SRTurbo04 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 we have contact he just missed the longest free fall record by like 20 seconds ooo that sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyster101 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 His crew keeps giving him the wrong info based on the wind. What idiots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Nice jump!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinwebb Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 back on land! Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattKatz Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 You think people would have watched his times for records and kept him informed.....very poor information exchange by this group IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'm just happy that Felix Baumgartner didn't scream out "YOLO" before he jumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 WIND COMING FROM THE NORTH I MEAN WIND COMING FROM THE EAST FELIX THE WIND IS COMING FROM THE EAST WIND FROM THE EAST FELIX FROM THE RIDGE THE WIND IS COMING FROM THE RIDGE I MEAN TOWARDS THE RIDGE FELIX FELIX WIND COMING TOWARDS THE RIDGE felix: would you fuckers pop smoke so I can see the fucking wind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'm just happy that I did not see Felix Baumgartner didn't die live on the interwebz. fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I DVRed this. Will watch again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 You think people would have watched his times for records and kept him informed.....very poor information exchange by this group IMO. Poor communication equipment was probably the cause for that. My computer locked up about 20 seconds before he jumped. Had to run downstairs and turn the TV on to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 fixed I can dig that I have huge amounts of respect for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I can dig that I have huge amounts of respect for this That guy should never have to pay for another beer, freezer bag of coke, or hooker again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 he just missed the longest free fall record by like 20 seconds ooo that sucks http://i50.tinypic.com/1zg8dpw.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 http://i50.tinypic.com/1zg8dpw.jpg he probably does give a fuck about it but that's still funny:dumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Confirmed freefall speed of ~834mph Mach 1.24 DAMN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyster101 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 They probably calculated that he would miss the free fall record, since he was going for speed, not free fall time. Probably hard to beat both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2highpsi Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'm glad I watched it. I started to get a little worried when he appeared to be in an uncontrolled accelerating spinning tumble. Not sure how he managed to recover from that one. The comms were horrific during the entire thing. It's still hard to imagine how anything even close to this was accomplished 50 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'm glad I watched it. I started to get a little worried when he appeared to be in an uncontrolled accelerating spinning tumble. Not sure how he managed to recover from that one. The comms were horrific during the entire thing. It's still hard to imagine how anything even close to this was accomplished 50 years ago. 50 years ago I think it was more like: "My altimeter isn't going up any more, I'm gonna jump." "Good luck, see you when you land." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 50 years ago I think it was more like: "My altimeter isn't going up any more, I'm gonna jump." "Good luck, see you when you land." :funny: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 This attempt marked the end of a five-year road for Baumgartner, a record-setting high-altitude jumper. He already made two preparation jumps in the area, one from 15 miles high and another from 18 miles high. It also was the end of his extreme altitude jumping career; he has promised this will be his final jump. Baumgartner has said he plans to settle down with his girlfriend and fly helicopters on mountain rescue and firefighting missions in the U.S. and Austria. Like a fucking boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 I found it interesting the balloon was supposed to level off at 120 some thousand feet. It slowed down, then started to climb at 2,000 ft/m. Wonder if they calculated for that one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 I found it interesting the balloon was supposed to level off at 120 some thousand feet. It slowed down, then started to climb at 2,000 ft/m. Wonder if they calculated for that one? I noticed that as well. I also liked how the temperature went from like -90*f midway to about 20*f at Float. I was not expecting that. How cold is low orbit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 No bigger balls on a man anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/15/hurypane.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 I noticed that as well. I also liked how the temperature went from like -90*f midway to about 20*f at Float. I was not expecting that. How cold is low orbit? I think it was the sensor picking up the temp of the hull or something. That high up there's less atmosphere to insulate you against the sun. So I think it was the heat of the sun on the capsule. If you watch when he depressurizes the capsule the external air pressure goes up too. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/15/hurypane.jpg :lolguy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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