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originalpckelly

(24,382 posts) Sun Oct 14, 2012, 12:45 PM Oct 2012

Dude, dude, dude... Jump dude, jump! [View all]

Some guy is jumping out of a balloon from 120,000 ft. Shit this is awesome. The live coverage is here:
http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

You're either going to see him die a miserable death, or go supersonic without an airplane around him.

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Dude, dude, dude... Jump dude, jump! [View all] originalpckelly Oct 2012 OP

Approximately seven minutes to jump. originalpckelly Oct 2012 #1

Right now he's halfway there! originalpckelly Oct 2012 #3

OMG I forgot! Thanks! nolabear Oct 2012 #2

I know it is amazing. originalpckelly Oct 2012 #5

i can see the balloon from my front porch NMDemDist2 Oct 2012 #4

that would be awesome madokie Oct 2012 #8

Depends on how it turns out. randome Oct 2012 #21

It turned out good :-) madokie Oct 2012 #99

don't do it, extreme sports are insane! flamingdem Oct 2012 #6

Its showing he is a little overf 72000 ft elevation madokie Oct 2012 #7

Just heard it's off again for a few hours malaise Oct 2012 #9

i can see him heading up from my front porch NMDemDist2 Oct 2012 #10

Wow. That must be something! nolabear Oct 2012 #11

While jumping is extreme, this could be a tourism industry. originalpckelly Oct 2012 #13

That's what Alex the Twitt said a few minutes ago n/t malaise Oct 2012 #12

This is so much better than Balloon Boy tridim Oct 2012 #14

but... originalpckelly Oct 2012 #15

They've got it on a 20 second delay... originalpckelly Oct 2012 #16

Like a chicken in a fan sharp_stick Oct 2012 #17

I have the family watching now.. FarPoint Oct 2012 #18

Here we are... originalpckelly Oct 2012 #19

During this waiting period.. FarPoint Oct 2012 #30

. Brickbat Oct 2012 #20

Same here - won't load n/t malaise Oct 2012 #23

Try the direct link. Brickbat Oct 2012 #27

See my post below to Brickbat with a link to Utube. sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #33

If you get the Discovery Channel, it's on there live too. nt Lex Oct 2012 #24

It is on Discovery Channel. MuseRider Oct 2012 #25

Try utube here: sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #31

Works perfectly. Thanks for sharing. nt Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #34

This is crazy. He has no way out but down now. morningfog Oct 2012 #22

This is the wildest coolest thing. originalpckelly Oct 2012 #26

Ascent is half of what it was, balloon is getting near its maximum altitude. originalpckelly Oct 2012 #28

They must have dropped more ballast. originalpckelly Oct 2012 #29

Or, as Romney would put it, "The balloons are just the right height." randome Oct 2012 #43

Ascent is slowing!.....almost there! Nt pkdu Oct 2012 #32

watching JanMichael Oct 2012 #35

Maybe he will accidentally parachute into Area 51... nt Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #36

I've been waiting for a Roswell joke! LongTomH Oct 2012 #37

and disappear- JanMichael Oct 2012 #38

Or go back in time and leave balloon fragments all over. nolabear Oct 2012 #53

Why does it say 37.2 M altitude? Its 37.2 KM! johnnyrocket Oct 2012 #39

Some people think metric doesn't use commas for some weird reason Posteritatis Oct 2012 #40

Oh, yea, you're right. Period for comma. European. johnnyrocket Oct 2012 #45

You're right, it's almost 24 miles. n/t cherokeeprogressive Oct 2012 #41

Nearing the moment..almost 125k mark PotatoChip Oct 2012 #42

OMG this is crazy. IcyPeas Oct 2012 #44

It's over 127,000 feet now. sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #46

On CNN now n/t malaise Oct 2012 #47

Don't people do some crazy shit? I love it. nolabear Oct 2012 #50

Yes, this is incredible. His feet are now visible as he is getting out of the capsule! sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #63

That's some high tech there, Harry Brother Buzz Oct 2012 #48

Hey, what works, works. nolabear Oct 2012 #51

Getting ready! LongTomH Oct 2012 #49

Is his CapCom the same Kittinger who jumped from 104,000 feet? n/t cherokeeprogressive Oct 2012 #52

The very same. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #54

That is so fucking cool! cherokeeprogressive Oct 2012 #56

*POP!* nolabear Oct 2012 #55

Damn... that view of the earth... is that what he's seeing? nt blaze Oct 2012 #57

Oh. My. God. Door's open. nolabear Oct 2012 #58

Jumpage time! nt MrScorpio Oct 2012 #59

I gave up on seeing this moobu2 Oct 2012 #60

Listen to him breathing. Sounds like 2001. nolabear Oct 2012 #61

He's about to do it! originalpckelly Oct 2012 #62

holy shit IcyPeas Oct 2012 #64

He's jumped! originalpckelly Oct 2012 #68

Holy crap! nt blaze Oct 2012 #65

The first step is always a doozy nt MrScorpio Oct 2012 #66

I am not afraid of heights, but just seeing this view on TV freaks me out a bit! tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #67

CNN just cut away - what the f*ck IcyPeas Oct 2012 #69

Seriously blaze Oct 2012 #79

Shoot has deployed. originalpckelly Oct 2012 #81

This is a hell of a way to go down! originalpckelly Oct 2012 #70

He tumbled hard there for a while... originalpckelly Oct 2012 #72

That tumble scared the shit out of me! nolabear Oct 2012 #71

He's clearly in control. Can't understand him but he's talking. nolabear Oct 2012 #73

729 MPH! Earth_First Oct 2012 #74

I wonder if they had to make allowances in his space suit cherokeeprogressive Oct 2012 #75

Visor fogging up. nolabear Oct 2012 #76

Did he deploy the chute too sonn to break freefall record? nolabear Oct 2012 #77

Just deployed. 2:12 EDT NutmegYankee Oct 2012 #82

He missed it by about 17 seconds it seems tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #83

Damn he doesnt sound too good :( darkangel218 Oct 2012 #78

He sounds fine to me. Lex Oct 2012 #85

he (Felix) just said his visor is fogging up IcyPeas Oct 2012 #80

WOW. That's all I got. nolabear Oct 2012 #84

Can't wait to see the helmet cam vid. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #86

He is on the ground safe and sound!!!! Jamastiene Oct 2012 #87

And he sticks the landing! nolabear Oct 2012 #88

wow incredible n/t darkangel218 Oct 2012 #89

Damn lillypaddle Oct 2012 #90

NAILED IT! intaglio Oct 2012 #91

Dang, looks like he didn't make mach 1. 729 v 768 X_Digger Oct 2012 #92

It's lower in speed at altitude. NutmegYankee Oct 2012 #98

science. just sayin.... IcyPeas Oct 2012 #93

Thanks for posting that Generic Other Oct 2012 #94

Whew! That was pretty exciting! nt blaze Oct 2012 #95

My question is: How did he do that without soiling himself? Jamastiene Oct 2012 #96

Who says he didn't? rateyes Oct 2012 #100

Who said he didn't LOL!!! I bet he did!!!! BelleCarolinaPeridot Oct 2012 #101

That was awesome! PotatoChip Oct 2012 #97

That was one of the coolest thing I've ever watched. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #102

Agreed! Nt a la izquierda Oct 2012 #103

I MISSED IT! D= sakabatou Oct 2012 #104

The BBC has a video Jamastiene Oct 2012 #105

Thanks for the link! MelissaB Oct 2012 #106