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Live video: Six-Year-Old Boy Trapped in Weather Balloon
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| 10-15-09
Posted on 10/15/2009 11:51:52 AM PDT by Justaham
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To: Justaham
This whole thing has me shaking all over.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:29:59 PM PDT
by
christianhomeschoolmommaof3
(Best thing about Cash for Clunkers is that 90% of the Obama bumper stickers are now off the road.)
To: BigSkyFreeper
Thanks. That makes far more sense than being trapped inside a weather balloon. I don’t know if they use pure helium or some gas mixture inside the balloon, but I didn’t expect him to survive long trapped inside of one.
42
posted on
10/15/2009 12:32:40 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Soon everyone will win a Nobel Peace Prize for not being George Bush...well, except for George Bush.)
To: George Varnum
Yeah, I know it’s nuts. Brainstorming here.... Yes, it's nuts. Approaching the balloon in any kind of aircraft is dangerous.
I don't know the composition of the balloon envelope. If it can be punctured without fear of ripping, there's an easy solution:
Put a sharpshooter in a helicopter, maneuver within 100 yards of the thing, and shoot a few holes in it. It will land on its own.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:32:53 PM PDT
by
justlurking
(The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.)
To: Names Ash Housewares
And where he comes down. Hope it’s not on a powerline or a transformer farm or in a swamp or a lake or the side of a cliff.
44
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:24 PM PDT
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(The People have abdicated our duties; ... and anxiously hope for just two things: bread and circuses)
To: justlurking
The first signs of hypoxia generally begin at 10000 feet, but being scared and cold will put more stress on the poor kid.
45
posted on
10/15/2009 12:33:39 PM PDT
by
HighWheeler
(The higher the concentration of libs, the bigger the tragedy that follows.)
To: George Varnum
Yeah, I’ll agree it’s a crazy idea. ;-) Unfortunately the C-5 “Galaxy” can’t fly with it’s nose open. With the nose open, the pilots wouldn’t be able to see. Which would be the least of their worries due to aerodynamics and all.
They use to have C-130’s that had a fork looking thing on the front that could catch a line suspended by a balloon and hoist up a person from the ground. Don’t know if they still do.
SZ
46
posted on
10/15/2009 12:34:08 PM PDT
by
SZonian
(I'm a Canal Zone brat)
To: Harley
The way the balloon looks, I dont think there is anyone in there. If he was in there, he might have already fallen out. My cousin is 6 years old, weighs about 35-40 pounds, if a 6 year old is in there, it wouldnt look like that. The boys father is Richard Haley, a amateur scientist who made the balloon to teach the kids about storms
To: Justaham
A doctor just pointed out that if the basket is not a separate compartment and is filled with helium, the boy may asphyxiate
48
posted on
10/15/2009 12:34:15 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: HighWheeler
Looks like it’s coming down.
49
posted on
10/15/2009 12:35:41 PM PDT
by
HighWheeler
(The higher the concentration of libs, the bigger the tragedy that follows.)
To: Justaham
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:36:12 PM PDT
by
HighWheeler
(The higher the concentration of libs, the bigger the tragedy that follows.)
To: Justaham
I brought up the video just in time to see it land. He’s on the ground.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:36:42 PM PDT
by
justlurking
(The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.)
To: BookaT
52
posted on
10/15/2009 12:37:38 PM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Everyone knows there's a difference between muslims & terrorists... no one knows what it is, though.)
To: George Varnum
Crazy Idea; Military C-5 Hercules Cargo plane, both nose and tail cargo doors open (can they fly like that?)
Rig a net amidships across the cargo bay.
Come up behind the balloon as slowly as possible and
“swallow” it - catching it and the kid in the cargo bay.
Yeah, I know it’s nuts. Brainstorming here...... George ... put the bong down .. and step away from the keyboard
we're all friends here and no one will hurt you ...
53
posted on
10/15/2009 12:37:50 PM PDT
by
Robe
(Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
To: Robe
54
posted on
10/15/2009 12:38:34 PM PDT
by
ironwill
(III - Molon Labe)
To: justlurking
Doesn’t seem to be a boy in there, they are turning this thing around like s garage sale muppet
55
posted on
10/15/2009 12:39:56 PM PDT
by
HighWheeler
(The higher the concentration of libs, the bigger the tragedy that follows.)
To: HighWheeler
I was right! No one inside!
56
posted on
10/15/2009 12:41:03 PM PDT
by
erkyl
(We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office --Aesop (~550 BC))
To: erkyl
Has no one reported a small boy having fallen to the ground???
57
posted on
10/15/2009 12:42:22 PM PDT
by
J40000
To: erkyl
You nailed it. Hope the kid didnt bail during ascent.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:42:26 PM PDT
by
corkoman
To: erkyl
He is not in there, so where the hell is he. Either he was never in the balloon and he is hiding somewhere or he fell out
To: Sarah Barracuda
It is smaller then I thought.
Was it big enough to even lift a kid?
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