Balls of steel

sonanz · 2012-10-14T19:30:27+00:00

That's not from today's jump. Note the different camera setup compared to this image from today's jump.

eydryan · 2012-10-14T20:52:06+00:00

Tried that in Kerbal Space Program. Did not go well...

DoctorDank · 2012-10-14T21:57:42+00:00

You know what really takes balls of steel? Doing this in 1961, then later in your life, commanding a fighter squadron in Vietnam and flying over 483 combat missions, getting shot down, spending 11 months in the Hanoi Hilton, and acting like none of it ain't shit.

Kittinger for the win.

Roopa132 · 2012-10-14T20:34:52+00:00

This is from his test jump in March.

deja-vu-comment · 2012-10-14T18:30:19+00:00

Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight up.

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WTFppl · 2012-10-14T21:34:36+00:00

I have a serious question?

Can we now exit our space vehicles in orbit in an emergency and descend to Earth in space suites(designed for such purpose or built to a standard for newer suites)?

Inquisitive?

Keiso · 2012-10-14T19:58:09+00:00

I'm not sure I agree with the "balls of steel" comment that people keep using. I think there are a lot of people who would love to do this if given the opportunity.

Xvash2 · 2012-10-14T21:29:53+00:00

ODST?

238 · 2012-10-14T19:35:15+00:00

This is a lot scarier for Felix he had to sit there for over 2 hours going up there must have really built up the anticipation.

aurora2k7 · 2012-10-14T21:23:13+00:00

i guess somebody has a new facebook profilepic.

WeldingMouse · 2012-10-14T20:23:04+00:00

I think it would actually be easier to jump from that extreme height than to jump from something like a span or antenna.

When you're that high up you wouldn't even have landmarks to give you a real perspective of how high up you really are.

samx3i · 2012-10-14T19:26:48+00:00

If that were me right there, I can pretty much guarantee letting go and falling wouldn't be high on my to do list.

21000 · 2012-10-14T22:57:53+00:00

Downvoted, not today's but old photo.

Elfinan · 2012-10-14T18:37:52+00:00

I would have shit myself the whole way down. It would have take a valium or two just to get me into the craft.

EDIT: "Hey guys what did you do today? Did you SKYDIVE FROM SPACE? No? Then I don't care."

Obieousmaximus · 2012-10-14T22:13:07+00:00

that's not the earth below him, that's his left testicle. edit: spelling

BTP2135 · 2012-10-14T21:12:30+00:00

Spaceballs

Iamadinocopter · 2012-10-14T21:20:58+00:00

that's not from today. that's the old one.

ConnorHD3 · 2012-10-15T00:14:47+00:00

This picture has front paged about 3 times and it's not even from todays jump.

h989 · 2012-10-15T00:46:56+00:00

Not good with science or physics, but when he jumped, why didn't he float into outer space?

Parkersaur · 2012-10-15T00:52:36+00:00

This would've made an amazing GoPro commercial.

cgrosshans · 2012-10-14T22:05:09+00:00

He didn't jump, the gravitational force of his massive testicles pulled the earth back to him. From this displacement we should expect the year to be about 2 minutes shorter from now on.

cyantwist · 2012-10-14T20:09:40+00:00

Tungsten carbide.

JimmyFlimFlam · 2012-10-14T20:20:32+00:00

I have to believe that his balls are made of a space-age alloy of some sort at this point...

Hayha · 2012-10-14T20:32:22+00:00

Anyone have a video of everything from the final checks? I got called away from my computer when he was actually about to jump after watching him ascend from 70,000 feet.

bakonydraco · 2012-10-14T20:42:21+00:00

Definitely titanium, steel is too heavy.

MericaMan4Life · 2012-10-14T20:53:26+00:00

what an incredible shot of earth...that's nuts.

gwigmig · 2012-10-14T21:12:48+00:00

Does anyone know if there was a helmet cam?

shnizzaga · 2012-10-14T21:42:05+00:00

I would do that shit in a heart beat.

the_neophyte · 2012-10-14T21:46:59+00:00

You think he already got laid by doing this? Like, he stepped into the bathroom to take a piss after the press conference and someone snuck in behind him, locked the door and fucking HAD TO go down on him...

dogfunky · 2012-10-14T21:57:44+00:00

I want to see this as a Lego set on Lego Cuusoo.

my_Favorite_post · 2012-10-14T22:03:01+00:00

There is a picture like this from today's jump which I cannot wait to make my wallpaper (once it gets posted)!

Peetrius · 2012-10-14T22:06:06+00:00

Wait a second, who/what is taking the picture?!?

