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FELIX BAUMGARTNER JUMPS FROM 71,580 FEET (i.imgur.com)

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[–]atomicUpdate 98 points99 points ago

Is there anything Red Bull doesn't sponsor?

[–]tonypotenza 117 points118 points ago

political parties

[–]redcobalt_qxrf 34 points35 points ago

I would vote for that party. I would vote for it hard.

[–]Frenchy-LaFleur 25 points26 points ago

It would still be full of bullshit though.

[–]ekaceerf 32 points33 points ago

redbull would be considered a vegetable if they won.

[–]anal_drip 5 points6 points ago

It does have what plants crave.

[–]Threemor 6 points7 points ago

Electrolytes?

[–]BisforBM 2 points3 points ago

BRAINS

[–]larostos 1 point2 points ago

I just fuckin' love that movie

[–]Drwhoovez 0 points1 point ago

It's what plants need

[–]Goady 4 points5 points ago

This idea would take off

[–]gtfo-atheist-douches 1 point2 points ago

Wrong. Teddy Roosevelt was part of the Red Bull Moose party.

[–]FlyingPasta 0 points1 point ago

Or so you think.

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points ago

I remember rebull sponsered one of my roommates for a bit, he was just a shitty drummer for q shitty local band but got a couple of cases a month. Then when the sponsership expired we realized why. He had gotten all of us addicted

[–]Wildham 38 points39 points ago

NASA

[–]Unlucky13 30 points31 points ago

Neither does the government.

[–]Aerocity 9 points10 points ago

HEY-OH!

[–]In_a_Bookshop 1 point2 points ago

And yet one of the scientific aims of the attempt has been to develop a new generation of pressure suits for use by astronauts.

[–]batmanmilktruck 15 points16 points ago

red bull really deserves more respect for all the awesome things it sponsors. i always love watching that air race thing.

[–]mordicanous 2 points3 points ago

Red Bull treats their employees like shit, and keeps their public image shiny. They will fire someone who has worked there for 5 years for a minor infraction. They are cocksuckers.

[–]YourNewPepPep 2 points3 points ago

My life.

[–]IAmALampShade 2 points3 points ago

Seriously. They sponsored a League of Legends tournament I was watching today.

[–]pablothe 5 points6 points ago

Starcraft :(

[–]Azuroz 1 point2 points ago

they do...

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      [–]TeedleJay 20 points21 points ago

      More of a fall, really.

      [–]Cornonthecabe 37 points38 points ago

      Falling is just like flying with a more permanent destination

      [–]jw510 7 points8 points ago

      It's not flying, it's falling with style!!

      [–]Businassman 2 points3 points ago

      Flying is the art of throwing yourself at the ground, and missing.

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        [–]Username20x6 16 points17 points ago

        with style

        [–]zirdante 24 points25 points ago

        This reminds me of the Davyan cowboy music video

        [–]djaykay 28 points29 points ago

        That was Joseph Kittinger in 1960. Love Boards of Canada and can't wait for the new album!

        [–]dons 11 points12 points ago

        new album

        I had to look that up, since I was sure you were trolling. Woo!

        [–]murdocc 4 points5 points ago

        This is the best news about music I've heard in a long time. Can't. Wait.

        [–]fathairybeast 4 points5 points ago

        Project Excelsior. Joseph Kittinger did it right

        [–]Freak2121 1 point2 points ago

        New album? Have I been living under a rock? Do you have a link?

        [–][deleted] 218 points219 points ago

        I LIKE YOUR STYLE, CHAMP!

        [–]Metarract 72 points73 points ago

        Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait.

        Why do you have a magnifying glass next to your name?

        [–]AlKanzel 114 points115 points ago

        So he can see why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

        [–]OmegaArcadia 13 points14 points ago

        I'm old.

        [–]Poofster 2 points3 points ago

        Wait, is that advertisement dead or something?!

