Freefall from edge of space
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Working fine for me. I even left and came back to it and it's fine.
I'm trying to figure out what will happen if the balloon just pops. Wonder if he'd get out on time.It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
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F**k it cba, will watch it later on news or whatever, what a f**king let down0
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Apparently the BBC are doing a huge documentary on it, and have been doing for the last 5 years, and it's due to be shown in about a month, so watch that instead!
Though apparently he doesn't have any heat in his helmet, which could be an issue...It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
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over 3 million streaming it may be the issue?"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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how can he be at that height and not have a dayglo vest and a safety hat on top of his helmet? Working at height instruction? the HSE will have a field day with the gash clown!Loving life in rural SW France
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Not had any issues streaming it here either, other than it being ever so slightly boring.0
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Working OK here - but at this rate it's be at least another half an hour before he gets up to the height he wants to be at. Time to do something else for a bit..."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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Wonder what the issue with his visor heat is.0
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watching it on the BBC now http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19927667"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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The BBC one doesn't seem to have any commentary. (Whether that's a bad thing or not is up for debate...).0
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well he is going for it. going through bail check list.
and lots of buffering again."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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Well.
That was pretty damn incredible. The shot of him standing on the outside of the capsule then jumping was amazing!0 -
bennett_346 wrote:Well.
That was pretty damn incredible. The shot of him standing on the outside of the capsule then jumping was amazing!
Agreed, the bit where he opened the hatch was pretty cool too!0 -
Yep.Rigga wrote:bennett_346 wrote:Well.
That was pretty damn incredible. The shot of him standing on the outside of the capsule then jumping was amazing!
Agreed, the bit where he opened the hatch was pretty cool too!0 -
Turned on at the right time 5 mins before jump, the guy has some nuts thats for surework hard, play hard, fall hard
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leevil knievil wrote:Turned on at the right time 5 mins before jump, the guy has some nuts thats for sure
Not half, if it wasn't for people like that we'd still be stuck in the 18th century!0 -
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"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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Which is 833.9mph for those that the previous post made no sense of.It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
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The word gets overused a lot these days (including by me) but that was PROPERLY awesome!
Although.................
Endomondo often tells me I've gone faster than that on my daily commute.
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My minion just asked me what do I think he heard as he broke the soundbarrier, which made me think.
I recon he wouldn't have heard much differently, because he was in a pressurised suit, and was effectively in a cabin, he would have heard things as normal, maybe a rushing sound though. So many people were worried he might pass out etc. but considering he had oxygen and was in the right pressure conditions, I don't understand the concern really.
Would love to give that a go though! It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
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thekickingmule wrote:My minion just asked me what do I think he heard as he broke the soundbarrier, which made me think.
what height above the earth was he when he was doing 800+ mph?thekickingmules wrote:I recon he wouldn't have heard much differently
the awesome thing about travelling faster than speed of sound is that you can't hear *anything*
any and all noise is happening behind you
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He was going that fast within a couple of minutes of jumping, as the air got 'thicker' he slowed down.mrmonkfinger wrote:thekickingmule wrote:My minion just asked me what do I think he heard as he broke the soundbarrier, which made me think.
what height above the earth was he when he was doing 800+ mph?thekickingmules wrote:I recon he wouldn't have heard much differently
the awesome thing about travelling faster than speed of sound is that you can't hear *anything*
any and all noise is happening behind you
Yes, but his head was inside a pressurised suit. Travelling at the speed of sound in a plane, you can still hear fine. How is that different to having your head in a helmet (fnar)?
EDIT: I'm not saying I'm right, I'm genuinely interested.It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
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thekickingmule wrote:but his head was inside a pressurised suit. Travelling at the speed of sound in a plane, you can still hear fine. How is that different to having your head in a helmet (fnar)?
he could hear anything inside just as before - so if he started talking via the radio link, no problems with that
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Some headcam footage:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/see-baumgartner-jump-amazing-headcam-footage-124013205.html
Must have been brown pants time when he started spinning doing 600mph+ :shock:"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