PoorMinorities · 2012-10-14T22:08:46+00:00

Is it just me, or does the prospect of jumping from the edge of the atmosphere less fear-inducing than jumping from the top of a skyscraper?

seeyouinhealth · 2012-10-14T22:09:33+00:00

i f you stare at it for 10 seconds you can see his capsule rocking underneath him

pretty fuckign scary

cobra_2109 · 2012-10-14T22:09:59+00:00

Balls of steel and knees of oatmeal.

ocdad · 2012-10-14T22:11:56+00:00

Does it require balls of steel though? I mean, does it hurt somehow?

malakon · 2012-10-14T22:22:17+00:00

do they recover that capsule ? or will it crash back ?

giantpandamonium · 2012-10-14T22:22:53+00:00

am I the only one who thinks it would be easier to jump from that kind of height than from a normal skydiving height? You're just so separated from reality up there. But maybe that's just me

tangoshukudai · 2012-10-14T22:31:29+00:00

I would do it, looks safe enough..

stefan_89 · 2012-10-14T22:34:04+00:00

If NASA came to my house and said 'Mr stefan_89, based on our screenings, you came as our prime candidate to test a space suit, in order to do this, we will launch you 60 miles above the Earth's ground and you would have to free-fall and parachute at xxx time.' I would drop out of school and pack my bags for that.

Honestly, how many people can say that they have experienced space?

homeless_man_jogging · 2012-10-14T22:34:07+00:00

Not as ballsy as base jumping though.

buckie33 · 2012-10-14T22:36:08+00:00

Watch your step.

APWTSIS · 2012-10-14T22:40:54+00:00

I wonder if at any point during the jump he thought, "maybe this was a bad idea..."

RichardBehiel · 2012-10-14T22:56:24+00:00

Balls of steel? It was impressive, sure, but I think quite a few people (myself included) would love to jump from that height if given the opportunity.

tbare · 2012-10-14T22:57:08+00:00

I heard he had to stand like that all the way up because his balls were too big to it in the capsule.

tinamou63 · 2012-10-14T22:57:18+00:00

It was so epic when the command center said "release seatbelt".

No movement

"Can you hear me?...release seatbelt..."

that moment must have been terrifying.

PickettsLetharge · 2012-10-14T23:00:11+00:00

He wasted NO time. He made his peace, gave a salute and hauled ass. It was an adrenaline rush from my couch.. I can only imagine what it was like for him. Great day for science and for badasses with large testicles!

QueenxNina · 2012-10-14T23:03:38+00:00

More like underpants of plastic, amirite?

Wizard_Win · 2012-10-14T23:05:12+00:00

This is an old pic

_pastandpresent · 2012-10-14T23:11:13+00:00

That was probably the best feeling ever

crewdat · 2012-10-14T23:14:57+00:00

His balls touched down on the Earths surface 2 and a half minutes before his feet.

meliaesc · 2012-10-14T23:20:50+00:00

Haha humans are so adorable, trying to understand space and shit.

kennyshor · 2012-10-14T23:21:11+00:00

Steel is too soft compared to that guys balls.

wayndom · 2012-10-14T23:22:18+00:00

Titanium testicles.

song_bird · 2012-10-14T23:23:39+00:00

"Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you are" - Felix Baumgartner

PointlessManiac · 2012-10-14T23:26:01+00:00

I would kill to do this

wholypantalones · 2012-10-14T23:35:38+00:00

Hey Reddit, in case you haven't seen the front page right now; a guy jumped from the edge of space and Amanda Todd killed herself.

The_Real_Expert · 2012-10-14T23:36:10+00:00

This is from 97,000 feet and I see it on reddit DAILY. :P

CornFedHonky · 2012-10-14T23:40:56+00:00

Stop the viral marketing shit already. Who fucking cares?

darbyisadoll · 2012-10-14T23:46:36+00:00

I don't think I'd care if I died... trip down would be an awesome consolation.

unireed · 2012-10-14T23:49:02+00:00

Red Bull: Not even once.

csm242000 · 2012-10-14T23:51:12+00:00

Balls of AC/DC; The *Biggest of them all !!

Brad13186 · 2012-10-14T23:53:20+00:00

Just have to say that if I was paid to beat his record I would do it in a heartbeat.

NEPwntriots · 2012-10-14T23:57:25+00:00

Turn the camera away from the Sun they said. It'll look purple they said.

DynamoJack · 2012-10-15T00:00:45+00:00

I think you mean adamantium. Balls of adamantium (regardless if this wasn't from today).