        [–]OmegaArcadia 0 points1 point ago

        No, I don't think so. But it's old, and I'm old.

        [–]Drwhoovez 2 points3 points ago

        And you should feel old

        [–]OffhandOnion 8 points9 points ago

        Wait, really. Why?? I must know!

        [–]OmegaArcadia 4 points5 points ago

        Because he is Carmen Sandiego.

        [–][deleted] ago

        [deleted]

        [–]OffhandOnion 0 points1 point ago

        OP never delivered....

        [–]etree 3 points4 points ago

        HE'S PRETTY METAL!

        [–]Phatnoir 0 points1 point ago

        You're postymcpost, aren't you?

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          [–]smek2 15 points16 points ago

          Is there a video of that jump? That would be awesome.

          [–]postymcpost[S] 22 points23 points ago

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwZYyvAbRT0

          How do make the link appear as one word? I would like to see footage of the actual jump, sorry, this is just a teaser.

          [–]Armonster 60 points61 points ago

          at 1:40, is that his fucking chest hair!?

          [–]babyloniandotgov 24 points25 points ago

          To borrow an observation from a YouTube commenter: "That's Joseph Kittinger. Stratosphere skydiver from 1960. He grew some chest hair on his way down."

          [–]nerdychic 19 points20 points ago

          Oh god, why did I look?

          [–]smek2 16 points17 points ago

          After you clicked reply there's a link formatting help.
          You put the word in square brackets followed by the URL in parentheses 

          [word](http://toyourmoma.com)

          [–]postymcpost[S] 9 points10 points ago

          Many thanks!

          [–]TimeTravelMishap 12 points13 points ago

          Also might wanna check out Reddit Enhancement Suite. It helps you do all that nifty stuff and makes reddit better in about 100 other ways.

          [–]postymcpost[S] 1 point2 points ago

          Thanks :)

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              [–]Nosferatu616 1 point2 points ago

              Here you go

              [–]ThatCrankyGuy 1 point2 points ago

              Where's the complete video?

              [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

              Click "formatting help" under the text box and it will show you.

              [–]lagasan 0 points1 point ago*

              Format it like this: [Word](actual url)

              In this case [Example](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwZYyvAbRT0)

              becomes:

              Example

              edit: I'm like... 10 hours too late, dunno why I didn't scroll down. Smek2 even had fancy colors!

              [–]Feefernet 0 points1 point ago

              To make the link appear as one word (or however many you want) put the "word" in brackets -> ] and then the link in parentheses -> ) with no space in between: [example](google.com)

              [–]jatoo 0 points1 point ago

              Awesome /sarc.

              Shows everything except the jump...

              [–]iowasam 0 points1 point ago

              Awesome, I like the part where he teleports to the ground.

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                [–]disimcity 6 points7 points ago

                How does one get into such a business?

                [–]wolfdude90 7 points8 points ago

                How in the hell does he know where to land?

                [–]alpha_omicron 8 points9 points ago

                I assume there's a team on the ground tracking his position over the Earth, so they can quickly recover him wherever he lands.

                [–]worksomewonder 38 points39 points ago

                For some reason, as I read this, I pictured those groups of people carrying a trampoline between them frantically (like in the old timey cartoons below a burning building to catch people).

                [–]masterofstuff328 3 points4 points ago

                Your comment reminds me of this.

                [–]worksomewonder 2 points3 points ago

                It's been ages since I've watched that movie! Now I need to go see if we have it..

                [–]awesomeisluke 3 points4 points ago

                You might be surprised how accurately they can model a free fall trajectory of something falling from that height. There are only a few major factors involved (mostly earth's rotation and current wind direction/speed). Also, once he pulls his chute, he can control his landing enough to find his target. So basically as long as he jumps out at the right time/place, it is relatively easy to forecast his landing.

                [–]YonderMTN 16 points17 points ago

                That's some serious nar nar....

                [–]Andrew_Would 4 points5 points ago

                So gnar.

