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The Balloon Boy hoax occurred on October 15, 2009, when a homemade helium-filled gas balloon shaped to resemble a silver flying saucer was released into the atmosphere above Fort Collins, Colorado, by Richard and Mayumi Heene. They then claimed that their six-year-old son Falcon was trapped inside it. Authorities confirmed the balloon reached 7,000 feet (2,100 m) during its 90-minute flight.[1][2][3][4] The event attracted worldwide attention,[1][5] and Falcon was nicknamed "Balloon Boy" in the media.[6]

National Guard helicopters and local police pursued the balloon. After flying for more than an hour and approximately 50 miles (80 km),[7] the balloon landed about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Denver International Airport. When Falcon was not found inside and it was reported that an object had been seen falling from the balloon, a search was begun.[3] Later that day, the boy was found hiding in the attic of his home, where he had apparently been the entire time.[8]
Suspicions of a hoax soon arose, particularly after an interview with Wolf Blitzer on Larry King Live that same evening. Asked why he was hiding, Falcon said to his father, "You guys said that, um, we did this for the show," apparently revealing that the Heenes had staged the incident as a publicity stunt.[9] On October 18, 2009, Larimer County sheriff Jim Alderden announced his conclusion that the incident was a hoax and that the parents would likely face several felony charges.[10][11] On November 13, 2009, Richard Heene pleaded guilty to attempting to influence a public servant. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail and ordered to pay $36,000 in restitution, and Mayumi Heene was sentenced to 20 days of weekend jail.[12][13]

How would a kid get trapped inside a HELIUM balloon in the first place?  :lol:

Helium balloon

Richard Heene said the saucer-shaped balloon was an early prototype of a vehicle which "people can pull out of their garage and hover above traffic".[24] He also stated that, once "the high voltage timer" was switched on, the balloon "would emit one million volts every five minutes for one minute"[25] in order to "move left and right—horizontal".[26]
The balloon, 20 feet (6.1 m) in diameter and 5 feet (1.5 m) high,[1] was constructed from plastic tarps taped together, covered with an aluminum foil and held together with string and duct tape. Its base, in which Falcon allegedly rode, was a box made from a very thin piece of plywood and cardboard on the side, also held together by string and duct tape.[27][28]
Fully inflated, a balloon of this size would contain just over 1,000 cubic feet (28 m3) of helium.[29] Helium's lift capacity at sea level and 0 °C is 1.113 kg/m3 (0.07 lbs/ft3) and decreases at higher altitudes and at higher temperatures. The volume of helium in the balloon has been estimated as being able to lift a total load, including the balloon material and the structure beneath it, of 65 pounds (29 kg) at sea level and 48 pounds (22 kg) at 8,000 feet (2,400 m).[29]

The time is RIPE for a new Balloon Boy Hoax.  Worldwide interest in balloons is at a fever pitch after the Chinese spy craft pwned the fuck out of America :hmmm:

I'm fucking obsessed with balloons! :tard:

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The time is RIPE for a new Balloon Boy Hoax.  Worldwide interest in balloons is at a fever pitch after the Chinese spy craft pwned the fuck out of America :hmmm:

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I'm fucking obsessed with balloons! :tard:

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HAWT!
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Elon Musk named his rocket after Balloon Boy.  Troof!

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Elon Musk named his rocket after Balloon Boy.  Troof!

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Dragon?
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Falcon Heavy we are go for throttle up
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Falcon Heavy we are go for throttle up
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Balloon boy NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Great memory.
I was watching when Falcon busted the hoax.
Richard Henne is a legend.

I wanted to believe there was a real boy trapped in the balloon, forced to orbit the earth for years, subsisting on high altitude birds for food :sadbanana:

That's when I realized that CNN is fake bullshit :lol:

We all knew balloon boy was a hoax. Just as we all knew Jussie lied about being assaulted. We may be asocial and odd but we’re not sheep here.