Leolisk · 2012-10-15T00:02:14+00:00

I think it would be much easier for me to do this than something like bungy jumping

Dandarya · 2012-10-15T00:03:44+00:00

No one thought to give him a go pro camera?

hcsLabs · 2012-10-15T00:12:48+00:00

Unobtanium ... Pure unobtainium.

Jineric · 2012-10-15T00:14:03+00:00

bulls of red

hatesyolo01 · 2012-10-15T00:17:22+00:00

He got balls of steel, but I'm sure he got pretty cold feet before doing it.

s1500 · 2012-10-15T00:21:43+00:00

I like the fact an energy drink company did all this. Germany's NASA.

TheFluxIsThis · 2012-10-15T00:22:08+00:00

So wait....this guy fell FROM ORBIT?

Ebelglorg · 2012-10-15T00:23:34+00:00

We get it

MalcomEx · 2012-10-15T00:32:51+00:00

deduct points for holding onto railing.

Sandal-Hat · 2012-10-15T00:33:06+00:00

I could go for a Red Bull.

stortz · 2012-10-15T00:33:29+00:00

karmawhoring the wrong jump

fuck you OP

DoctorSteve · 2012-10-15T00:34:30+00:00

I hope one day people will think that people like this are stupid, and that true bravery is something involving standing up to other humans.

Kheran · 2012-10-15T00:34:47+00:00

This video perfectly captures / animates what the jump preparations were like and how they envisioned the jump. A lot of preparation and testing has gone into this.

And as someone already mentioned, OP's pic is not from today, but last week.

Floormonitor · 2012-10-15T00:40:40+00:00

This is Major Tom to Ground Control, I'm stepping through the door....

discopowerpack · 2012-10-15T00:52:26+00:00

I feel like it would be so surreal that it wouldn't be that hard to jump. Like that situation isn't really natural, I don't think you would feel that much fear and not be able to jump.

But then again, you don't know until you're there.

C-pain787 · 2012-10-15T00:58:07+00:00

no matter what argument he's losing he can just drop... "yeah well i skydived from fucking space"

therealflinchy · 2012-10-15T00:59:08+00:00

Yeah that's a render

RainDancingChief · 2012-10-15T01:17:18+00:00

You have to wonder what's going through a guy's head when he's about to free fall from 128,000 feet and reach speeds over 1000 km/h.

Toy_Cop · 2012-10-15T01:17:46+00:00

I'd love to take this jump. LOVE. This guy is Lucky IMO.

redditsuxdicks · 2012-10-15T01:27:22+00:00

Balls of steel and brains of an idiot.

NYCMiddleMan · 2012-10-15T01:40:33+00:00

Maybe dumb question: how did he not burn up entering the atmosphere?

thegendler · 2012-10-15T01:56:02+00:00

can some one make a version of this for a phone wallpaper? specifically a galaxy s3?

brennanx1 · 2012-10-15T01:59:32+00:00

I kinda wanted to do that jump...

FunkyOrganika · 2012-10-15T02:06:24+00:00

No joke though, i jumped from 40 ft into water and it felt like my balls were in my stomach, i cant imagen feeling that for 4 minutes.

Chaoslab · 2012-10-15T02:11:20+00:00

Balls of Steel!

"He will never break the sound barrier!"

Blow it out your Ass!

munimula · 2012-10-15T02:12:07+00:00

....and microphones of silence. Guy needed to say more than 1 paragraph of words during the whole thing.

Paelcolp · 2012-10-15T02:16:11+00:00

It would take me forever to find all the times this has been reposted. At least 30

Littleguyyy · 2012-10-15T02:24:26+00:00

I always wonder, how do his balls fit into the tiny craft?

reenact12321 · 2012-10-15T02:27:43+00:00

What would they have done if he got up there and was like, "guys.... I don't think this was a good idea.... take me down."

chickenmew · 2012-10-15T02:38:19+00:00

I know I'm in the minority with this thought, but I've been skydiving before at 10,000 feet. I don't see a difference in what he did to what I did, either way if something ones wrong you die. His jump just cost a whole lot more than mine.

dbosworld · 2012-10-15T02:45:18+00:00

Damnit, no aliens in background.

swantamer · 2012-10-15T02:45:56+00:00

"The driver is essentially ballast."

V3RTiG0 · 2012-10-15T02:57:19+00:00

So as a skydiver who would love to do this, that also gives me balls of steel correct?

