THE BORE
General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Himu on October 15, 2009, 04:33:05 PM
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This isn't going to end well. Be safe, kid!
http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream4&iref=lb100
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Posted this in the outside link thread, but yeah, that's got to be one harrowing ride. If the kid is still alive. Did the parents make the balloon?
And there it goes down.
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His father made it.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A 6-year-old boy is floating over northeastern Colorado in a homebuilt balloon and authorities are racing to try and rescue him.
The balloon, in the shape of a flying saucer is covered in foil and filled with helium. It has a compartment for a passenger underneath. It lifted the boy into the air near Fort Collins Thursday morning after the balloon became untethered at the boy's home.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/21306839/detail.html
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Is he in the center of that thing?
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Touchdown
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It landed. It didn't seem TOO bad of a landing.
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If that were my kid, I'd be in that thing with a box cutter by now getting him out. What are they doing?
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Oops, no one in the balloon
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They're trying to cut it open.
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Nobody was inside.
:drudge HOAX :drudge
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There's no movement and paramedics aren't rushing. Not looking good.
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Nobody was inside.
:drudge HOAX :drudge
He probably fell out, shut up.
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Did Geraldo open it?
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Yeah, that's probably it.
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They just said that the "basket" was made of cardboard. So yeah he probably fell out. :-\
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Nobody was inside.
:drudge HOAX :drudge
He probably fell out, shut up.
If they're having to cut it open, how did he fall out? ???
They just said that the "basket" was made of cardboard. So yeah he probably fell out. :-\
Oh.
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This is more entertaining than M Night Shyalaman movies :lol
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So... Is anyone gonna ask the parents what the intended use of this balloon was for and what they expected to happen?
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The other option is that he accidentally untethered the thing and ran like hell to avoid a belting.
Oh hell no, the kid's name is Falcon?
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Apparently the family is pretty weird according to MSNBC, anyone know about that?
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So... Is anyone gonna ask the parents what the intended use of this balloon was for and what they expected to happen?
Or why it was filled and low enough for him to get into it...
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The parents killed the boy, then sent the balloon to send everyone on a chase. This is awesome :lol
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So... Is anyone gonna ask the parents what the intended use of this balloon was for and what they expected to happen?
Or why it was filled and low enough for him to get into it...
I'm sure it was like an advanced tree house or something. Coolest toy on the block or some shit.
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Apparently the family is pretty weird according to MSNBC, anyone know about that?
On a show called Wife Swap.
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So... Is anyone gonna ask the parents what the intended use of this balloon was for and what they expected to happen?
Or why it was filled and low enough for him to get into it...
I'm sure it was like an advanced tree house or something. Coolest toy on the block or some shit.
smh. get the kid a swingset or something, christ.
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Apparently the family is pretty weird according to MSNBC, anyone know about that?
On a show called Wife Swap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRWGojr76Jw
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The parents killed the boy, then sent the balloon to send everyone on a chase. This is awesome :lol
I'm sorry but :lol
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Apparently the family is pretty weird according to MSNBC, anyone know about that?
On a show called Wife Swap.
Just watched the first few seconds of that YouTube video, I think I saw a few minutes of that episode.
Why doesn't someone talk to the family?
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Apparently the family is pretty weird according to MSNBC, anyone know about that?
On a show called Wife Swap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRWGojr76Jw
Okay, his father is a whack job.
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You aint gonna find the parents, they skipped town when they dumped the body off
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Apparently the family is pretty weird according to MSNBC, anyone know about that?
On a show called Wife Swap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRWGojr76Jw
Okay, his father is a whack job.
Thats really his father?
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[youtube=560,345]EBWJXXgaYBo[/youtube]
which is better? This or It's Cold in the D?
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Apparently the family is pretty weird according to MSNBC, anyone know about that?
On a show called Wife Swap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRWGojr76Jw
Okay, his father is a whack job.
That's where I saw them before, The Soup!
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:lol What a bunch of dumb fucks.
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Maybe "their son" was a new strain of bio-weapon, meant to be distributed aerially. Hope those cops and paramedics have respirators! That thing is full of poison!
