Red Bull Stratos Jump

[Douglas]

Bangerang!

 

[n57flyguy]

That was epic!!

 

[rd757]

That was so awesome. Way to go Felix and the entire Stratos team. He even stuck the landing, what a baller.

 

[smack300]

Wow that was intense. Freaked out a little when he started tumbling.

 

[titansox]

how come he need a parachute? Shouldn't red bull have given him wings?

 

[MQAAord]

I'd do it...

for a few million dollars.

 

[nocturnalaviator]

Very nice!! Now let's see this done with a wing suit! Raising the bar here...

Sent from my Android mobile device.

 

[Cal Goat]

I'd do it...

for a few million dollars.

I'd do it for free. Why not? With the proper training of course. What an amazing experience it must be.

 

[MQAAord]

I'm sure it would be a thrill, but for something with that degree of "something could go really wrong and kill me" I require adequate monetary compensation

Payment in full, in advance, to a bank account that is specifically left to my kids upon the event of my death.

 

[titansox]

They just announced at the press conference that the preliminary results show Felix Baumgartner traveled at Mach 1.24 or 833MPH :O

 

[Cal Goat]

They just announced at the press conference that the preliminary results show Felix Baumgartner fell at Mach 1.24 or 833MPH :O

Making him the first person to go supersonic without an airplane, intentionally.

 

[titansox]

"He clarified what he said right before he jumped "Sometimes you have to go up high to understand how small you are"

 

[titansox]

Joe Kittinger is incredibly emotional right now. So touching.

 

[Hacker15e]

Making him the first person to go supersonic without an airplane, intentionally.

All I saw was 728 MPH on the display, with no IMN posted. Did they calculate an actual Mach number yet?

EDIT: Apparently so:

Felix Baumgartner has traveled faster than the speed of sound, achieving Mach 1.24 — 833.9 miles per hour.

 

[titansox]

All I saw was 728 MPH on the display, with no IMN posted. Did they calculate an actual Mach number yet?

1.24

 

[BeRich]

All I saw was 728 MPH on the display, with no IMN posted. Did they calculate an actual Mach number yet?

They announced Mach 1.24 at the press conference a few minutes ago.

Edit: Whoops, Titan beat me to it

 

[titansox]

Edit: Here is another:

 

[n57flyguy]

Any footage from the cameras he had on him yet?

 

[deadpixel]

They haven't released that stuff yet :\

Here's a little bit different clip before the jump

 

[popaviator]

I want to meet that guy. What a bad ass