Gabe1282 · 2012-10-15T03:10:16+00:00

I feel like being scared of heights doesn't apply at those altitudes

ColeSloth · 2012-10-15T03:11:25+00:00

People keep saying this, but I would have done it in a heart beat if I had the chance. I think a lot of people would. He was just lucky enough and had enough backing him to get picked.

rkolb86 · 2012-10-15T03:13:52+00:00

In all reality, given the context of this picture, I don't consider it "Balls of Steel".

At this point, he doesn't really have a choice. He either has to jump and most likely survive, or sit in the capsule and die. That's a pretty easy choice if you ask me.

bigbadbaboon · 2012-10-15T03:21:57+00:00

I wouldn't even want to jump. I would just rather stare at the scenery for a few hours first.

kuhana2e · 2012-10-15T03:24:17+00:00

Red Bull gives you wings?!?!

T-REX_BONER · 2012-10-15T03:28:59+00:00

... that picture is not from today and has been posted a million times. Why did you post this???

sharksfan93 · 2012-10-15T03:42:54+00:00

If I got the chance I would do that in a heart beat

JayEmDubya · 2012-10-15T04:08:49+00:00

I can't see this as "Balls of Steel" if Redbull came up to me and said "Hey, jump from space?" I'd be like, FUCK YEAH!

mig-san · 2012-10-15T04:08:55+00:00

Got balls of steel, got an automobile, for a minimum wage

Got real estate, I'm buying it all up in outerspace.

hamster_sword · 2012-10-15T04:10:08+00:00

How much space radiation is there up there?

chubbedup · 2012-10-15T04:21:44+00:00

Is there a wallpaper version of this photo? Would. Be. Sick. As. Fuck.

Grakch · 2012-10-15T04:36:23+00:00

Honestly, it may be my alcoholism talking, scratch that, it's definitely the alcohol, but this jump is too awesome for me to fully comprehend

GALACTICA-Actual · 2012-10-15T04:45:17+00:00

No. Balls of steel would have been if he'd done it wearing nothing but a sequin thong riding a pony keg all the way down that he'd sucked dry by the time he reached the ground and landed on Rosie O'Donnell's fat ass.

Wolf97 · 2012-10-15T05:00:59+00:00

I literally said he had balls of steel right as he jumped.

Verril · 2012-10-15T05:08:43+00:00

With balls that big how does he get them into the suit??

clarkhodgins · 2012-10-15T05:12:12+00:00

so, how far up is it possible to go in a balloon?

terrabl · 2012-10-15T05:18:44+00:00

Well, something has to weigh him down.

Tony339 · 2012-10-15T05:23:08+00:00

You guys might find interest in /r/HistoryBeingMade Basically it's just pictures of current moments that will go down in history.

xbillybobx · 2012-10-15T06:04:15+00:00

What is the ship he used to get up there and jump out of?

lYossarian · 2012-10-15T06:35:46+00:00

I'm sure this guy is highly trained and all that but I could have done that shit. You just have to jump. I'd rather do that than wait for the balloon to descend.

awesomeck · 2012-10-15T06:48:32+00:00

I would have foamed in my mouth and just died there without jumping.

GomoGomon · 2012-10-15T06:50:27+00:00

...sweet sweet karma...

MrBurd · 2012-10-15T06:58:33+00:00

I seriously wonder how deep the crater would be if his parachute wouldn't have opened.

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Felix Baumgartner jumping from the Red Bull Stratos...one error and his blood would boil and his brain would explode	125^coms	29^pts	7^dys	space
Felix Baumgartner jumping from the Red Bull Sratos...one error and his blood would boil and his brain would explode	4^coms	-1^pt	7^dys	pics
Pure Adrenaline Rush! [Warning: Not for Acrophobics]	34^coms	273^pts	5^dys	pics
Extreme Skydiver Felix Baumgartner as he prepares to jump from over 21,000 meters on March 15, 2012. This was a test jump.	6^coms	16^pts	7^mos	pics
Felix Baumgartner as he prepares to jump from over 21,000 meters on March 15, 2012.	201^coms	1218^pts	7^mos	space
"Sometimes you have to go up high to understand how small you are"	0^coms	5^pts	1^hr	pics
Oh ya know...just someone skydiving from space.	1271^coms	1863^pts	7^mos	pics
Felix Baumgartner jumping from 71,580 feet	13^coms	203^pts	4^mos	pics
How can I get a job like this?	13^coms	37^pts	3^mos	pics
Not space but still awesome: 78,000 feet	5^coms	54^pts	5^mos	space
FELIX BAUMGARTNER JUMPS FROM 71,580 FEET	280^coms	1233^pts	5^mos	pics

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