6 year old kid trapped in experimental hot air balloon

[jfe2]

Anyone else seeing this?! There is a 6 year old kid stuck in an experimental hot air balloon... He made it up to 10,000 feet in the air and has been there for like a half hour. This is insane, I really hope he ends up okay.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/21 ... etail.html

[Luke]

Anyone else seeing this?! There is a 6 year old kid stuck in an experimental hot air balloon... He made it up to 10,000 feet in the air and has been there for like a half hour. This is insane, I really hope he ends up okay.

Was actually just about to post about this. I'm sure his parents are going bonkers, but I hope this story has a happy ending.

Until the kid is okay, I'm going to suspend all of my jokes.

*edit* Apparently his parents were already bonkers. Methinks it is a hoax.

[Hatta]

Yeah, I'm sure he was "accidentally" trapped in the balloon. Does it qualify for a Darwin Award when your own stupidity terminates your offspring?

[RyaNtheSlayA]

Hehe yeah I saw this on the news. I know it was scary but it still made me laugh. I have no clue why. You usually just don't expect to see that on TV during lunch period...

[Luke]

In all honesty, as a six year old me, I would totally get in a huge balloon not thinking about the consequences.

When the balloon landed, it was obvious it was light(er) as (than) air. Reports are that his parents are nuts. I'm still hoping this is a hoax.

[miked]

I guess I better start guarding my backyard balloon to make sure my daughter and other neighborhood kids dont't get in it.

Seriously, who the hell keeps an unguarded hot air balloon in the back yard? His parents are surely nuts.

[toredauei]

kid wasnt even in the balloon... what an anti-climax

[Luke]

The Father of this kid was on WIFE SWAP?

[Ack]

Yeah, apparently.

Also, check this out from the comments:

Jenny Behm-Majors:
"OH yes there is, if my 3 year old brother can climb a telephone pole that he had to jump from rung to rung to climb this boy can get in and play the "video game" his dad built him!"

Ever just wish there was a way to bitch slap someone through the Internet?

[Limewater]

kid wasnt even in the balloon... what an anti-climax

Well, he wasn't in it when it landed...

Or is your news source more up-to-date than mine?