Felix Baumgartner - jump will break sound barrier

[DJofSD]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPERSONIC_SKYDIVER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-10-14-07-44-17

One brave dude if you ask me.

[Tom]

Live coverage on Discovery Channel.
Running Myth Busters and breaking in as things develop.
The balloon is being inflated at 11:00am - look like a huge jelly fish!

This guy is nuts!

[DJofSD]

Air Show this weekend at MAS Miramar. I betcha the Blue Angels are glued to their TV.

Take good notes, Tom, I got my son playing in a tournament later. We're miss the big moment.

These are the moments which elevate the human spirit.

God bless Baumgartner. Cowabunga, dude!

[TexasDolly]

It actually brought tears to my eyes as I watched the takeoff and beginning ascent.
I can't describe it any better.
TD

[PhantomOnTour]

I'm a little apprehensive about watching his "dismount"...afraid something will go terribly wrong and i will witness a gruesome event.
Luckily it appears that they are on a 5min delay (acording to the clock that is shown on the screen) so anything tragic can hopefully be dumped before it airs.

[Let's Roll]

Congratulations to Felix and his team. Well done !!!

[horses4courses]

That was incredible.....he must be totally insane :)

[PhantomOnTour]

Amazing...all i can think of is AC/DC's "Big Balls"

I was riveted...missed two races at Belmont to watch this :D

Thumbs up to Baumgartner :ThmbUp:

[Stillriledup]

That's off the charts how someone would have the guts to attempt this. Unfathomable.

[ArlJim78]

why did they cut away just as he was to pass mach speed? that sucked. the only 20 seconds of the jump they didn't show was that moment. I thought that was the whole point.

in any event, it was indeed an exciting event, watching him step off at that height. wow.

[ArlJim78]

i would have really soiled myself right about this point.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A5MB8tzCUAAakaI.jpg

[Tom]

That was amazing!

[Actor]

I wonder what the actual risk is compared to
A jockey riding a spirited horse in the Belmont Stakes
A driver at the Indy 500
A shuttle mission
A project Mercury launch
An Apollo mission
Deployment to Afghanistan
Deployment to Vietnam
Climbing Mount Everest
Storming the beach at Normandy on D-Day

[bigmack]

Topped out at a mere 833 MPH er Mach 1.24. My figures showed him going 900+. Will have to review my variants. :eek:

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[DJofSD]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9609575/Felix-Baumgartner-It-was-like-hell.html

[Tom]

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