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The Heene family from Colorado live life on the edge. Wife Mayumi (43) and storm scientist Richard (45) take their three kids, Bradford (8), Ryo (7) and Falcon (5), out of school to go on storm chasing missions to prove Richard's theories about magnetic fields and gravity. If conditions are right, Mayumi wakes her family by shouting "Storm Approaching, Storm Approaching!" into a bullhorn. The family sleep in their clothes so they can leap out of bed and into the storm-mobile. Richard calls Mayumi his 'ninja wife'; she maintains equipment, drives the storm-mobile, films tornadoes and waits with the kids while Richard jumps on his motorbike, heads into the eye of the storm and launches rockets to measure magnetic forces. At home the family are as chaotic as a twister: the kids have no table manners and throw themselves around the house, and while Richard devotes every moment to his research, he expects Mayumi to cook, clean and run the house without any help.
http://abc.go.com/shows/wife-swap/episode-guide/heenemartel/132697
Ryo and Falcon :lol
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Ignoring the fact that it's bloody horrible, feeling bad for the family is a bit like feeling bad for some dude who gets is as whopped after bragging about being the best damned fighter in the bar.
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The Heene family from Colorado live life on the edge. Wife Mayumi (43) and storm scientist Richard (45) take their three kids, Bradford (8), Ryo (7) and Falcon (5), out of school to go on storm chasing missions to prove Richard's theories about magnetic fields and gravity. If conditions are right, Mayumi wakes her family by shouting "Storm Approaching, Storm Approaching!" into a bullhorn. The family sleep in their clothes so they can leap out of bed and into the storm-mobile. Richard calls Mayumi his 'ninja wife'; she maintains equipment, drives the storm-mobile, films tornadoes and waits with the kids while Richard jumps on his motorbike, heads into the eye of the storm and launches rockets to measure magnetic forces. At home the family are as chaotic as a twister: the kids have no table manners and throw themselves around the house, and while Richard devotes every moment to his research, he expects Mayumi to cook, clean and run the house without any help.
http://abc.go.com/shows/wife-swap/episode-guide/heenemartel/132697
Ryo and Falcon :lol
The mom is Japanese, so naming your kid Ryo isn't that much of a stretch.
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I'd think you would put equipment in the balloon and send it up to track certain weather patterns or something? I don't know why people are all like WHAT IS THIS THING! This ain't the 1800's. Its just an enthusiast built weather balloon.
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I'm gone for a couple of hours and wtf :lol
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:lol
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:lol
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I go off to programming land and come back to this.
America :american
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Someone posted this on GAF.
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-65548
:lol :lol :lol The dad is a fucking lunatic.
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Did you read the comments?
Mr. Richard Heene, it's been 2 years since the accident. Please pay us the money the court ordered you to pay us. $4,500 + interest is due. You know our number and how to get in touch with us.
Sincerely, the Garcia Family - victims of your reckless driving and expired insurance.
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I just read that comment. That was bizarre.
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Someone posted this on GAF.
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-65548
:lol :lol :lol The dad is a fucking lunatic.
(http://i36.tinypic.com/b6eogn.jpg)(http://i36.tinypic.com/b6eogn.jpg)(http://i36.tinypic.com/b6eogn.jpg)
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Dude reminds me of that fucking Ty jackass from that extreme charity show.
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So apparently was supposed to be attached to the bottom of this thing, and it fell off.. with the kid, presumably?
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Did we find out why the boy was inside yet?
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Is the kid alive/found?
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Falcon phones home.
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There is a massive search for the kid, apparently.
MSNBC has aeronautical experts on talking about how balloons work and stuff. :lol
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That just sound stupid.
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nobody cares
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The parents killed the boy, then sent the balloon to send everyone on a chase. This is awesome :lol
:rofl
Great thread to wake up to
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There is a massive search for the kid, apparently.
MSNBC has aeronautical experts on talking about how balloons work and stuff. :lol
They're still on the balloon shit, its obvious the balloon didn't get that far off the ground with the kid on it :lol Wolf Blizer is grilling some professional as if the ascent and decent of the balloon actually matters to anyone.
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lol I saw this on the news before leaving my house a couple of hours ago :american
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Wolf Blitzer of The Situation Room: DO YOUR HELICOPTERS HAVE NIGHT VISION CAPABILITY?!?!
Professional dude: Ummm, the Colorado ones do but its ummm... still daylight.
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Deputy: Object seen falling from balloon
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That just sound stupid.
dutch is the new kidnapped black girl
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This has the potential to be funniest dead of the year.
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This has the potential to be funniest dead of the year.
