"World watches odyssey of 'Balloon Boy' in real time"
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.world.watching/index.html
Whether you are one of the other millions of people who progressively followed the story throughout Thursday or one of the few just now hearing about this crazy escapade, the story of so-deemed "Balloon Boy" has certainly garnered the attention, imagination, and lastly, sarcasm of people around the world. After 6 year old Falcon (yes, that seems to be his real name, how ironic), untethered a large helium balloon, releasing it from his Colorado home this passed Thursday, his family and authorities feared for his life upon his disappearance. Now normally, a large unidentifiable flying object captures much attention, but when a six year old boy is possibly stuck in the homemade craft, word of the story quickly spreads, even as far as Australia and Al-Jazeera. When the balloon finally landed safely with the boy nowhere to be found within its confines, people around the globe worried that he may have fallen out of the aircraft. Fortunately, the boy was later found in his attic, hiding in a cardboard box (which I find absolutely hilarious - honestly, why couldn't his parents keep track of this kid?).
Reports show that balloon boy merchandise has already become a craze, from t-shirts wishing for his survival earlier in the day to those satirizing the drama after the whole crazy ordeal was finally settled. Personally, I thnk the story is downright hilarious, and I'm glad the world has found something to collectively laugh at for once, even if its at the expense of those silly Americans.
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