Members Pedaltones Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/redbull World record freefall attempt live on redbull's youtube channel. {censored} it. It deserves a thread. He's getting ready. The capsule is almost 128,000 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 4nd3h Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 Damn. Can't open Youtube at the hospital. would love to watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pedaltones Posted October 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 That sucks Andy. Door is open. Almost there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptosonic Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 Seat belt is off. I imagine watching this will make me sweatier and more wigged out than that 2000' antenna repair video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 4nd3h Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 hnngg. well, it'll be on youtube later anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pedaltones Posted October 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 Damn this is nervy. Takes serious balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zygoat Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 so awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aeonrevolution Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 That view at the point where he goes to jump and a few seconds after......OMGGGGGG {censored}KKK THATTTTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aeonrevolution Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 And he lands on his feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptosonic Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 Originally Posted by aeonrevolution That view at the point where he goes to jump and a few seconds after......OMGGGGGG {censored}KKK THATTTTT Seriously. That first step wigged me right the {censored} out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rtparrott Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 That was tense. Even more so than Breaking Bad. Atta boy Felix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lefort_1 Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 youtube is google-crashing every time I try to run one of Felix's videos....underpowered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 May be a replay on Discovery Channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carrier street Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 Originally Posted by aeonrevolution That view at the point where he goes to jump and a few seconds after......OMGGGGGG {censored}KKK THATTTTT +1,000,000,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 {censored} was nuts! when he entered that crazy spin 30 seconds or so into the jump for a good while i thought for sure hes going to pass out, together with his heavy breathing. could see him spinning hard on the IR cam. somehow he pulled right out of it once he entered denser air amazing really the world needs to do more {censored} like this for science. send Robo to mars already damnit! the martians need to get a taste of his personality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Blakemore Effects Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 Originally Posted by macadood {censored} was nuts! when he entered that crazy spin 30 seconds or so into the jump for a good while i thought for sure hes going to pass out, together with his heavy breathing. could see him spinning hard on the IR cam. somehow he pulled right out of it once he entered denser air amazing reallythe world needs to do more {censored} like this for science. send Robo to mars already damnit! the martians need to get a taste of his personality That was what scared me too. As I was watching that crazy spinning I thought there was no way he was going to make it out of that. I was so pumped once he regained control though. That was crazy to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lefort_1 Posted October 15, 2012 Members Share Posted October 15, 2012 How long was he in the spin? ...I hear that 30 seconds at 5 G's is enough to syncope a non-Valsalvo'd human. And I don't think he could Valsalvo in a laid-out, skydiving position. so cool that he survived. What's the over/under on the Grand Opening date for the Vegas ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mchad Posted October 15, 2012 Members Share Posted October 15, 2012 That photo is beyond description! I can't find an adjective for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BHz_econo Posted October 15, 2012 Members Share Posted October 15, 2012 meh I jumped off the roof ones... close enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Seat belt is off. I imagine watching this will make me sweatier and more wigged out than that 2000' antenna repair video. Anything above the first 100' is likely to kill you... That antenna video is, to me, more harrowing. The 128'k jump took serious guts, no doubt about it. But that WAS the mission - jump, and survive. You've got a crew in support, a ton of money, a high tech space suit, an adviser who has been there / done that 50 years ago. Pull it off, and you get fame and glory and your name in the record books. The guys fixing the antennas generally have no parachute, and they're thousands of feet in the air, with very little support, and the job is to NOT fall off... and at the same time, fix the high tech piece of electronics that isn't working right. The reward? Pull it off and you get to live... and you get to keep your job for another day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptosonic Posted October 15, 2012 Members Share Posted October 15, 2012 After the event I agree Phil. Sometimes I force myself to watch that antenna video because it really physically effects me. I am panting and sweating a minute in. Skydiving is nervy but in the end you never have to do it again. Those antenna guys are as close to the metal and edge as one could be and they do it every day. In any case I have recently become aware of a humongous fear of unprotected heights. Even building up high in minecraft makes me sweat. This never used to happen.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted October 15, 2012 Members Share Posted October 15, 2012 Next, wings. Cross country or bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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