Skydiver Felix Baumgartner aims to break sound barrier
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rinkishjk
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i watched this, and i give felix mad props for either being super gutsy, or crazy for doin this!!! my hands were getting clammy as he was going out of the capsule. apparently he likes the thrill of jumping, cause he has jumped off i think every HIGH skyscraper on the planet!!
to be 128k high, and break the sound barrier is just nuts! i hope he had a beer when he got home!:beer:
to be 128k high, and break the sound barrier is just nuts! i hope he had a beer when he got home!:beer:
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OverlanderJK
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rinkishjk said:
X2! Was an awesome jump!
OverlanderJK
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Awesome video MTG! I remember sitting there watching the actual jump for hours.
OverlanderJK
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This dude died and this jump is something I’ll randomly think of. Pretty wild.
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I thought I had read that he died in an article on Friday in some type of glider accident. Sad for sure. I also remember watching this jump wondering if he would make it.
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Apparently Felix did not set the record for skydiving free fall. Just found this guy from 1960 - Joe Kittinger.
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Joe Kittinger: The Man Who Fell to Earth | Leap From the Edge of Space
On August 16, 1960, 32-year-old U.S. Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger ascended in a helium-balloon-tethered gondola to 102,800 feet (roughly 19 miles) above the Earth … and jumped. His free-fall lasted 4 minutes and 36 seconds. He experienced temperatures approaching minus-100 degrees Fahrenheit...
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jeeeep
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Felix broke the sound barrierApparently Felix did not set the record for skydiving free fall. Just found this guy from 1960 - Joe Kittinger.
Joe Kittinger: The Man Who Fell to Earth | Leap From the Edge of Space
On August 16, 1960, 32-year-old U.S. Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger ascended in a helium-balloon-tethered gondola to 102,800 feet (roughly 19 miles) above the Earth … and jumped. His free-fall lasted 4 minutes and 36 seconds. He experienced temperatures approaching minus-100 degrees Fahrenheit...
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OverlanderJK
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Yeah and we went to the moon nine years later. Right.Apparently Felix did not set the record for skydiving free fall. Just found this guy from 1960 - Joe Kittinger.
Joe Kittinger: The Man Who Fell to Earth | Leap From the Edge of Space
On August 16, 1960, 32-year-old U.S. Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger ascended in a helium-balloon-tethered gondola to 102,800 feet (roughly 19 miles) above the Earth … and jumped. His free-fall lasted 4 minutes and 36 seconds. He experienced temperatures approaching minus-100 degrees Fahrenheit...