Fubar231 Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 http://m.wired.com/playbook/2012/06/red-bull-stratos-2/ Skydiver Aims to Smash Record, Sound Barrier in 23-Mile Jump By Jakob Schiller June 4, 2012 | 6:30 am | http://lh4.ggpht.com/5eulYTxffy4AIEXwKZBdGehYOrFCcH2LizDzMBMRykpkOHNL8as_Ucnr2BwEK3Cs9ajL20MJM2Y3i14gbfII1owTcBtVu7FufHQ=s220 http://www.wired.com/playbook/wp-content/gallery/red-bull-stratos/thumbs/thumbs_felix-baumgartner-red-bull-stratos-jump-01.jpg http://www.wired.com/playbook/wp-content/gallery/red-bull-stratos/thumbs/thumbs_felix-baumgartner-red-bull-stratos-jump-07.jpg http://www.wired.com/playbook/wp-content/gallery/red-bull-stratos/thumbs/thumbs_felix-baumgartner-red-bull-stratos-12.jpg http://www.wired.com/playbook/wp-content/gallery/red-bull-stratos/thumbs/thumbs_felix-baumgartner-red-bull-stratos-10.jpg http://www.wired.com/playbook/wp-content/gallery/red-bull-stratos/thumbs/thumbs_felix-baumgartner-red-bull-stratos-11.jpghttp://www.wired.com/playbook/wp-content/gallery/red-bull-stratos/thumbs/thumbs_felix-baumgartner-red-bull-stratos-jump-02.jpg http://www.wired.com/playbook/wp-content/gallery/red-bull-stratos/thumbs/thumbs_felix-baumgartner-red-bull-stratos-jump-08.jpg http://www.wired.com/playbook/wp-content/gallery/red-bull-stratos/thumbs/thumbs_felix-baumgartner.jpghttp://www.wired.com/playbook/wp-content/gallery/red-bull-stratos/thumbs/thumbs_screen-shot.jpg Later this summer, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will ascend to 120,000 feet in a pressurized capsule and, wearing only a spacesuit, jump. As he plummets 23 miles in the highest skydive ever, Baumgartner will become the first person to break the sound barrier in free fall. That’s the plan, anyway. To even attempt this will expose him to many challenges, including the risk that water in his body could vaporize. But one challenge in particular is foremost in everyone’s mind: What happens when Baumgartner encounters the shock waves that invariably occur when something exceeds the speed of sound? No one really knows. "Until you do it, it's still an unknown," says Jonathan Clark, the medical director for Red Bull Stratos, the team assembled to help Baumgartner reach his lofty goal. Above: Felix Baumgartner, stepping into the void from 71,580 feet during a test jump in March. Photo: Jay Nemeth/Red Bull Content Pool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelloman4571647545499 Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 yeah fuck that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 So, do they have to rent a separate suit for this guy's balls or does brass hold up okay on re-entry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 I think his bawls will survive reentry. Since brass melts at 1600-1700*F, The article is correct in only being concerned about water in his body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyFKINPowerz Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Do they have a date set for his attempt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tshensley Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 GoPro should get on board and have him do video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE-O Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 You really must not have anything better to do if your going to attempt this. Maybe he will then try to spacedive and land on the moon... If he lives that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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