Up...up and away...

Ten bucks it's an orchestrated scam and the parents are in on it.

Takers?

Russ

ps: I'm gonna feel like a real jerk if I'm wrong, but I just smell something rotten here.

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Man that thing was cooking. Forgive the Katie Couric intro at the beginning. Just whistle.

Update on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 5:10PM by Russ

Great Physics debate going on over at HotAir.

About whether this kind of balloon could even get off the ground with a 6-year old kid in it.

I'm sticking to my story for now. This is a scam.

Update on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 5:14PM by Russ

I'm sure everybody's heard, but this family was on "Wife Swap".

First clue this is a family trying to recapture their publicity.

Update on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 5:21PM by Russ

Oh no...