Speedofsand
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Oct 14, 2012 2:10pm
Hit the ground runnin'
ts1227
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Oct 14, 2012 2:10pm
That capsule looks like it's coming in pretty hot
Classyposter58
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Oct 14, 2012 2:11pm
I'd love to go up and down in a capsule, but to free fall is pure insanity
Speedofsand
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Oct 14, 2012 2:14pm
When Kittinger did it, they measured zero gravity with a string on a golf ball and watched when the string looked flat across. Science 50 years later is a little different.
Speedofsand
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Oct 14, 2012 4:23pm
Speedofsand
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Oct 14, 2012 4:31pm
833.9mph ~ Mach 1.24 
said_aouita
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Oct 14, 2012 4:39pm
ernest_t_bass
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Oct 14, 2012 4:56pm
Need to see video. What TF did I miss?
Speedofsand
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Oct 14, 2012 5:01pm
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?
The Chinese judge only gave him a 7.5
GoChiefs
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Oct 14, 2012 5:01pm
[video=youtube;TGqmL3KG0dg][/video]ernest_t_bass;1295254 wrote:Need to see video. What TF did I miss?
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Barry Badrinath
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Oct 14, 2012 5:10pm
He's getting laid tonight for sure.
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gut
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Oct 14, 2012 5:33pm
That is just about the coolest thing to break the speed of sound on a skydive. That's /game in any contest of one-upsmanship.
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gut
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Oct 14, 2012 5:35pm
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.
justincredible
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Oct 14, 2012 5:39pm
He didn't break the sound barrier, btw.
GoChiefs
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Oct 14, 2012 5:45pm
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.
Too much flipping and shit.
Mohican00
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Oct 14, 2012 5:52pm
It's being reported he didjustincredible;1295288 wrote:He didn't break the sound barrier, btw.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/14/us/skydiver-record-attempt/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
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gut
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Oct 14, 2012 6:00pm
That had to be the longest 2.5 hours in his life while he was ascending. I don't think I could stomach the nerves for that long. Nevermind the jump ahead of you, if the balloon malfunctions before it's time you're basically in a coffin.
Speedofsand
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Oct 14, 2012 6:04pm
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.
justincredible
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Oct 14, 2012 6:30pm
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
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gut
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Oct 14, 2012 6:52pm
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.
End of Line
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Oct 14, 2012 7:55pm
Automatik
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Oct 14, 2012 8:03pm
I loved his last words before jumping.
"I'm going home now."
"I'm going home now."
xKoToVxSyNdRoMe
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Oct 14, 2012 8:51pm
Remember when you were little and it was an adrenaline rush jumping down the last three stairs? Or felt like a badass when you jumped off the swing while it was moving? That had to be an incredible rush as he stepped off the pod.
Speedofsand
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Oct 14, 2012 10:28pm
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!
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gut
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Oct 14, 2012 10:57pm
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.