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Old 10-15-2009, 02:40 PM   #154
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Originally Posted by gargamel View Post
Based on the dimensions they gave, the balloon would have been close to 1570 cubic feet, which would be enough to lift 81 pounds. I have to think that the balloon plus a 6 year old would probably weight at least that much. Even if not, it would have been close enough that it would have taken off slowly and the kid would have had plenty of time to jump out. It sounds to me like the kid was never in there.
Hopefully they aren't trying to hide something... hopefully it is a misunderstanding, and the boy is OK.
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