By The Computer Guru
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Thursday afternoon on the 14th of October 2009, the nation was captivated by an event that was strange and quite troubling from the start. A helium balloon soared over Colorado at heights up to 5000 feet that was believed to contain a six year old boy! The unfolding drama was broadcast live on television with millions glued to the news as the (empty) balloon floated for 50 miles before it came to rest in a field while thousands of more dollars were wasted as the rescue teams secured the balloon.
As I watch this "drama" live, I immediately started to doubt that this whole story was true. There were just too many questions such as:
- The father built this balloon and told his six year old son to be sure he didn't touch it! Then left the boy alone with the balloon - hmmm.
- How could a six year old un-tether the balloon AND be quick enough to get inside it before it took off - hmmm.
- No one else witnessed this action but the family who also happened to be former reality TV stars - hmmm.
As I suspected, the boy was found "hiding" in the attic and all is well. Of course now the family is on every talk show laughing it up and enjoying their 15 minutest of fame. During a CNN interview with the family, Falcon (balloon boy) was asked by his father Richard why he did not come out of the attic despite his parents repeatedly calling his name. Falcon appears to answer: "You guys said that ... we did this for the show". CNN interviewer Wolf Blitzer later asked Richard Heene what his son had meant.
Mr Heene replied: "I can see the direction you guys are hedging on this," he said. "I'm kind of appalled after all the feelings that I went through ... that you guys are trying to suggest something else."
Hmmmmmm - I guess the joke is on US!
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