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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:26 pm
by BLAHBLAHJAH
That was intense! :Q:

Top fucking lad... Astrolad :Q:

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:26 pm
by pkay
Kinda bummed he didnt break Joe Kittinger's free fall record.


Anywho seeing Joe Kittinger all day in mission control was fucking classic. If this guy doesnt become an internet meme stat its a crime

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:26 pm
by AxeD
Not all the records, but that was pretty impressive stuff.

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:27 pm
by TooMuch
wait what record didnt he break? did he break the soundbarrier.\

My stream was piss poor considering I watched from 70,000 ft...

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:29 pm
by AxeD
I believe he did not break the speed of sound.
Although their measurements might be different.

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:30 pm
by kay
Records to be confirmed, press conference soon. Measurements displayed on the live feed might be slightly different from actually measured.

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:30 pm
by noam
he didn't brek the freefall record

still woulda laughed if he jumped out and started floating upwards

but good guy, span constantly at 700mph for 3minutes

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:34 pm
by cloquet
pkay wrote:Image
michael caine's really let himself go

all joking aside that was incredible. choked up when he was stood on that little platform preparing to jump.

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:35 pm
by Dub_freak
Missed it :(

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:37 pm
by pkay
real question

given the same budget and support team, would you do it?

ive sky dived before so not scurred of the sensation, but extremely worried I'd pass out from pressure changes or something weird going on. I'd like to say I'd do it, if I wouldnt it would be due to personal physical limitations

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:38 pm
by noam
yea as long as i was fit enough to keep the blood pumping when spinning in freefall

sure he must've experienced well over 7-8 G's during those first few minutes

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:38 pm
by BLAHBLAHJAH
In a heartbeat man

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:38 pm
by wilson
Kind of gutted they didn't show any footage from his body cams during the jump.

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:38 pm
by dickman69
pkay wrote:real question

given the same budget and support team, would you do it?

ive sky dived before so not scurred of the sensation, but extremely worried I'd pass out from pressure changes or something weird going on. I'd like to say I'd do it, if I wouldnt it would be due to personal physical limitations
y not even if u die ur remembered forever

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:40 pm
by AxeD
pkay wrote:real question

given the same budget and support team, would you do it?

ive sky dived before so not scurred of the sensation, but extremely worried I'd pass out from pressure changes or something weird going on. I'd like to say I'd do it, if I wouldnt it would be due to personal physical limitations
Maybe if I had like 20 years of skydiving experience like he does.

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:41 pm
by Dub_freak
Doctors say i shouldn't even do normal skydiving but i would if i could.

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:41 pm
by knell
rayman612 wrote: and then was like OH NO MY VISOR IS FOGGY
freaked me out for a sec when he said that, don't blame him for pulling the chute early, a couple of records is enough for one day

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:41 pm
by LACE
deffo pkay

i'd volunteer for manned space flight to mars if everything was paid for

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:41 pm
by volcanogeorge
what a fucking dude

like seriously, what a fucking DUDE

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

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:43 pm
by TopManLurka
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