to be cruel, but kids bounce better than adults. and people, in general, bounce better when they can't see when they are hitting. he has a chance of surviving impact, depending on the speed he is going sideways when he hits.

well, hopefully not on some major freeway or intersection.
another thing it can snag on a building corner and he can free fall from the building.

 

[globetrotter]

from the video feed, he really looks like he's under 1000 feet now.

 

[Dakota rube]

Originally Posted by globetrotter

...kids bounce better than adults...

May I use this in my sig?

 

[Eustace]

WTF? I really hope there is a separate compartment where he is housed, otherwise he's already dead. I hope he's okay so I can laugh at the lunacy of this whole thing.

 

[sho'nuff]

Originally Posted by globetrotter

from the video feed, he really looks like he's under 1000 feet now.

is that video updated? they should really keep us up to date on this thing on twitter.