JCC Dude jumping out of a spaceship thing and plummeting to Earth today

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  1. anidanami124 Jedi Grand Master

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    Wait I missed football to watch this? :pThis was the coolest thing I ever saw in my life. :cool:
    anidanami124, Oct 14, 2012 at 12:10 PM
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  2. GrandAdmiralJello Emperor: Community & Lit

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    wait did I *just* miss this? dammit!
    GrandAdmiralJello, Oct 14, 2012 at 12:13 PM
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  3. Darth_Invidious Jedi Grand Master

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    It was simply spectacular. Now who here didn't say "Holy bleeping bleep" the moment he jumped off that tiny capsule? That flat spin was scary as hell though.
    Darth_Invidious, Oct 14, 2012 at 12:32 PM
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  4. yankee8255 Force Ghost

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    He talked about the spin in an interview, said what made it hard to control is the suit, because you don't feel the air, so your reactions are always a split second too late. Apparently the spin kept stopping, because if he had spun more than 6 seconds continuously, his control chute would have opened. He said it was pretty scary, he thought he was going to lose consciousness.
    yankee8255, Oct 14, 2012 at 12:49 PM
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  5. Boba_Fett_2001 Force Ghost

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    Boba_Fett_2001, Oct 14, 2012 at 1:27 PM
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  6. Point Given The Baron of Literature

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    You miss everything space related :p Remember the shuttle over DC?
    Point Given, Oct 14, 2012 at 1:34 PM
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  7. VadersLaMent Force Ghost

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    I thought it was great. The pic posted above by Boba, the guy wa sout of sight not even ten seconds afterward.

    They kept on about wether or not he broke the sound Barrier. At sea level it is 760 mph, at around 60,000 feet it is only 650 mph. He was well over 700 mph so I don't understand what the doubt is about.
    VadersLaMent, Oct 14, 2012 at 1:42 PM
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  8. tom Force Ghost

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    that moment when he jumped was great. from then on he was basically just a little white dot though. i thought he was supposed to have a hatcam?
    tom, Oct 14, 2012 at 1:43 PM
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  9. Boba_Fett_2001 Force Ghost

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    Found a gif. :p

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    Boba_Fett_2001, Oct 14, 2012 at 1:43 PM
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  10. yankee8255 Force Ghost

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    At the Press Conference they said Mach 1.24.

    @tom he dis have cameras on his suit, check redbullstratos.com or servustv.at

    That moment when he was standing outside just about to jump was amazing.
    yankee8255, Oct 14, 2012 at 1:59 PM
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  11. Billy_Dee_Binks Jedi Grand Master

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    I found it rather unnerving when you couldn't her him breathe about a minute in and he started to spin. At that point I thought he got unconscious.

    Anyway, should I feel national pride for having just witnessed an Austrian sky jumping from the highest altitude man has ever dared? Because I kinda don't feel anything.
    Billy_Dee_Binks, Oct 14, 2012 at 2:34 PM
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  12. LAJ_FETT Tech Admin and Collecting/Games: CCG Mod

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    Saw some of the footage on Sky News this morning. Incredible!
    LAJ_FETT, Oct 15, 2012 at 1:26 AM
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  13. yankee8255 Force Ghost

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    The compilation video on redbullstratos.com mixes in some of that footage. The jump starts at about 1 minute.
    yankee8255, Oct 15, 2012 at 4:30 AM
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  14. yankee8255 Force Ghost

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    Lego


    And the spin as seen through the camera on his suit.

    The flat spin starts at about 1:00, gets pretty hairy.
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    yankee8255, Oct 15, 2012 at 5:31 AM
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  15. Obi Anne FF admin Celebrations, Europe

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    Missed this. :( would have loved to have seen it live.

    Anyway one of the daily papers had the worst text about this today. It was a whole article about side effects to the body with the lack of atmoshpere up there, but nowhere did it mention the fact that he countered the lack of air pressure by using a pressure suit!
    Obi Anne, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:37 AM
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  16. Kiki-Gonn Jedi Grand Master

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    This is some sci-fi stuff right here. Unbelievable.
    Kiki-Gonn, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:52 AM
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  17. yankee8255 Force Ghost

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    Baumgartner had this on his Facebook page, pretty cool move by Gerard Butler.
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    yankee8255, Oct 23, 2012 at 7:11 AM
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