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Oh hey! Felix Baumgartner is jumping from 23 miles up live!

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Kitty Bear
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#21 - 2012-10-14 17:30:06 UTC  |  Edited by: Kitty Bear
it's a nice view at least

but this man gets my vote




edit #1
wierd .. it takes 2hrs to go 110k feet straight up, but it takes another whole hour for an extra 10k ofaltitude


edit #2
also wierd .. ISD not moved thread yet.
Tragedy
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#22 - 2012-10-14 17:30:30 UTC
The dude talking is trying REALLY hard to be interesting. Not much to talk about as it floats up to altitude.

"When the balloon took off it uh.. floated to the east. A bit"
Hrothgar Nilsson
#23 - 2012-10-14 17:32:57 UTC
Tragedy wrote:
The dude talking is trying REALLY hard to be interesting. Not much to talk about as it floats up to altitude.

"When the balloon took off it uh.. floated to the east. A bit"

He's been doing OK considering that exact same thing has been happening without change for the past two hours. Imagine if the stretch from home plate to first base were 26 miles, a 2 hour l33t marathon run.

I've... seen things you people wouldn't believe...

Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion...
Denaris Aschanna
State War Academy
Caldari State
#24 - 2012-10-14 17:36:07 UTC
Pah.. Skydiving from the stratosphere? Call me when someone does the first Orbital skydive from the exosphere.. Blink
Tragedy
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#25 - 2012-10-14 17:42:25 UTC
Hrothgar Nilsson wrote:
Tragedy wrote:
The dude talking is trying REALLY hard to be interesting. Not much to talk about as it floats up to altitude.

"When the balloon took off it uh.. floated to the east. A bit"

He's been doing OK considering that exact same thing has been happening without change for the past two hours. Imagine if the stretch from home plate to first base were 26 miles, a 2 hour l33t marathon run.

Yeah hes been doing a decent job. Just not a lot to talk about. Apparently theres some sort of visor problem.
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#26 - 2012-10-14 17:42:40 UTC
Kitty Bear wrote:
it's a nice view at least

but this man gets my vote





wierd .. it takes 2hrs to go 110k feet straight up, but it takes another whole hour for an extra 10k ofaltitude

I've asked somebody and he said that this is because the density inside the pod is getting closer
to the density outside. No idea if you can use that.

I imagine it like ... helium is lighter than air on the ground, thus it moves up.
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#27 - 2012-10-14 17:43:56 UTC
10 Million ISK say he dies.
Pak Narhoo
Splinter Foundation
#28 - 2012-10-14 17:49:52 UTC
Jump, jump, jump!
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#29 - 2012-10-14 17:56:26 UTC
******* > he should pull out his iphone and tweet "First. #127kfeet"

*ROFL*
Tragedy
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#30 - 2012-10-14 18:07:05 UTC
Have they said whats gonna happen to the pod after he bails?
"Omg something hit the elementary school!"
Darth Khasei
Wavestar Business Ventures Inc.
#31 - 2012-10-14 18:12:49 UTC
That takes one large bundle of courage. Salute to Felix for his crazy leap of faith.
Ifly Uwalk
Perkone
Caldari State
#32 - 2012-10-14 18:14:14 UTC
Aaaatta boy!
ISD Suvetar
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#33 - 2012-10-14 18:15:25 UTC
Wow, what a guy!

Had to move this to the Out of pod experience though, thanks!

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Ranger 1
Ranger Corp
Vae. Victis.
#34 - 2012-10-14 18:21:44 UTC
Landed on his feet.

Pure class.

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Jill Xelitras
Xeltec services
#35 - 2012-10-14 18:27:37 UTC
ISD Suvetar wrote:

Had to move this to the Out of pod experience though, thanks!


Of course only after he left the capsule, right ?

Don't anger the forum gods.

ISD Buldath:

> I Saw, I came, I Frowned, I locked, I posted, and I left.
Jill Xelitras
Xeltec services
#36 - 2012-10-14 18:29:54 UTC
So I'm curious whether he broke the speed of sound and also if he intends to fix it.

Don't anger the forum gods.

ISD Buldath:

> I Saw, I came, I Frowned, I locked, I posted, and I left.
Mortimer Civeri
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#37 - 2012-10-14 18:31:40 UTC
Jill Xelitras wrote:
ISD Suvetar wrote:

Had to move this to the Out of pod experience though, thanks!


Of course only after he left the capsule, right ?



This gave me a giggle.

"I don't know which is worse, ...that everyone has his price, or that the price is always so low." Calvin
Nexus Day
Lustrevik Trade and Travel Bureau
#38 - 2012-10-14 18:32:21 UTC
Thanks for the heads up. It was truly awesome.
Othran
Route One
#39 - 2012-10-14 18:44:59 UTC
It was a lovely recovery from the spin caused by going subsonic again. Awesome jump.
Jorma Morkkis
State War Academy
Caldari State
#40 - 2012-10-14 20:43:35 UTC
It was awesome jump.

Mach 1.24!
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