Father Mike strikes again
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The Heene family from Colorado live life on the edge. Wife Mayumi (43) and storm scientist Richard (45) take their three kids, Bradford (8), Ryo (7) and Falcon (5), out of school to go on storm chasing missions to prove Richard's theories about magnetic fields and gravity. If conditions are right, Mayumi wakes her family by shouting "Storm Approaching, Storm Approaching!" into a bullhorn. The family sleep in their clothes so they can leap out of bed and into the storm-mobile. Richard calls Mayumi his 'ninja wife'; she maintains equipment, drives the storm-mobile, films tornadoes and waits with the kids while Richard jumps on his motorbike, heads into the eye of the storm and launches rockets to measure magnetic forces. At home the family are as chaotic as a twister: the kids have no table manners and throw themselves around the house, and while Richard devotes every moment to his research, he expects Mayumi to cook, clean and run the house without any help.
http://abc.go.com/shows/wife-swap/episode-guide/heenemartel/132697
Ryo and Falcon :lol
Shenmue 3 viral
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So he was hiding at home.
Why?
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:lol
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:lol
He was in the house :lol
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Ban the family from ever appearing on television again. Ban CNN. Ban balloons. Ban himuro.
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I like my story better.
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I like my story better.
As do I.
Ban the family from ever appearing on television again. Ban CNN. Ban balloons. Ban himuro.
:lol
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I don't blame anyone here. Who would think to look inside the house for the missing child?
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So the news were basically following a Mylar balloon for two hours. Good job America.
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:bow 6 year old kid :bow2
they should interview him and during the interview he should spout off spoilers for Uncharted 2
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I don't blame anyone here. Who would think to look inside the house for the missing child?
Who would have thought to look in the GARAGE?!
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The kid should be forced to take an actual ride in the balloon now.
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So the news were basically following a Mylar balloon for two hours. Good job America.
This would never happen in Poland. (mostly because we haven't mastered flight yet.)
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Malek are you rediscovering your roots you foney?
Says the Dutch dude.
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Hey I lived in Poland for 7 years.
So? You're still a poser.
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Poser
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Deport the entire family to Kamtchaka.
Malek are you rediscovering your roots you foney?
Kamchatka is real? :o
I have Polish citizenship!
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:bow Falcon :bow2
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Falcon :bow
he's gonna get some pussy tomorrow
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The first thing the Dad did was call the local news stations asking their helicopter to track the balloon...
smh
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:usacry
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On GAF it was pointed out that the balloon was probably going to be used as a UFO hoax by him but the kids ruined his plans
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If he put some effort into it he can still bring UFOs into the picture.
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:bow 6 year old kid :bow2
they should interview him and during the interview he should spout off spoilers for Uncharted 2
:lol
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[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAQFfDTVzl8[/youtube]
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Worst news story ever. Not since the OJ Simpson slow speed chase has America been glued to the TV by something so boring.
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Worst news story ever. Not since the Michael Jackson funeral has America been glued to the TV by something so boring.
fixed
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This story is awesome shut up
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So my post on page one, with the drudge siren ending up being correct.
The drudge siren never lies.
:bow drudge
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Wow. I just went to drudge and they even put "Hoax" on their site headline. I'll have my lawyers look into a plagiarism lawsuit.
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So my post on page one, with the drudge siren ending up being correct.
The drudge siren never lies.
:bow drudge
Good for you. Your life's goal is to aspire to being like Drudge.
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http://streetbonersandtvcarnage.com/blog/father-of-balloon-kid-associate-of-scary-perry/
MEGATON :o
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I FUCKING LOVED WINDY CITY HEAT!
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:-|
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:|
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my favorite
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Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said investigators had initially believed that the family was telling the truth, based on their interviews and body language.
"They were completely convinced this was the real deal and not a hoax," he said.
But skepticism about the incident was fueled, in large part, by the family's appearance on CNN's "Larry King Live" Thursday night in which Falcon said "we did this for a show."
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[youtube=560,345]lr_zA5E7n7A&[/youtube]
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[youtube=560,345]xu7Wwz5B9CE[/youtube]
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Send them to North Korea in their own balloon.
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(http://imgur.com/8Swi9.png)
:rofl
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:rofl
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I FUCKING LOVED WINDY CITY HEAT!
un leper this man
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[youtube=560,345]lr_zA5E7n7A&[/youtube]
They need to get this family on Coast to Coast AM immediately.
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[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OFLdtPFIS8[/youtube]
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Why are they still talking about this, and why aren't they making the family pay for all this bullshit? It's a very obvious hoax.
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Why are they still talking about this, and why aren't they making the family pay for all this bullshit? It's a very obvious hoax.
