So, I know this isn't really a technology story today, but I don't care ...

A Seattle-area boy became an honest-to-goodness superhero for the day. If this story does not make you cry, you’re made of stone.

Hundreds of people banded together – including a professional sports team, Puget Sound Energy, and the sheriff’s departments of two different counties. Major highways were shut down. Jumbo-trons broadcast messages from evildoers. Crowds cheers and lined the streets. Even Spider-Man put in a special call.

Why? Because a 13-year-old boy living with liver cancer wished more than anything else to be a super hero for the day. Here’s the CNN video of the event. MADE OF STONE!




Dr. Dark and his sidekick Blackout Boy played this message over the Jumbo-tron at Qwest Field after Electron Boy saved the Seattle Sounders pro soccer team:





I can’t get enough of this story. Sometimes, people are just amazing. Wonderful and amazing.

Here’s a gallery of pics from the event.

Wanna be a fan of Electron Boy on Facebook?

Oh, and a shout out to Meredith at io9 – I wouldn’t have seen this without you!

Labels: Seattle; superhero; Make-A-Wish Foundation

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