Space Jump

by **Woodruff** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:36 pm

Timminz wrote:
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.

That's what I was thinking too.

by **KoolBak** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:06 pm

Help! I'm too stupid apparently....is there an actual video there? All I can find is that interactive cartoon....thanks in advance for helping the dumb old guy ;o)

by **Army of GOD** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:22 pm

KoolBak wrote:Help! I'm too stupid apparently....is there an actual video there? All I can find is that interactive cartoon....thanks in advance for helping the dumb old guy ;o)

I couldn't find the video and since I'm one of the smartest people on the planet that means you're in good company.

by **jonesthecurl** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:25 pm

Army of GOD wrote:
KoolBak wrote:Help! I'm too stupid apparently....is there an actual video there? All I can find is that interactive cartoon....thanks in advance for helping the dumb old guy ;o)

I couldn't find the video and since I'm one of the smartest people on the planet that means you're in good company.

Which planet is that?

by **notyou2** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:41 pm

Google is your friend

by **Funkyterrance** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:43 pm

jonesthecurl wrote:Which planet is that?

I'm not sure I would want a president who would risk life and limb to break a record/seek fame. I don't want to have to watch him break the record for most broken treaties.

by **Woodruff** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:49 pm

Funkyterrance wrote:
jonesthecurl wrote:Which planet is that?

I'm not sure I would want a president who would risk life and limb to break a record/seek fame. I don't want to have to watch him break the record for most broken treaties.

Thus, Romney-Obama rather than a candidate like Jill Stein who is willing to risk going to jail standing up for her principles.

by **Funkyterrance** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:59 pm

Woodruff wrote:
Funkyterrance wrote:
jonesthecurl wrote:Which planet is that?

I'm not sure I would want a president who would risk life and limb to break a record/seek fame. I don't want to have to watch him break the record for most broken treaties.

Thus, Romney-Obama rather than a candidate like Jill Stein who is willing to risk going to jail standing up for her principles.

Nah, I just wonder what principles breaking the sound barrier with your head might be standing for?

by **Timminz** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:16 pm

Funkyterrance wrote:
Woodruff wrote:
Funkyterrance wrote:
jonesthecurl wrote:Which planet is that?

I'm not sure I would want a president who would risk life and limb to break a record/seek fame. I don't want to have to watch him break the record for most broken treaties.

Thus, Romney-Obama rather than a candidate like Jill Stein who is willing to risk going to jail standing up for her principles.

Nah, I just wonder what principles breaking the sound barrier with your head might be standing for?

The principle of AWESOME!

by **Funkyterrance** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:32 pm

Timminz wrote:
Funkyterrance wrote:
Nah, I just wonder what principles breaking the sound barrier with your head might be standing for?

The principle of AWESOME!

Ok yeah, I'll admit its pretty cool. My point was it's not a character trait that would help someone as president of the United States.

by **Timminz** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:34 pm

You're probably right: awesome people have no business in politics.

by **Woodruff** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:34 pm

Funkyterrance wrote:
Timminz wrote:
Funkyterrance wrote:
Nah, I just wonder what principles breaking the sound barrier with your head might be standing for?

The principle of AWESOME!

Ok yeah, I'll admit its pretty cool. My point was it's not a character trait that would help someone as president of the United States.

I would suggest to you that courage is a very important character trait in a President, and one that we could use more of.

by **Funkyterrance** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:48 pm

Woodruff wrote:I would suggest to you that courage is a very important character trait in a President, and one that we could use more of.

I agree with you Woodruff, just as long as the cause is meaningful and worthwhile. However, If your students are expressing interest in this guy which in turn makes them more interested in their schoolwork, perhaps it is a good cause. The question is whether or not this was the motivation that the guy had for pulling this stunt or if this benefit was purely accidental.

by **john9blue** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:54 pm

oh for f*ck's sake guys.

i was excited about this thread when i saw it... but even a discussion about daredevil spacemen managed to devolve into politics within two pages.

shaaaaaame...

by **Funkyterrance** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:26 pm

john9blue wrote:oh for f*ck's sake guys.

i was excited about this thread when i saw it... but even a discussion about daredevil spacemen managed to devolve into politics within two pages.

shaaaaaame...

Don't look at me lol.

by **greenoaks** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:41 pm

i saw an interview with the last record holder and he said it didn't feel like he was falling.

the air was so sparse that his jumpsuit wasn't flapping so it felt like he wasn't moving.

was that the case this time as well?

by **Funkyterrance** on Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:51 pm

greenoaks wrote:i saw an interview with the last record holder and he said it didn't feel like he was falling.

the air was so sparse that his jumpsuit wasn't flapping so it felt like he wasn't moving.

was that the case this time as well?

See, this is the reason you gotta do it nakee.

by **jimboston** on Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:21 am

This guy's outfit / spacesuit (whatever you wanna call it) was manufactured in the great state of Massachusetts!

by **KoolBak** on Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:04 am

'K, well...here is a 12 minute video...pretty damn cool....

http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2012/10/14/felix-baumgartner-record-space-jump-video/

by **Army of GOD** on Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:22 pm

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57541 ... x-dollars/

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by **Symmetry** on Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:40 pm

Funkyterrance wrote:
Woodruff wrote:I would suggest to you that courage is a very important character trait in a President, and one that we could use more of.

I agree with you Woodruff, just as long as the cause is meaningful and worthwhile. However, If your students are expressing interest in this guy which in turn makes them more interested in their schoolwork, perhaps it is a good cause. The question is whether or not this was the motivation that the guy had for pulling this stunt or if this benefit was purely accidental.

One of the guys working on this jump was testing for the feasability of bailouts for astronauts re-entering the stratosphere. Of course the main thing was the publicity stunt and the daring attitude, but he proved that it was possible:

There were many unknowns about what would happen with Baumgartner when he jumps, the biggest of which was what breaking the sound barrier will do to his body.[46] Gathered information on the feasibility of high-altitude bailouts will be useful to the budding commercial space-flight industry.[46] Dr. Jonathan Clark, medical director of the project, said:

"We'll be setting new standards for aviation. Never before has anyone reached the speed of sound without being in an aircraft. Red Bull Stratos is testing new equipment and developing the procedures for inhabiting such high altitudes as well as enduring such extreme acceleration. The aim is to improve the safety for space professionals as well as potential space tourists.[47]"

The project provided data for the development of high-performance, high-altitude parachute systems. It has been stated these will inform the development of new ideas for emergency evacuation from vehicles, such as spacecraft, passing through the stratosphere.[48]

So yeah- there was some scientific benefit there too.