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Zico
14th October 2012, 18:03
Anyone else watching this? If not here's a wee heads up. ;)

He is currently at aprox 40k feet and rising fast.

Live link here- Live Broadcast | Red Bull Stratos (http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/)

donKey jote
14th October 2012, 18:04
Yep I stumbled upon it by chance.
Let's all see if he desintegrates,eh? :s

Zico
14th October 2012, 18:38
Yep I stumbled upon it by chance.
Let's all see if he desintegrates,eh? :s

Nah, I'm sure he'll be fine. :/

donKey jote
14th October 2012, 18:39
ooh but what if his head hits the sound barrier before his feet do... won't he be ripped to bits? :s

Zico
14th October 2012, 18:47
Doesn't he have a tiny chute which will only deploy at a certain speed to slow him down, keeping him at a safe velocity?

Mark
14th October 2012, 18:53
I don't think so. The idea is to go as fast as he can.

Zico
14th October 2012, 19:05
I don't think so. The idea is to go as fast as he can.

Yeah, scrub that... I thought I'd read that somewhere but cant find it, maybe I dreamed it. :D

donKey jote
14th October 2012, 19:19
the commentary is good... going through all the previous tragedies for the nth time :s

donKey jote
14th October 2012, 19:42
jump before it bursts! :s

Zico
14th October 2012, 19:49
C'mon!

donKey jote
14th October 2012, 19:52
I wish NASA would also send live coverage :)

Dave B
14th October 2012, 19:55
Jump!

race aficionado
14th October 2012, 20:08
Holly molly!!!

Is this for real?

Is this live?

Wow!

He jumped and he is still falling (over 4 minutes now) and now the shoot-it didn't snap off thank goodness!

Wonderfully nuts!!!

AMAZING video coverage

Thanks for posting - I had no idea and the timing was perfect.

donKey jote
14th October 2012, 20:11
shute open!

Zico
14th October 2012, 20:13
Wow! WHat a fantastic feat to witness live. Go Felix!

donKey jote
14th October 2012, 20:15
perfect touchdown !

race aficionado
14th October 2012, 20:16
frik'n amazing!

Felix, I salute you !!
Dam! you are nuts! Whew!

Dave B
14th October 2012, 20:18
Bit of a nervous moment when he started spinning but an amazing feat!

donKey jote
14th October 2012, 20:21
next he should do a bungee :p

janvanvurpa
14th October 2012, 22:45
next he should do a bungee :p

He's probably kicking himself now. :idea: What a lost opportunity. :arrows:

Zico
14th October 2012, 23:42
It has been confirmed that he actually hit 833.9 MPH, now that is just insane!

The BBC are doing a documentary on this and have been following it for 5 years. I'm led to believe there were also camera's on his suit so here's hoping it will show the full descent from his perspective.




... and for those that missed it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MT1DhcQg0Os

Dave B
15th October 2012, 10:00
I started watching it, got bored and went up to Tesco to get some food. Everybody is talking about it on Facebook now. At the time eating appeared more important than watching such a magnificent historical event. This guy was free falling and I was starving. Kind of wished I had seen it now but nevermind. :)
Order a takeaway next time :p

Mark
15th October 2012, 11:12
Kind of the same here, was watching it live, it was just a balloon, nothing exciting, had to put the bairn to bed then when I got back it was all over.

wedge
15th October 2012, 13:46
Kind of the same here, was watching it live, it was just a balloon, nothing exciting, had to put the bairn to bed then when I got back it was all over.

Do Go Pro's work in the stratosphere?

Perhaps the shot of him jumping off in HD might have helped. In that second I held my breath with my heart in my mouth and that brief moment when he was spinning and no contact.

janneppi
15th October 2012, 19:32
I read somewhere that the capsule dropped some 90km east of where he landed. I didn't think it would have drifted that far away.

Mark
15th October 2012, 20:50
It's gone into space! I'm surprised it was only 90km.

D-Type
15th October 2012, 21:39
I've only seen what's on the news. Can somebody please explain the function of the 20-odd people in "Mission Control"?

anthonyvop
16th October 2012, 01:33
What is the big deal? Been done before.

This Is The Man Who Made The First Supersonic Parachute Jump, Just Not On Purpose (http://jalopnik.com/5951233/this-is-the-man-who-made-the-first-supersonic-parachute-jump-just-not-on-purpose?utm_source=jalopnik.com&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=recirculation)

dj_bytedisaster
16th October 2012, 15:01
I think there's a difference between unintentionally falling out of a plane at something like 60.000 or 70.000 feet and willingly stepping out of a perfectly servicable craft at 128.000 feet and just whacking down in free fall for over 100.000 feet, which is more than the blackbird's service ceiling.