Felix Baumgartner Space Jump
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I've been following this for some 3+ years. Can't f[I]u[/I]cking wait.
Here's Joe Kittinger, current record holder for the highest skydive and Red Bull Stratos Mentor doing AMA on Reddit. [url]http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/yc1ke/i_am_joe_kittinger_record_holder_for_the_highest/[/url]
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far more interesting than WTF david blaine is doing these days.
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[QUOTE=DCL]far more interesting than WTF david blaine is doing these days.[/QUOTE]
Playing with 1m volts but probably zero ohms using Tesla coils in a Faraday cage for 72 hours :lol
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Thought this was going to be about the app Space Jump
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[QUOTE=SourPatchKids]Thought this was going to be about the app Space Jump[/QUOTE]well,it isn't
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this looks crazy, hopefully he breaks the sound barrier
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Live broadcast here tomorrow morn.
[url]http://www.redbullstratos.com/live[/url]
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Weather delay will get going in an hour or so
Red Bull Stratos @RedBullStratos
Countdown is officially back on. Felix is in his suit and expected launch at 11:15 am MDT. Watch live here:[url]http://www.redbullstratos.com/live[/url]
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[QUOTE=jaydacris]thanks. cant wait
although this is an amazing feat. i think the original man, Joseph Kittinger, will always be revered as the ultimate skydiving bad ass ;)[/QUOTE]
also a youtube link
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vkJ5ItzEq3M[/url]
discovery channel looks like they'll have it covered too
I guess Kittenger has been acting in a consultant role with this jump today... the Red Bull site has some great information on him
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Eh. So much marketing it's repulsive.
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[QUOTE=kNIOKAS]Eh. So much marketing it's repulsive.[/QUOTE]it's expensive to do something like this on the private ticket. Marketing pays the bills
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Red Bull Stratos @RedBullStratos
#livejump Broadcast expected to begin at 11:30 MDT
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[QUOTE=jaydacris]mission aborted
too much wind[/QUOTE]
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Mission Aborted.
I don't think I'm going to watch it live if they redo it. I just want to hear about it the next day. Too nervewracking.