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The Idle Biker
14-10-12, 05:42 PM
Anyone watching this nutter?

NUTTER HERE (http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissmith/2012/10/14/red-bull-stratos-live-watch-as-felix-baumgarter-goes-supersonic/)
Wideboy
14-10-12, 05:43 PM
still waiting
Tomor
14-10-12, 05:45 PM
yep not long now!!
DJ123
14-10-12, 06:16 PM
I wonder if his ears popped on the way down
Wideboy
14-10-12, 06:20 PM
that was fooking awesome
Tom_the_great
14-10-12, 06:21 PM
hes landed ! ... cant belive he didnt freefall for longer tho ... jumped at almost/if not double the previous guy yet didnt free fall for longer...

or maybe ive missed something?

well done either way !
Wideboy
14-10-12, 06:23 PM
he went faster, broke the sound barrier so he wouldn't freefall for longer
Tom_the_great
14-10-12, 06:25 PM
he went faster, broke the sound barrier so he wouldn't freefall for longer

Ah makes sense cheers WB :thumleft: knew there would be a reason ... was amazing to watch!
Wideboy
14-10-12, 06:27 PM
yah was brilliant! the balls on that bloke, surprised they could fit them in the suit
MisterTommyH
14-10-12, 06:28 PM
But he was only about 10 seconds away......
Wideboy
14-10-12, 06:29 PM
yeah, surely they could have let him fall for a little longer, his landing was A*
Bluefish
14-10-12, 06:29 PM
yeah but you wouldn't want to be 1 second too late
Specialone
14-10-12, 06:50 PM
His landing was ultra cool, just like in the cartoons, just stepped off all cool :)
orose
14-10-12, 07:02 PM
Just found this lot on twitter - I don't care whether it's official or fake, but I'm laughing my ass off at https://twitter.com/FeIixBaumgartnr

Edit: Just noticed the I instead of L in felix, so it's almost certainly fake...
Sir Trev
15-10-12, 09:06 AM
Overcame a misted visor and a near fatal spin on the way down - no wonder he was cautious and opened a bit early. Fantastic achievement and a good load of science data on what speed and altitude do to the body.
Swin
15-10-12, 10:14 AM
I must admit to thinking he was toast when he went into the spin!

I couldn't help wondering if he stopped the freefall early to leavie Kittinger with at least one record :)
Wideboy
15-10-12, 12:07 PM
I must admit to thinking he was toast when he went into the spin!

I couldn't help wondering if he stopped the freefall early to leavie Kittinger with at least one record :)

He's still alive, nothing stopping him going up and doing it again. Other than excuses!
dirtyred619
15-10-12, 02:09 PM
It was fantastic watching it, defo need to be wired up differently to do that! I was a bit puzzled about not breaking the freefall record but I heard earlier that when Kissinger jumped he had some kind of small chute attached from jumping so his speed was always alot lower than on this jump.

*Edit - Just looked it up he used a drogue chute for stability and therefore a slower descent speed.
minimorecambe
15-10-12, 03:00 PM
Footage from his helmet cam

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/see-baumgartner-jump-amazing-headcam-footage-124013205.html
Spank86
15-10-12, 03:40 PM
If anyone missed it here's the "replay":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFU774q6eVM&feature=player_embedded

yFU774q6eVM

;)