maybe if it was on a treadmill

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/colorado.balloon.vessel/index.html

Quote :

"During the incident Thursday, when Heene said his 37-pound son may have been inside the flying-saucer-shaped balloon, the sheriff's department contacted a specialist at Colorado State University to determine whether it could carry the child. Based on the dimensions for the balloon that Heene provided at the time, the specialist "determined that it was, in fact, possible for this balloon to have launched," Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden told reporters Sunday. But after they recovered the balloon and checked the actual measurements, authorities discovered "it was not capable of lifting off" with the boy on board, Alderden said. The reason, according to the sheriff, is that the contraption weighs 18 pounds more than what Heene said. "

[Edited on October 19, 2009 at 8:02 AM. Reason : story]

10/19/2009 8:02:31 AM

because we needed another thread on this subject.

10/19/2009 8:03:08 AM

i searched first and only saw one balloon boy thread.

but i only searched thread titles and searched for balloon. even my own thread wouldnt come up in that.

sorry dudes

10/19/2009 8:08:32 AM

there's only like a 11-12 page thread on this subject

10/19/2009 8:09:27 AM

oh, so there is only one....

cool

10/19/2009 8:10:00 AM

one is enough

10/19/2009 8:12:21 AM

this thread is a question of physics, not pop culture

10/19/2009 8:12:52 AM