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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.

Fuck right off.

jesus christ

Kittinger such a fucking boss

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

At least he didn't pussy out because of a slight breeze.

LACE wrote:

DRTY wrote:some helmet cam footage

incredibrruuuu

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

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

Don't act like you weren't expecting this to happen

^ lolol

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...

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.

Fuck right off.

jesus christ

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?

^^ 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!

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

if ur an athiest n u like someone, that means there atheist to, even if they dont kno it yet