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kushman182
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Topic: Sky Dive From Space!!Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 9:47am |
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Is anyone else watching this? It's Redbull Stratos-Mission to the edge of space. This guy is gonna sky dive from 23 miles up.
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FoxtrotUmbrella
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 9:54am |
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Thank you so much for posting the link. I'm watching it right now.
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mluu003
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 10:26am |
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This is AWESOME! Everyone on my facebook is posting it. I'm glad the weather is better now allowing this to happen.
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kushman182
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 10:29am |
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this is pretty insane, they are saying there is a problem with his visor, hopefully it all goes well.
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kushman182
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 10:42am |
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hes getting ready to jump!
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kushman182
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 11:19am |
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He landed! That was soo crazy, he was going over 700mph!
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 11:23am |
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I was watching it too. That was really cool! I'd like to get my hands on some of the high-res photographs from jumping altitude.
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mluu003
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 11:23am |
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Amazing! Lots of anticipation...but he made is safely! Felix is a boss. holy crap!
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LittleShooey
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 11:25am |
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Was kinda shocked there were no POV cameras on him.
Also, did he pass out during that freefall tumble? Wasn't looking so hot for a minute.
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mluu003
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 11:34am |
I was wondering the same thing about the POV gopro camera. I don't know if he did pass out..but he did have a hard time communicating with everyone at the base. Man, he sounded nervous when he was sitting in the capsule and the door wouldn't open. I was on the edge of my seat! |
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LittleShooey
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 12:01pm |
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Took him a while to get that seatbelt off...
![]() But yeah, he had to forego the "longest freefall" record because he was on the verge of passing out (you can hear him mention it in the live feed), fogged helmet and poor communication with base. And after that tumble... no points lost. What a troop, though.
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 12:28pm |
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damn, I heard about this earlier, forgot that it was today. what a boss, that looks so crazy
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 12:37pm |
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sooooo d0PE!
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mluu003
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 12:50pm |
Anytime anything went wrong...people's heart stopped. You're right..when he couldnt get his seatbelt off it made me nervous too. Dang, if he completely passed out he would have been done! |
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 1:11pm |
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This reminds me of that end scene in Avengers when Iron Man went into the space portal and fell down.
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 1:50pm |
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that was ridiculous, i dont know what would possess you to try and do this. wouldnt be caught dead trying anything like this.
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 2:54pm |
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so did he end up breaking the sound barrier? i don't think he did but they haven't officially announced it yet.
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 3:10pm |
I just read an article stating he did break the sound barrier. |
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LittleShooey
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 3:13pm |
Space gloves are hella bulky, then you add the pressurized "puff" in the suit that comes with it. I could see how it would be a small task. My roommate and I had a laugh thinking that he was second guessing the whole "jump from space" thing after that. "Number 29, remove your seatbelt. Felix? Please remove your seatbelt..." FWIW, I don't think I'd want to be conscious during a 700 mph tumble.
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 5:02pm |
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YT video for those interested!
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 5:28pm |
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The Balloon they used was bigger then the statue of liberty ?
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 7:09pm |
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I'd probably die in mid air of a heart attack
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thisisjoebro
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 9:02pm |
Where's the rest!? I guess I gotta go look for it
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 9:43pm |
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Heres some more sweet footage. Of him "flying".
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Posted: Oct/14/2012 at 10:06pm |
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I couldn't even imagine what a 4+min freefall would be like. Totally RAD!
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mj2delmenico
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 12:08am |
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The man is one crazy mother!! After flicking through some news on it I was surprised that his out of control spin wasn't highlighted more
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 12:16am |
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I wonder if they have an automated chute deployment system in case the jumper passes out?
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Witty1
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 12:47am |
of course they do.
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 7:17am |
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red bull is always pushing the limits. Just one hell of a company, brand, and product. I am interested to know the training the person did in order to do this just. I feel like that had some crazy G suit that kept him from passing out or their body was so well tuned for it.
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 8:37am |
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Couldn't imagine tumbling out of control going 500mph towards the ground, not to mention to have the mindset to straighten yourself out. This dude is awesome.
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 8:50am |
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Yeah it was pretty amazing that he was able to stabilize. He was looking like a rag doll. Im amazed he didn't pass out or anything.
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 9:29am |
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His top speed was 833 mph. That's crazy. That's over Mach 1. I'm amazed that a human body could even survive that kind of free fall outside of a vehicle.
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 9:30am |
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Must have been wearing some kind of special suit, right? I didn't see it yet, just assuming.
But damn that IS a fast free fall
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diviesti
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 10:05am |
Ya his suit looked looked like an astronauts. Not just for the forces that he dealt with falling, his blood would have turned into a gas in the Stratophere if we wasn't wearing a pressurized suit to handle the pressure and lack of oxygen.
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 10:05am |
He was basically wearing a next generation space suit. The air temp was as low as -80*F and the pressure was something like .07 ATMs (from memory only). He jumped from over 2 times higher than the death line, where if you didn't have a pressurized suit, your blood would straight freekin' boil inside of your body the pressure is so low!!!
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 10:40am |
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Oh man. That's crazy! So much credit goes out to the jumper and red bull. I wouldn't even attempt sky diving never mind even think of this. That was amazing.
I didn't get to see the landing yet though, will have to look for it when I get home from work. |
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 11:23am |
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Doesn't that jump from space remind anyone else of the Halo games?
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 12:10pm |
It totally does. It also reminds me a bit of Mass Effect as well. |
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 12:20pm |
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I don't know how that dude didn't soil himself in his suit.
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 1:39pm |
definitely an ODST soldier, hahahah! it also tells me just how unfeasible it would be...
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 1:41pm |
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That was so insane. Its amazing how Redbull has the money and ability to make that happen. I still can't believe that.
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 2:53pm |
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What a beautiful picture from space though. To be up there alone like that has to be an out of the body experience!
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 3:37pm |
I was wondering that too haha. Or...what if his nose itched during the 5 minute free fall? |
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 4:54pm |
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Pretty boring to watch, but pretty sweet to think about going 729mph. At 5 minutes I wonder if it'd start to feel like a dream about falling. Totally surreal.
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Posted: Oct/15/2012 at 7:17pm |
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Is it true that the sky diver broke a world record or something like that?
That dive was so cool. |
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Posted: Oct/16/2012 at 12:40am |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFU774q6eVM
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Posted: Oct/16/2012 at 1:35am |
dude, how was that boring? HE BROKE THE SPEED OF SOUND also, that DEATH SPIN AT 700MPH that he NARROWLY got out of...HOW IS THAT BORING?
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Posted: Oct/16/2012 at 6:16am |
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Agreed. Thought it was pretty damned cool to watch him jump. Would have been awesome if the GoPro's could have live-broadcast the POV feeds. But seeing them afterward is pretty cool too!
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Posted: Oct/16/2012 at 8:22am |
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^Yeah no way that was boring! It's not everyday a human being falls from space at mach 1 and sticks the landing. I wonder how they'll top this?
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Posted: Oct/16/2012 at 8:46am |
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^ I had a friend post on facebook basically that same question. After jumping from the edge of space, breaking the sound barrier with your own body, and returning to earth safely... what will he do next with his life?
I was going to say a trip to Olive Garden may be in store, but then I realized... what do you do to keep yourself entertained after something like that??
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