36.5km above the Earth (Felix Baumgartner Skydive)

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Re: 36.5km above the Earth (Felix Baumgartner Skydive)

Post by particle-jim » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:44 pm

Electric_Head wrote:
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pkay wrote:real question

given the same budget and support team, would you do it?
Fuck no, I'm shit-scared of flying anyways, just the idea of a normal sky-dive makes me feel really uneasy, I couldn't bring myself to watch the live stream because the idea of what he was doing made me feel really anxious, now that I know he didn't die horribly I might actually be able to watch it
Did you read the Joseph Kittinger wiki I posted?

Kittinger's first high-altitude jump, from about 76,400 feet (23,300 m) on November 16, 1959, was a near-disaster when an equipment malfunction caused him to lose consciousness.[2] The automatic parachute opener in his equipment saved his life. He went into a flat spin at a rotational velocity of about 120 rpm. The g-forces at his extremities have been calculated to be over 22 times the force of gravity, setting another record.


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Re: 36.5km above the Earth (Felix Baumgartner Skydive)

Post by dickman69 » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:47 pm

Kittinger such a fucking boss
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Re: 36.5km above the Earth (Felix Baumgartner Skydive)

Post by Johnlenham » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:51 pm

Well it probably didnt help that he lied about his suit malfunctioning before the jump so the flight wouldnt be postponed!

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Re: 36.5km above the Earth (Felix Baumgartner Skydive)

Post by Electric_Head » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:53 pm

At least he didn't pussy out because of a slight breeze. :6:
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Re: 36.5km above the Earth (Felix Baumgartner Skydive)

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Re: 36.5km above the Earth (Felix Baumgartner Skydive)

Post by DRTY » Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:59 pm

LACE wrote:
DRTY wrote:some helmet cam footage

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is there helmet cam footage of the ride until his feet touch the earth? work computer is blocking that liveleak url for some reason =/
I haven't seen any yet, I'd imagine they're making it all pretty atm

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Re: 36.5km above the Earth (Felix Baumgartner Skydive)

Post by herbs » Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:06 pm

^^^ When he starts spinning...FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK THAT!

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Re: 36.5km above the Earth (Felix Baumgartner Skydive)

Post by particle-jim » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:55 pm

Don't act like you weren't expecting this to happen
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Re: 36.5km above the Earth (Felix Baumgartner Skydive)

Post by LACE » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:58 pm

^ lolol
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Re: 36.5km above the Earth (Felix Baumgartner Skydive)

Post by magma » Thu Oct 18, 2012 1:02 pm

The science vs religion photo that's going around based on this is so retarded. Did they miss the whole bit where Kittinger told him that the same guardian angel that looked after him would make sure Baumgartner was ok?

Selective hearing's a bitch...
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Re: 36.5km above the Earth (Felix Baumgartner Skydive)

Post by teamhobson » Thu Oct 18, 2012 1:20 pm

particle-jim wrote:
Electric_Head wrote:
particle-jim wrote:
pkay wrote:real question

given the same budget and support team, would you do it?
Fuck no, I'm shit-scared of flying anyways, just the idea of a normal sky-dive makes me feel really uneasy, I couldn't bring myself to watch the live stream because the idea of what he was doing made me feel really anxious, now that I know he didn't die horribly I might actually be able to watch it
Did you read the Joseph Kittinger wiki I posted?

Kittinger's first high-altitude jump, from about 76,400 feet (23,300 m) on November 16, 1959, was a near-disaster when an equipment malfunction caused him to lose consciousness.[2] The automatic parachute opener in his equipment saved his life. He went into a flat spin at a rotational velocity of about 120 rpm. The g-forces at his extremities have been calculated to be over 22 times the force of gravity, setting another record.


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jesus christ :corncry:
I was under the impression the highest g's ever endured were that of the dude who invented the seat belt? 50 odds on his wee jet train?
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Re: 36.5km above the Earth (Felix Baumgartner Skydive)

Post by magma » Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:06 pm

^^ I'd guess those sorts of records are kind of hard to verify reliably. I expect there's a decent shout for a few of the early NASA test pilots who effectively crash landed in various capsule designs... apparently it was quite common to open the capsule to find that the pilot's eyes had come out of their sockets... one guy's face was so destroyed that a press photo of the recovery led to one of the more enduring "NASA have an alien in captivity" rumours! :o
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Re: 36.5km above the Earth (Felix Baumgartner Skydive)

Post by chekov » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:04 pm

magma wrote:The science vs religion photo that's going around based on this is so retarded. Did they miss the whole bit where Kittinger told him that the same guardian angel that looked after him would make sure Baumgartner was ok?

Selective hearing's a bitch...
he probably just said that so he wouldn't be lynched by stupid fundies

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