6-year-old boy is floating away

[imjustagirl]

Never mind, they're now saying fallen out before it went airborne.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Probably did fall out if it was floating like this:

 

[RagingCanuck]

Air compresses when it gets colder. Because the balloon is a contained volume, this reduces the pressure inside it. Less pressure, less loft. You can see the same thing at home if you take a balloon from inside to outside on a cold day. Instantly shrinks down.

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Air compresses when it gets colder. Because the balloon is a contained volume, this reduces the pressure inside it. Less pressure, less loft. You can see the same thing at home if you take a balloon from inside to outside on a cold day. Instantly shrinks down.

George Costanza doesn't like your mention of shrinkage.

 

[mustangj17]

Thanks, that explains why my basketball is always out of air.

 

[outofplace]

Never mind, they're now saying fallen out before it went airborne.

So, does that mean they have him or he is missing, but on the ground?

 

[PCLoadLetter]

The kid's name is Falcon? Oy...

 

[Inky_Wretch]

The kid's name is Falcon!?!

 

[mb]

Never mind, they're now saying fallen out before it went airborne.

who's saying that?

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Never mind, they're now saying fallen out before it went airborne.

who's saying that?

CNN has something in their story...

Margie Martinez of the Weld County Sheriff's Office said a sibling saw the boy climb into the basket before the balloon took off. Since the door on the balloon was unlocked, Martinez said it's possible the boy had fallen out.

 

[mb]

big difference between "has fallen out" and "possible the boy had fallen out"

 

[imjustagirl]

Never mind, they're now saying fallen out before it went airborne.

who's saying that?

CNN said it, saying it came from a sibling. Then they said before the thing went airborne. Now they've pretty much avoided that angle.

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Fantastic camera work though.

 

[RickStain]

Deflation is starting to pick up steam. This isn't going to end well.

 

[imjustagirl]

big difference between "has fallen out" and "possible the boy had fallen out"

Nobody said he had definitely fallen out.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

If the kid fell out of the thing while it was still on the ground it would be pretty easy to confirm. Sounds like a bunch of hot air.

 

[JackReacher]

Are there no reporters at the house to confirm the location of the kid?

 

[Hammer Pants]

CNN is doing a terrible job updating the altitude of this thing. That's crucial. Looks like it's lost a few thousand feet in the past 15-20 minutes.

 

[poindexter]

From the KABC website showing the balloon:

While you watch the live stream, tweet us @abc7 and let us know what you think!

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I'm really hoping this kid is laying on top of a neighbor's roof and not still in that thing.