Because it's the best new story ever
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[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBWJXXgaYBo[/youtube]
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Well now we know what the kid meant by "the show":
http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/16/heene-familly-balloon-boy-richard-heene-reality-show-tlc-tom-Reality-Real/
A TLC official tells TMZ the Heene family approached the network "months ago" with a reality show idea, but the network passed.
TMZ has learned the Heene family has been pitching a reality show about the wacky family, as one TV source put it, "all over town."
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Sounds like just the thing to fill the void left in our lives from the cancellation of Jon & Kate Plus 8. Nice job getting CNN to air the pilot episode.
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They're saying criminal charges are going to be filed now.
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He was inspired by Roswell to make a weather ballon that looked like a flying saucer and hoped to make it the most controversial UFO flap since Roswell. His puking kid ruined that plan for him.
People like him give us real kooks a bad name.
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That guy that's been defending them this whole time in the GAF thread will not let this shit go. "I look forward to seeing what they've discovered," he says :lol
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Maybe that guy is him.
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Even I was skeptical to call it a hoax, but c'mon now.
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Sweet. I hope they bankrupt those attention whores.
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I'm proud to say I've ignored this since it was revealed to be a hoax, but this is hilarious
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/10/17/nr.body.language.cnn?iref=videosearch
:rofl
Falcon is going rogue
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The parents who set off a worldwide drama by reporting their 6-year-old son was inside a flying saucer-like helium balloon hurtling over Colorado concocted the stunt to market themselves for a television show, a sheriff said Sunday.
Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said at an extraordinarily candid news conference that the boy, Falcon Heene, may not have even been hiding in the rafters of the family's garage during the intense five-hour search for him Thursday afternoon.
"For all we know he may have been two blocks down the road playing on the swing in the city park," the sheriff said.
Alderden said the parents Richard and Mayumi Heene "put on a very good show for us, and we bought it."
The sheriff said no charges had been filed yet, and the parents weren't under arrest. He said he expected to recommend charges of conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, making a false report to authorities and attempting to influence a public servant.
Some of the most serious charges each carry a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
Richard and Mayumi Heene were shopping at Wal-Mart with their three sons as Alderden told reporters at the sheriff's station that the whole thing was a hoax.
Richard Heene said he's "seeking counsel," though it was unclear whether he was talking about hiring an attorney.
"This thing has become so convoluted," Heene told The Associated Press as tears welled up in his eyes.
He said his wife was holding together better than he was.
The sheriff said all three of the Heenes' sons knew of the Thursday hoax, but likely won't face charges because of their ages. The oldest son is 10. One of the boys told investigators he saw his brother get in the balloon's box before it launched.
Heene, a storm chaser and inventor, and his family have appeared on the reality show "Wife Swap." Alderden said the couple met in acting school in Hollywood. Richard Heene has described himself as an amateur scientist, but Alderden said Heene has only a high school education.
"He may be nutty, but he's not a professor," Alderden said.
Alderden said interviews with the parents Saturday resulted in enough information to get a warrant to search the house. He said they were looking for computers, e-mails, phone records and financial records.
Alderden said the children were still with the parents Sunday morning, and child protective services had been contacted to investigate the children's well-being.
Alderden was asked whether officials had concerns for Falcon's safety after the child's comment on CNN that raised doubts for investigators. The boy turned to his dad during the interview Thursday night and said what sounded like "you said we did this for a show" when asked why he didn't come out of his hiding place.
On Friday, Falcon got sick during two separate TV interviews Friday when asked again why he hid.
"Clearly, from all indications, Mr. Heene has somewhat of a temper," Alderden said.
Alderden said officials tried Saturday to persuade Mayumi Heene to go to a safe house, but she declined.
"We talked to her at length about domestic violence, about her safety, about her children's safety," the sheriff said. "We have a concern, but we didn't have enough that would allow us or child protective services to physically take the kids from that environment."
A Colorado State University physics professor, using dimensions given by Richard Heene, had told sheriff's officials as they were tracking the balloon Thursday that it was plausible for it to lift off with 37-pound Falcon inside.
Once the device landed, sheriff's officials discovered it was made with plastic tarps taped together and covered with aluminum foil, with a utility box made of a very thin piece of plywood, cardboard on the side, held together with string and duct tape, Alderden said.
Using the true dimensions, the professor determined it could not have launched with the boy inside, Alderden said.
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Lane said the Heenes "are more than willing to voluntarily turn themselves in to face any charges which may be filed against them ... to avoid the public spectacle."
http://us.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/colorado.balloon.investigation/index.html?iref=hpmostpop (http://us.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/colorado.balloon.investigation/index.html?iref=hpmostpop)
:rofl
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^ :lol
Beaten, was just about to post that.
