Guest LilBambi Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) RedbullStratos.com and @redbullstratos Daredevil Jumps, and Lands on His Feet - NYTimes Felix Baumgartner, the professional daredevil, jumped from a balloon more than 24 miles above the Earth on Sunday, and landed safely on his feet. Amazing! In the press conference afterwards, Felix said the best moment was when he was standing on the edge of the capsule just before the jump. Fearless Felix did it with a little help from his friends, including Joe Kittenger who did a similar record breaking leap in 1960, but not from quite as high as Felix did today. The livestream also broke Internet records as more than 7.1 Million viewers watched the youtube stream! BTW: Today was also the anniversary of when Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the X-1! For those keeping score, Baumgartner, according to preliminary data, had an exit altitude of 128,100 ft, a free fall of 4 min 20 seconds*. for a distance of 119,846 feet. Baumgartner achieved a maximum velocity of 373 meters per second, 833.9 miles per hour, faster than the speed of sound, or Mach 1.24. From WashPost article, Felix Baumgartner lands after flying faster than the speed of sound (LIVE BLOG) * On August 16, 1960, he (Joe Kittenger) made the final jump, from the Excelsior III, at 102,800 feet (31,300 m). Towing a small drogue parachute for initial stabilization, he fell for 4 minutes and 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 miles per hour (988 km/h) ~ Per wikipedia on Joe Kittenger I thought it was awesome that Felix, who had already broken three records today (plus the Internet record of youtube viewers), just happened to pull the cord, just shy of breaking Joe Kittenger's final jump free fall time record, so Joe's free fall time record remains. Just a stroke of luck. He needed to pull the chute before his visor got too fogged up to be able to see to pull the chute. Edited October 14, 2012 by LilBambi added a couple items Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Very cool!! Glad everything went good Also, I like that gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 This was one of the more intense five minutes I have ever watched on video... simply insane. I think it is incredible that he landed on his feet. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patio Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Stated he's going to retire quietly... Flying Rescue helicoptors in Australia and the States... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 H3lluva 1st step! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 The BBC will have a documentary on Felix fairly soon..... Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 The BBC will have a documentary on Felix fairly soon..... Adam Cool, I will be on the look out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tushman Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Meh... not impressive at all. In my younger days, I once did a summersault off the deep end of the pool and came out with no shorts on. (The girls were very impressed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I think it is a great thing. I actually was able to watch it. Was amazing. I thought it was amazing that he went for help to overcame his fear of being closed in/claustophobia (the suit for hours on end) just so he could do this. How Claustrophobia Nearly Grounded Supersonic Skydiver Felix Baumgartner - Wired Of all the things Felix Baumgartner had to worry about while pursuing his dream of skydiving from 120,000 feet, the one that almost stopped him cold was…Claustrophobia. “Fearless Felix” got a bit freaked out by the pressurized suit he’ll wear during his ascent and, more importantly, his supersonic descent from 23 miles up on Sunday. Getting over his discomfort was a key hurdle to clear as the Austrian adventurer set out to make the highest skydive ever. Normally, to me, such in my mind, justified fears, would feel like self preservation kicking in. But he pushed past it ... with a little help. But, there are many 'justified' fears, that people must overcome to do great things, courageous things, save lives, break new ground. To see someone overcome that, was simply inspiring to me. 3 Leadership Lessons From Felix Baumgartner - Forbes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 LOOK! Tushman has an avatar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tushman Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Yeah I know, shocking. When I took the original image and resized it, it came out just fine. It wasn't until afterwards when I uploaded to the forum that the image looked really blurry.... I'm still playing around with it a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 It's the horsehead nebula. I can see it perfectly well. Or... it's a blurry shot of you giving us the finger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrat Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Yes, it was great that they did that (Red Bull). I had no idea they sponsored such cool stuff till now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) That horsehead nebula is an amazing image. Here's a wallpaper sized version from here: Can also click through on the image to see the full sized version. Edited October 21, 2012 by LilBambi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 "In response to Red Bull Stratos, Slim Jim has sponsored the shortest freefall of all time" http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/11rxal/in_response_to_red_bull_stratos_slim_jim_has/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ross549 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Conan O'Brian did a great job there! Adam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tushman Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) That horsehead nebula is an amazing image. Here's a wallpaper sized version from here: I actually got a hi-res version from APOD's website and used GIMP to cut it down to wallpaper size. I noticed the version you linked to has some foo-foo stardust glitter.... probably will appeal to the female audience here. Edited October 20, 2012 by Tushman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Uh-oh! Now your avatar is broken, Tush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 There were two in recent years on APOD that are stunning for the Horsehead Nebula: APOD: 2012 September 9 - Wisps Surrounding the Horsehead Nebula APOD: 2010 May 13 - The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula My favorite is the 2nd one from 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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