Daring Aussie Skydiver to Attempt Record-Breaking Supersonic Freefall Monday, Oct 08,2012

by Scott77 30 Replies latest social current

  • glenster
    glenster

    Chest cam view
    Felix spins then stabilizes
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KrhbiFylCo
    Two views (stabilization not in sync)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDVxTfuiOew
    Joe Kittinger 1960
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Anx9BdUKM

  • AnnOMaly
    AnnOMaly

    That makes me feel dizzy and queasy just watching it. I can barely imagine what it was doing to his body - to think he near passed out!

  • cedars
    cedars

    He should have listened to this song on his way down.

    At only 4 minutes 9 seconds long he could have listened to it beginning to end with 10 seconds to spare before pulling his parachute chord.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gqT6En2O78

    Cedars

  • AnnOMaly
    AnnOMaly

    It may have been playing in his head

  • shamus100
    shamus100

    Really amazing! Not bad for a 43 year old man.

  • Nowman
    Nowman

    Yes, I watched this live yesterday. The check list part was probably where I felt a little "queezy", then towards the end of the check list, with him just about to jump, gave me goose bumps. I was completely amazed, not something I would ever want to do. I prefer watching others do it. :)

    Nikki

  • Scott77
    Scott77

    Please, can someone help me with an answer? Baumgartner is reported to have hurted down toward Earth at more than 700 miles per hour and in about 4 minutes, 24 miles from above. My question is, given that immense speed, how was he able to realize that was right time to deploy the parachute before hitting the ground?

    Scott77

  • Satanus
    Satanus

    David bowie's space oddity/major tom comes to my mind.

    S

  • Satanus
    Satanus

    I like the peter schilling version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsN3icByqUo 'I'm coming home'.

    S

  • glenster
    glenster

    Bowie's guy dies in space. Jump:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlq0lYB3iSM

    "Ground control to major Tom, your circuits dead, there's something wrong Can you
    hear me, major Tom?"....and there's nothing I can do
    v partly but ^

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