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Old 15-10-2012, 04:58 AM
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omg, this is frightening to watch the final moments.

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Old 15-10-2012, 04:59 AM
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Amazing view!
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Old 15-10-2012, 05:08 AM
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Old 15-10-2012, 05:13 AM
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Wait, did he just fail to break the record by 17 seconds!?

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I know, what the!?!?
Pulled too early!
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Old 15-10-2012, 05:19 AM
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Just imagine what was going through his mind as Joe was reading the last few instructions. He was taking so much time with the last few steps.

Balls of steel.

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Old 15-10-2012, 05:20 AM
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When it was time to jump though, he just went!
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Old 15-10-2012, 05:21 AM
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how excellent was that - talk about brave what a view looking down
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Old 15-10-2012, 05:22 AM
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i reckon he planned not to break that freefall record so that the original guy still had something but i am sure he broke the speed record

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Old 15-10-2012, 05:27 AM
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I will never forget seeing him jump for as long as I live.

I'm sure whatever he said just prior, which was muffled, would have been profound and moving, too.

Can't wait to read the news ensuing from this.

Was a privilege to watch live.

What awesome times we live in.

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Old 15-10-2012, 05:28 AM
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I think he was more interested in breaking the speed of sound? He was head down, minimal drag and going for it.
Not sure but I reckon he would have needed more altitude to get both those records.
Or forego the speed, fall level with limbs out, lots of drag for duration record.

Edit: I could have sworn at one point during freefall, he said he felt like he was going to pass out.
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Old 15-10-2012, 05:41 AM
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He did say that. He was tumbling and twirling for ages.

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Old 15-10-2012, 06:22 AM
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He looked like a ragdoll at first - looked scary!
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Old 15-10-2012, 08:40 AM
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Great replay of the final few minutes before jump.

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

and then the descent.
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I watched it with the sound turned off which made it more of a struggle
to keep the eyes open during ascent as the altitude numbers kept
ticking over and over.

Without the benefit of hearing the commentary, it was worrying seeing the
phase Baumgartner entered the spin. Like Mike said, he looked like a rag doll
for a while.

The cameras did well to follow most of the way. Amazing!
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Old 15-10-2012, 12:39 PM
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Wait, did he just fail to break the record by 17 seconds!?

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I think he had a smaller drogue chute to allow him to get to a higher speed.
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Old 15-10-2012, 01:17 PM
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Felix free-falls fast - so?

"A large leap for a man, a very small step for mankind"
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Old 16-10-2012, 02:29 AM
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That has to be one of the most amazing things I have seen.

He is one brave chap
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Old 16-10-2012, 10:37 AM
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"I was fighting all the way down"

A story in the Sydney Morning Herald today includes an interview with
Felix Baumgartner where he discusses how "terrifying" the spin was. Even before
the mission, the Red Bull Stratos web site had highlighted that one of the
biggest dangers for Felix would be getting into an uncontrollable spin.
If the forces became high enough, the blood pressure to the head could
cause a blackout and potentially death.

Story here including video that shows glimpses from the suit CAM -
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci...016-27nrj.html
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Old 16-10-2012, 10:15 PM
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It seems this American TV station got it a bit wrong. They think he was travelling at more than 300,000 m/s
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...cket/Felix.jpg
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