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That is incredible :lol
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Everyone knew it but this shit was officially confirmed as fake :lol
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Not like anyone needs anymore proof at this point, but the wife admitted to the police that it was a hoax and they told their kids to lie to the police and media.
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It would be a loss to science if the father were imprisoned!
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[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKl43SPgqCo[/youtube]
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I didn't click this thread when this was ongoing because I didn't give a shit, but reading it now from beginning to end is terrific :lol
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So the family is gonna get fucked? On one hand it's good to see the father won't get the fame he craved, but on the other hand this will probably fuck up that family even more
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Those kids are unfortunately already broken beyond repair.
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So the family is gonna get fucked? On one hand it's good to see the father won't get the fame he craved, but on the other hand this will probably fuck up that family even more
This is America. What in the hell makes you think this won't make him famous? Hell, he already is!
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_balloon_boy
Balloon boy parents get jail time, tough probation
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The parents who carried out the balloon boy hoax were sentenced to jail Wednesday and given strict probation conditions that forbid them from earning any money from the spectacle for four years.
Richard Heene was sentenced to 90 days in jail, including 60 days of work release that will let him pursue his job as a construction contractor while serving his time. His wife, Mayumi, was sentenced to 20 days in jail.
Richard Heene choked back tears as he said he was sorry, especially to the rescue workers who chased down false reports that his 6-year-old son had floated away in a balloon on Oct. 15. It was a stunt designed to generate attention for a reality TV show.
"I do want to reiterate that I'm very, very sorry. And I want to apologize to all the rescue workers out there, and the people that got involved in the community. That's it," said Richard Heene, whose wife did not speak at the hearing.
Larimer County District Judge Stephen Schapanski then ordered Heene to begin a 30-day jail term on Jan. 11, delaying the start of the sentence for two weeks so he can spend the holidays with his family. Schapanski allowed Heene to serve the remaining 60 days of his jail term under work release, meaning he can work during the day but spend his nights in jail.
The Heenes' probation will be revoked if they are found to be profiting from any book, TV, movie or other deals related to the stunt.
"This, in simple terms, was an elaborate hoax that was devised by Mr. and Mrs. Heene," the judge said.
The Heenes pleaded guilty to charges that they carried out the balloon hoax, with deals that called for up to 90 days in jail for the husband and 60 days for his wife.
Schapanski ordered Mayumi Heene to serve 20 days in jail after her husband completes his sentence. Her time served is flexible — she can report to jail on 10 weekends, for example — so the children are cared for, the judge said.
Prosecutors asked for the maximum sentence for the husband, saying that a message needs to be sent to promoters who attempt to carry out hoaxes to generate publicity. Chief Deputy District Attorney Andrew Lewis also asked for full restitution to reimburse authorities for the cost of investigating the hoax — an amount that could exceed $50,000.
"People around the world were watching this unfold," he said. "Mr. Heene wasted a lot of manpower and a lot of money in wanting to get himself some publicity."
He added, "Jay Leno said it best when he said, 'This is copycat game.' And people will copycat this event. (The Heenes) need to go to jail so people don't do that."
He portrayed the Heenes as growing increasingly desperate as their pitches for a reality TV show kept getting turned down by networks — and the family fell deeper into a financial hole. Lewis said the Heenes set in motion the balloon hoax in early October as a way to jumpstart the effort and get some attention.
They chose Oct. 15 because the weather was cooperating and the kids were home for school with parent-teacher conferences, allowing the Heenes to report that 6-year-old Falcon had floated away, Lewis said.
Once the parents were brought in for questioning, Richard Heene feigned sleep during the lie-detector test, claiming it was some sort of diabetic episode, Lewis said.
David Lane, Richard Heene's attorney, pleaded for leniency with the judge and said that the couple "have learned a lesson they will never forget for the rest of their lives." He also said that if someone has to go to jail, let it be Richard Heene and not his wife.
"That is his plea. That would be something of a Christmas miracle if that can occur," he said.
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Once the parents were brought in for questioning, Richard Heene feigned sleep during the lie-detector test, claiming it was some sort of diabetic episode, Lewis said.
:lol
"Are you asleep?"
".................Yes."
*BEEP*
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people still use lie detectors?
everyone knows they dont work
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Hope he doesn't mind anal rape. :-*
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Hope he doesn't mind anal rape. :-*
SOMEONE'S GOT A DATE WITH THE HEALTH INSPECTOR. :cookiem