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Title: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: MPOWER on October 14, 2012, 05:43:52 PM http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/
Rather him than me Regards M Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: BorntoBubble on October 14, 2012, 06:05:19 PM http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/ Rather him than me Regards M crazy guy dies he not know its a sunday! Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: kinboshi on October 14, 2012, 06:06:21 PM Was meant to happen the other day but the weather wasn't right. Amazing stuff.
Apparently he'll break the sound barrier within 30 seconds of the jump as the air is so thin, and after a while will slow down to below the speed of sound because the density of the air as it becomes thicker. Mad stuff! Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: kinboshi on October 14, 2012, 06:08:33 PM Now at the altitude the SR71-A Blackbird spy plane used to fly to.
Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: kinboshi on October 14, 2012, 06:14:10 PM Felix Baumgartner is the bloke doing the ascent and then dive. He's a skydiver from Austria. He's a bit mental.
Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: kinboshi on October 14, 2012, 06:15:18 PM 28,000m up now - so that's getting close to four times the height of Mt Everest and already three times the height an airliner cruises at.
Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: kinboshi on October 14, 2012, 06:27:06 PM @FelixBaumgart Live from space! World you are beautiful.
Now at 104,000ft - and he's pissing about on twitter... Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: kinboshi on October 14, 2012, 06:41:49 PM Now gone beyond 115,000ft - so now the highest ever manned balloon flight.
It's taken him 2 hours 5 minutes to get to 35.3Km - which is slower than the elite marathon runners travel - but a little faster than I can run :D Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: kinboshi on October 14, 2012, 06:53:52 PM About to do what they're calling the "egress checklist" before the jump.
1. Have you got your keys? 2. Have you switched the iron off? 3. Have you been to the toilet? Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: Woodsey on October 14, 2012, 07:13:46 PM 'kinell :o
Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: kinboshi on October 14, 2012, 07:25:20 PM Absolutely amazing.
Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: moonandback on October 14, 2012, 07:29:32 PM bit special that, thought he'd lost it at one point he seemed to be spinning out of control at about 700mph unreal.
Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: kinboshi on October 14, 2012, 07:30:48 PM bit special that, thought he'd lost it at one point he seemed to be spinning out of control at about 700mph unreal. Was very scary for those moments. Your username is also very apt! Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: Kev B on October 14, 2012, 07:41:27 PM Absolutely fantastic.
Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: kinboshi on October 14, 2012, 07:53:32 PM (http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc43/kinboshi/A5L_8rlCcAALWOn.jpg)
What a photo. Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: Woodsey on October 14, 2012, 07:56:17 PM ^ Don't reckon I could stand there if you offered me £100k!
Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: Delboy on October 14, 2012, 07:58:42 PM Astounding!
Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: Delboy on October 14, 2012, 08:00:15 PM My daughter was sat with me watching it, shouting "Jump Felix Jump, I need to go to bed" lol
Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: Waz1892 on October 14, 2012, 09:40:49 PM sat with my son and daughter watching this...totally historic, and something they'll remember in years to come
That was a special special moment Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: Waz1892 on October 14, 2012, 09:41:29 PM (http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc43/kinboshi/A5L_8rlCcAALWOn.jpg) What a photo. how many awards will this win!! (a penny for your thoughts Felix!) Title: Re: Live Red Bull Stratos Post by: kinboshi on October 14, 2012, 10:21:23 PM Hadn't realised that the bloke at mission control who was taking Baumgartner through the checks before the jump was Joe Kittinger!
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