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    10/15/09

    In reply to Boy Flies Away Uncontrollably in Homemade Flying Saucer
    Hey not to be a conspiracy theorist, but at 00:04 before the vid ends you can clearly see a string tied to it on the left-hand side. #balloon
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    10/15/09

    @Jarrett M. Gosch: That's how it was moored. The kids untied the string (rope, actually), and it blew off. #balloon
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    10/16/09

    @badhatharry: okay that makes more sense than my crazy theory that the media was just having a slow day. #heliumballoon
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    10/16/09

    @Jarrett M. Gosch: Well, they did air an empty balloon floating over a field for over two hours. #heliumballoon
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Boy Flies Away Uncontrollably in Homemade Flying Saucer
    Update child safe at home and was hiding the the garage attic in a box.
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    badhatharry promoted this comment Edited by omarabuhashish at 10/15/09 6:12 PM omarabuhashish was starred omarabuhashish was unstarred
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    10/15/09

    @omarabuhashish: Aah. That's what you meant by basement attic. I didn't want to be a jackass and call you out on it. #balloon
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    10/15/09

    @badhatharry: I know thats why I changed it right away. It's fine it was just a typing mistake I was thinking of a basement for some reason.
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    10/15/09

    @omarabuhashish: Yeah, I didn't want to be a typing nazi, but your original post made me chuckle at what I was guessing was english not being your first language.

    EDIT: And I made three typos in this post. There's some irony for ya.
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    10/15/09

    @badhatharry: Okkay I was born and raised in the US and no, English is my first language for your information. I just made a typo thats all. #balloon
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    10/15/09

    @omarabuhashish: Relax. I'm not making fun of you. My first comment was meant more as a "Hey, remember when you called it a basement attic? That was funny." #balloon
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    10/15/09

    @badhatharry: It's all good. #balloon
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    10/15/09

    @omarabuhashish: cool. #balloon
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Boy Flies Away Uncontrollably in Homemade Flying Saucer
    The kid's been found. He's alive. #balloon
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Boy Flies Away Uncontrollably in Homemade Flying Saucer
    I love how Gizmodo knew who the family and child was before CNN did. #balloon
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Boy Flies Away Uncontrollably in Homemade Flying Saucer
    Guys, guys, guys! haven't you ever seen Mythbusters? Judging from the balloon size, you'd need a hell of a lot more helium than that to lift even a 6 year old kid. this is a huge hoax. #balloon
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Boy Flies Away Uncontrollably in Homemade Flying Saucer
    Update! Every news agency in the world was duped by a six year old! #balloon
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Boy Flies Away Uncontrollably in Homemade Flying Saucer
    i remember watching on mythbusters how many balloons they needed just for a 40lb kid and it was a whole shitload of them.

    the balloon doesn't look like it has quite enough volume to hold enough helium to lift a kid.

    not to mention when the balloon is pitching the kid would tear through the walls #balloon
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    10/15/09

    @spider2544: Do you also remember how many weather type balloons they needed to lift Adam, who is at least 4x this kids weight? The size of the balloon matters, as smaller balloons count as weight. #balloon
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Boy Flies Away Uncontrollably in Homemade Flying Saucer
    Kid's hiding at home after he figured he'd get in trouble for releasing it? 6 year olds are approximately what, 50 pounds? The balloon in the initial video was moving like it had nothing of substantial weight in the basket. #balloon
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    In reply to Boy Flies Away Uncontrollably in Homemade Flying Saucer
    Pretty sure that the amount of helium used for this balloon could not even lift the weight of the boy. #balloon
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