Balloon Boy is Now a Meme
Yesterday, the world was graced with the presence of the Heene family, and the family's youngest member, Falcon Heene. It was reported by the elder sibling that Falcon entered the large, mushroom shaped vessel, and then proceeded to lift-off the ground, as if he were in a spin-off of Disney's UP. The media had a field day with this, and followed the story for hours on end. When the balloon finally hit the ground, Falcon was nowhere to be seen, and people around the country were baffled. Did he fall out? Was this all a ploy to receive media attention? Was he hiding out in the basement? No one knew.
During this frantic time, the internet literally exploded. Every other topic at 4chan was about this mysterious balloon boy. Here are some examples provided by urlesque.
After hours of searching for this boy, he was found in the attic hiding in a box. After interviews with Heene the family, the boy was quoted as saying "You guys said we did this for the show." Which leads many to believe that this was in fact an attempt to grab media attention.
source: Balloon Boy - Quickest Meme Ever? - urlesque.com