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Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« on: October 15, 2012, 09:57:24 AM »
 :o Awesome! But this guy is nuts! :-)[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MT1DhcQg0Os[/youtube]
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Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2012, 10:00:07 AM »
Would have been better if it was a bungee jump.
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Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2012, 10:39:57 AM »
That was so cool, and scary, and cool.   I dvr'd it yesterday.
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Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2012, 10:47:34 AM »
I would have shit myself.  Really.  That is beyond INSANE  :rant:
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Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2012, 11:03:55 AM »
Quote from: Gina on October 15, 2012, 10:47:34 AM
I would have shit myself.  Really.  That is beyond INSANE  :rant:

I felt the same feelings I had in the tips of my fingers and toes that I had at Airborne School 25 years ago, and I was sitting at my computer.  Brought 'em right back.  Four and a half minutes of freefall . . . I'd be in a nuthouse from that.
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Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2012, 11:10:56 AM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on October 15, 2012, 11:03:55 AM
I felt the same feelings I had in the tips of my fingers and toes that I had at Airborne School 25 years ago, and I was sitting at my computer.  Brought 'em right back.  Four and a half minutes of freefall . . . I'd be in a nuthouse from that.

I am scared of heights and claustrophobic.  (didn't learn about the claustrophobia until firefighting academy)   :panic:
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Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2012, 11:45:03 AM »
I was scared shitless enough watching the HALO team jump from 17k.  Despite the scare I would have loved, loved to have been on the DZ when he came in.
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Re: Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2012, 12:22:21 PM »
Added this to my bucket list.
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Re: Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2012, 01:08:47 PM »
Quote from: DLR Pyro on October 15, 2012, 12:22:21 PM
Added this to my bucket list.

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Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2012, 01:28:12 PM »
The 2:55 mark is completely freaky! :lmao: Man thats a long way down. From what i understand he went into a spin at one point and wasn't sure if he could right himself! :panic: :-)
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Re: Re: Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2012, 01:50:36 PM »
Quote from: Toastedturningtidelegs on October 15, 2012, 01:28:12 PM
The 2:55 mark is completely freaky! :lmao: Man thats a long way down. From what i understand he went into a spin at one point and wasn't sure if he could right himself! :panic: :-)
Its hard to stabilize yourself when the air is that thin.
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Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2012, 06:09:58 PM »
Not just no..hell no :panic:
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Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2012, 06:36:35 AM »
did you see his landing?  it's like he just stepped off a bus!  how does he do that?  :rant:
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Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2012, 09:38:38 AM »
In the spirit of the jump . . . From today's New York Post.

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Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2012, 02:28:14 PM »
 :rofl:

Definitely NOT on my bucket list; I'm so glad he made it OK.  Kimberly Gilfoyle was having the hots for him on The Five last night. 
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Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2012, 02:53:28 PM »
I've watched this a couple of dozen times and I'm still amazed by it.  Just incredible.

That spin he went into could have killed him.  The g-force you're putting on your blood vessels, especially in and around your eyes, he could have done some major damage.  You would think they would anticipate that happening, but I couldn't say for sure.  I know planes can go into a flat spin at high altitudes because your controls are sluggish and you can't react quickly enough.

And when you hit mach 1, you're going a mile every 5 seconds.  Buddy, that's moving on!

Well, good for him.  I really don't know how much higher someone can go, but I suspect that's about the edge of where you can do this type of thing and still have some margin of safety, if you can call it that.  Probably someday someone might jump from a space capsule and try re-entry with some type of special suit.  Won't be me.

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Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #16 on: October 17, 2012, 07:51:48 AM »
Do you think his nuts have been pulled out of his sinus cavity yet?
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Re: Felix Jumps At 128k feet! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
« Reply #17 on: October 17, 2012, 02:04:00 PM »
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Do you think his nuts have been pulled out of his sinus cavity yet?


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