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Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:31 am**

Are ya'll watching Felix Baumgartner right now?

http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

incredible.

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:35 am**

f*ck, i was just going to make a thread about this.

Anyway, for people who don't know, he's trying to break the records for highest freefall (120,000 feet I think) and fastest freefall (past Mach 1). Both these records were set by Kittinger back in 1960.

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:39 am**

I plan on masturbating during the jump...hopefully when I climax, the guy will have survived!

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:44 am**

Haggis_McMutton wrote:f*ck, i was just going to make a thread about this.

Anyway, for people who don't know, he's trying to break the records for highest freefall (120,000 feet I think) and fastest freefall (past Mach 1). Both these records were set by Kittinger back in 1960.

he's trying to break the sound barrier via falling? isn't there a terminal velocity in play somewhere?

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:45 am**

fadedpsychosis wrote:
Haggis_McMutton wrote:f*ck, i was just going to make a thread about this.

Anyway, for people who don't know, he's trying to break the records for highest freefall (120,000 feet I think) and fastest freefall (past Mach 1). Both these records were set by Kittinger back in 1960.

he's trying to break the sound barrier via falling? isn't there a terminal velocity in play somewhere?

This is where the extra energy from the millions of people that will be masturbating during the jump comes in. It's pure physics.

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:48 am**

I'm watching. I'm finding it much more fascinating than I expected.

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:50 am**

I am guessing the big red "T" is the time for the jump? Approximately 12 minutes now.

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:51 am**

fadedpsychosis wrote:
Haggis_McMutton wrote:f*ck, i was just going to make a thread about this.

Anyway, for people who don't know, he's trying to break the records for highest freefall (120,000 feet I think) and fastest freefall (past Mach 1). Both these records were set by Kittinger back in 1960.

he's trying to break the sound barrier via falling? isn't there a terminal velocity in play somewhere?

Yeah, that's the plan. I don't know the details but perhaps him taking an aerodynamic shape and the rarefied atmosphere up there might help.

Kittinger apparently got to 988 km/h which is pretty damn close. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Excelsior

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:54 am**

Haggis_McMutton wrote:
fadedpsychosis wrote:
Haggis_McMutton wrote:f*ck, i was just going to make a thread about this.

Anyway, for people who don't know, he's trying to break the records for highest freefall (120,000 feet I think) and fastest freefall (past Mach 1). Both these records were set by Kittinger back in 1960.

he's trying to break the sound barrier via falling? isn't there a terminal velocity in play somewhere?

Yeah, that's the plan. I don't know the details but perhaps him taking an aerodynamic shape and the rarefied atmosphere up there might help.

Kittinger apparently got to 988 km/h which is pretty damn close. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Excelsior

true... less atmosphere = less drag so at damn near no atmosphere he could get going pretty damn fast

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:57 am**

fadedpsychosis wrote:
Haggis_McMutton wrote:
fadedpsychosis wrote:
Haggis_McMutton wrote:f*ck, i was just going to make a thread about this.

Anyway, for people who don't know, he's trying to break the records for highest freefall (120,000 feet I think) and fastest freefall (past Mach 1). Both these records were set by Kittinger back in 1960.

he's trying to break the sound barrier via falling? isn't there a terminal velocity in play somewhere?

Yeah, that's the plan. I don't know the details but perhaps him taking an aerodynamic shape and the rarefied atmosphere up there might help.

Kittinger apparently got to 988 km/h which is pretty damn close. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Excelsior

true... less atmosphere = less drag so at damn near no atmosphere he could get going pretty damn fast

It is only supposed to take him 30 seconds to reach mach 1.

What/where is the limit of human endurance, hope we don't find out live........I would assume there is a tape delay in case something goes wrong?

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:03 pm**

Hmm, dunno, good question.
If they don't have a delay I guess 7 mil people would see him die live.

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:29 pm**

He didn't wait long enough to get the longest freefall record.

Scaredy cat ...

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:04 pm**

Did you see his pecker get burned off during rear entry? OMG!

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:21 pm**

That better get the greekie for best Freudian slip 2012. "rear entry." excellent.

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:45 pm**

Haggis_McMutton wrote:He didn't wait long enough to get the longest freefall record.

Scaredy cat ...

I suspect he was intentionally leaving a record for the guy who helped him out.

Posted: **Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:02 pm**

I can't believe how old he is. 43, astonishing.

Posted: **Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:35 am**

If I ever wanted to commit suicide, I would do this but without a parachute.

Posted: **Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:38 am**

Yeah, shouldn't be difficult to set up for a desperate person that just can 't take it anymore.

Posted: **Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:46 am**

Haggis_McMutton wrote:Hmm, dunno, good question.
If they don't have a delay I guess 7 mil people would see him die live.

There was a 20 second tape delay.

Posted: **Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:37 am**

Woodruff wrote:
Haggis_McMutton wrote:He didn't wait long enough to get the longest freefall record.

Scaredy cat ...

I suspect he was intentionally leaving a record for the guy who helped him out.

He also got going a lot faster than the previous record, so perhaps he ran out of safe distance sooner than expected.

Posted: **Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:30 pm**

This was the coolest thing to occur in the past 5 years. It's far more interesting than the presidential elections. We need more of this, and less of mittens.

Posted: **Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:31 pm**

bedub1 wrote:This was the coolest thing to occur in the past 5 years. It's far more interesting than the presidential elections. We need more of this, and less of mittens.

We just need more of this, period. My cadets are finally excited to talk about something that has to do with science again! WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

Posted: **Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:24 pm**

Woodruff wrote:
bedub1 wrote:This was the coolest thing to occur in the past 5 years. It's far more interesting than the presidential elections. We need more of this, and less of mittens.

We just need more of this, period. My cadets are finally excited to talk about something that has to do with science again! WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

Couldn't agree more. It sucks that our politicians stand directly in the path of progress:
http://arstechnica.com/staff/2012/10/ed ... t-science/

Posted: **Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:03 pm**

bedub1 wrote:This was the coolest thing to occur in the past 5 years. It's far more interesting than the presidential elections. We need more of this, and less of mittens.

What if Mittens made a jump like that?

Posted: **Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:17 pm**

MeDeFe wrote:
bedub1 wrote:This was the coolest thing to occur in the past 5 years. It's far more interesting than the presidential elections. We need more of this, and less of mittens.

What if Mittens made a jump like that?

He'd get my vote.

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