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more about #balloon more comments → DMF: Can't blame em. That's what the media has done to society. #balloonboyhoax more » redman042: The parents pressured the boy to lie so much that he vomited twice on TV. That's the most inexcusable part of this. #balloonboyhoax more » ID Ron Burgundy: Why? #balloonboyhoax more » Kaiser-Machead: There's a hole in my heart Deep as a spoon for that lil brat fakin' trips in balloons #balloonboyhoax more » Benguin: I'm so sick of hearing about this child that I refuse to refer to him by his "proper" nickname any longer. I henceforth dub him Dirigible Kid. #balloo... more » Lalkin: While this is wrong on so many levels I'm wondering why this is being posted on Gizmodo. Isn't this more Gawker's schtik? #balloonboyhoax more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: I really hope these two media-whores get prosecuted to the fullest extend the law will allow. #balloonboyhoax more » Rejexted: How the Heenes wasted the hundreds of volunteers' time and emotions was despicable. I've worked on a search and rescue for a lost kid, and I can tell ... more » P3nnst8r: Well, at least they'll get a Lifetime made-for-tv movie out of this. #balloonboyhoax more » B-low: Their little lie ballooned way out of proportion. #balloonboyhoax more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Richard's MySpace page.. Should probably be MySpace-d out page... [www.myspace.com] #balloonbrat more » MePerson: "So it was a experimental plane?" "It's uh- uh- a flying saucer." "It's a flying saucer." "Yeah." You have to give the dispatcher credit for not hang... more » Delano_J: I still don't see how any of these charges (aside from misleading authorities or whatever) hold any water. What's annoying is that the media and auth... more » Iowa11: The charge should be relative. In this case, never allow this guy to be shown or spoken of on television ever again. #balloonbrat more » sea_alex: Richard Heene is a lot off things but a mastermind ? #balloonbrat more » -
#darpa
DARPA's Giant Red Balloons Officially at Large
Remember that DARPA balloon challenge, where the first team to find ten weather balloons wins $40,000? Well, the balloons are up in the air. If you don't have a team yet, here are some places to report a sighting. UPDATED: More » -
#balloonboy
Balloon Boy Mom Admits to Hoax
According to court records made public today, Mayumi Heene, Balloon Boy's mom, has admitted that the whole incident was orchestrated to make the Heene family more "marketable for future media interest." Nice parenting. More » -
#balloonbrat
Criminal Charges Loom For Balloon Boy Hoax Mastermind Richard Heene
Karma's a bunch of hooey, but in cases like this I can understand the appeal: Richard Heene, the arrogant, self-centered con artist behind the "Balloon Boy" hoax, is about to be charged with a crime. Updated. More » -
#balloonbrat
FOR SALE: Proof That Balloon Boy Was A Hoax
There is allegedly proof that the story of balloon boy Falcon Heene was a stunt to help pitch a television show. But the purported proof will cost you thousands of dollars to get. More » -
#balloonbrat
Balloon Boy Admits They Did It for the Show
World-class Jeopardy loser Wolf Blitzer got an exclusive interview with Balloon Boy and his family, and not surprisingly, BB himself (AKA Falcon Heene) fails to shed much light on his motivations. Check out the video (with bonus fart) post-jump. More » -
#lightningreview
Balloon Simulator Lets Fanboys Blow Their iPhones, At Last
Fanboys rejoice, because now there's an application that will let you "blow, touch, and play" with your iPhone: MyBalloon, an almost-perfect balloon simulator. Let the bad puns begin. More » -
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#ballooninspace
Ordinary Guys Send Picture-Taking Balloon 22.27 Miles High
Behold the view from 117,597 feet, taken on August 11, 2007 by a camera hanging from a helium balloon launched by a group of guys in Alberta, Canada. Called the SABLE-3 (Southern Alberta Balloon Launch Experiment #3), the balloon's small payload box was packed with a Byonics MicroTrak 300 APRS tracking device, a Nikon Coolpix P2 digital camera set to snap one picture per minute, and filled with enough helium to take it to the edge of the earth's atmosphere. More » -
#ballooningsuccess
Amateur Helium Balloon Reaches 28km Altitude
That's a picture taken from a helium balloon at 28km in altitude. To put that in perspective, the average airliner flies at only 9km. The balloon, created by Jean-Sébastien Busque, carried a video camera, still camera, GPS and a ham radio, but sadly Jean didn't get to take a joy-ride himself. Probably because he didn't have a space jumpsuit. Eventually the balloon flew too high, popped, and the package fell back to Earth. [MAKE] More »
