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To: wideminded

yes, but not at 6,000 feet altitude in Colorado, Just read the kid was found. I took a guess he might never have been in that balloon. Reading some stuff about this family, Im wondering if it was some sort of hoax.


1,443 posted on 10/15/2009 3:43:35 PM PDT by socialismislost
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To: socialismislost

think a 6 year old kid could hide for 6 hours without having to go to the bathroom?

The dad is a self proclaimed “mad scientist”

The brothers didnt notice he wasn’t in the balloon that went up?


1,468 posted on 10/15/2009 3:56:35 PM PDT by MNDude (The Republican Congress Economy--1995-2007)
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To: socialismislost
yes, but not at 6,000 feet altitude in Colorado

Air pressure (and density) at 6000 feet is about 20% less than sea level pressure. The lift of a helium balloon will decline by about the same factor.

1,635 posted on 10/15/2009 6:13:01 PM PDT by wideminded
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