Supersonic free fall about to happen

[Double Agent 10]

Some guy is going to jump out of a space balloon and break the sound barrier.

 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/10/121008-felix-baumgartner-skydive-how-to-watch-live-video/

[NSab 28]

very cool

[Double Agent 10]

Called off because of wind. Well crap.

[TimC 18]

Wind? Ummm, traveling downhill at 800 MPH seems like it would circumvent any crosswind. But I'm no engineer.

[MikesVikes 142]

Wind? Can't they find a bigger pail to jump into?

[Chief Dick 478]

Read about this yesterday. Pretty cool stuff.

 

Except for the wind part.

[rajncajn 821]

 

Delete my other post please

[rajncajn 821]

This guy is absolutely insane, but incredibly cool at the same time.

 

Red Bull Stratos is a scientific mission to 120,000 ft. Jumping from a stratospheric balloon one man will attempt to break the speed of sound in freefall.

 

[Savage Beatings 99]

 

Preview?

[Double Agent 10]

This guy is absolutely insane, but incredibly cool at the same time.

 

 

I'd get all the way up and then chicken out.

[geeteebee 3]

Happening right now.

[Chief Dick 478]

Happening right now.

 

 

Read that this was going down today.

Edited October 14, 2012 by Chief Dick

[SheikYerbuti 18]

[Rebellab 2]

This was pretty cool. I watched the live feed on my iPad while watching the game. He really tumbled there for a while.

 

[tazinib1 1,062]

Watched it live. Was kind of worried for the dude when he was tumbling at 750+mph but he managed to pull out of it. Pretty damned awesome I must say.

[Double Agent 10]

So did he break the sound barrier?

[tazinib1 1,062]

So did he break the sound barrier?

 

 

Yes

[rajncajn 821]

Watched this with the family this weekend & thought it was pretty cool as well. I still say the dude is slap nuts. When he started spinning, I thought about switching the channel.

[stevegrab 1,102]

Did his ears pop?