Hot air balloon went twenty three miles up, dude jumped out, free fall for over four minutes breaking the speed of sound, did some flips and twists and a little flat spin, pulled the parachute, landed on his feet.ernest_t_bass;1295254 wrote:Need to see video. What TF did I miss?
[video=youtube;TGqmL3KG0dg][/video]ernest_t_bass;1295254 wrote:Need to see video. What TF did I miss?
gut;1295287 wrote:Although I'm curious to hear why he didn't break the free-fall record despite being almost 30% higher. Even factoring in increased speed it seems like he should have broken the free-fall record, unless that person was trying to actively set it by maximizing wind resistance.
It's being reported he didjustincredible;1295288 wrote:He didn't break the sound barrier, btw.
Ahhh, I did not know that. I was watching it live and they didn't seem to think he hit it.Mohican00;1295305 wrote:It's being reported he did
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/14/us/skydiver-record-attempt/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Yeah, duh, of course the pod had a chute. But it would have been more dramatic without one!Speedofsand;1295311 wrote:They had a plan to abort and he could have stayed in the capsule. It would have been a hard landing. They discussed almost aborting in the press conf. because of the face shield.
Yeah, duh, so he wasn't in a coffin. They said it would've been a helluva hard landing if he stayed in the capsule.gut;1295337 wrote:Yeah, duh, of course the pod had a chute. But it would have been more dramatic without one!
Haha, I meant the "duh" for me. I knew it was written sloppily, hoped you wouldn't take offense :laugh:Speedofsand;1295505 wrote:Yeah, duh, so he wasn't in a coffin. They said it would've been a helluva hard landing if he stayed in the capsule.
