Hoax? Publicity stunt? Don’t care? I’m quite frankly sick of hearing about it. Apparently it’s been a slow news week or I’m underestimating the appeal of watching a train wreck on television. First, what kind of an idiot builds a balloon of this type in the back of his yard with small children running around? I can think of a dozen legitimate safety concerns that should have come to the forefront of a parent’s mind.
Secondly, I’m having a difficult time with the physics. Is there enough lift capacity in that thing to lift a child of that weight and move in the manner that it did?
And the last thing I’ll write on the topic. If you have a sick child, why would you have him in front of cameras? I watched the ABC clip of the interview – the poor kid is wrapped in a blanket and then starts vomiting and then neither of the parents go in to check on him until the reporter prompts them.
I’m glad no-one was hurt…I hope someone kicks the parental units in the pants for being stupid, and I hope to not ever hear about balloon boy again. Night!