                [–]jakeg1116 6 points7 points ago

                Shaka bra!

                [–]Andrew_Would 1 point2 points ago

                Chah...

                [–]radicalpancake 26 points27 points ago

                Vid or it didn't happen. :3

                [–]xBarracuda 63 points64 points ago

                On 15 March 2012 he completed the first of two test jumps from 71,581 feet (21,818 m). During the jump he spent approximately three minutes and 43 seconds in free fall, reaching speeds of more than 360 miles per hour (580 km/h), before opening his parachute. In total, the jump lasted approximately eight minutes and eight seconds and Baumgartner became only the third person to safely parachute from a height of over 13.5 miles (21.7 km).[16]

                [–]Blackrook7 9 points10 points ago

                I can testify to this. I worked closely with some of the guys who conceived this project (but I didn't work on it). I had the opportunity to meet Felix several times and he's completely bad ass.

                [–]ChillPwn 39 points40 points ago

                He's no Joe kittenger

                [–]formidable_opponent 35 points36 points ago

                He's actually doing these tests so he can jump from 115,000 or 130,000 feet later on, I can't remember the exact figures. Anybody have them handy?

                [–]awp2 22 points23 points ago

                Here's the whole website on the project

                [–]scrodezilla 38 points39 points ago

                no kidding col. kittenger did 102,000 plus feet, not knowing if he was going to fall up or down, and btw- he's the only person to break the sound bearer in free fall. now thats a badass

                [–]Homer69 23 points24 points ago

                The higher you go the slower you need to go to break the sound barrier but still very impressive.

                [–]thescarwar 4 points5 points ago

                Not positive, but I don't think he actually broke the speed of sound. That's one of the goals that the Red Bull Stratos project has.

                [–]scrodezilla 0 points1 point ago

                it's been debated and without any qualitive proof i really shouldn't say that, but he was tracked very close to the speed.

                [–]ChillPwn 11 points12 points ago

                There was a picture like this one posted awhile back with kittenger so I read his wiki page. I honestly wonder how long it takes that man to put his pants on in the morning with balls that big

                [–]ColonicIrritation 3 points4 points ago

                I'm pretty sure he knew he was going to fall to earth rather than float off into space though... he'd have to be REALLY far away (like much further than the moon) to not be affected by the earth's gravity at all. The only reason things like satellites and the moon don't come crashing down is because they have a great deal of lateral speed relative to the earth. If the moon suddenly stopped in its orbit it would certainly collide with us.

                [–]inventor2010 2 points3 points ago

                Look at the tables on this site. It appears that he didn't quite make it to mach1.

                [–]bholzer 10 points11 points ago

                Didn't read the article, but mach isn't a constant measurement. It varies with atmospheric conditions.

                [–]Mraedis 4 points5 points ago

                Hey there! If you had looked at the link, you would see that it is a lot of tables with altitudes and matching mach speeds. Silly you!

                [–]downvotesmakemehard 2 points3 points ago

                THAT'S

                [–]bokononpontifex 16 points17 points ago

                Joe Kittenger is actually working with him as a consultant.

                [–]skorh 4 points5 points ago

                I saw him at Wright-Patt talk about his jump..the balls on this man. There was so much glory and science back then, sigh. Maybe someday we will have another "Red Scare" and get finding to push science the way we did then. A boy can dream...

                [–]Rohm 1 point2 points ago

                Typical, someone wants to see cool toys and so wishes for the world to once again put itself on the verge of an apocalypse.

                [–]herbstwerk 1 point2 points ago

                It looks like the world being on the verge of an apocalypse is a pretty good driving force, as look as we keep it on this edge and don't go ape shit crazy I see no problem with it.

                [–]skorh 1 point2 points ago

                It's like a high stakes Statics problem! Or an upside-down Dynamics pendulum problem...

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                  [–]Armonster 1 point2 points ago

                  How many people did it unsafely-ily? o.0

                  [–]rmachenw 1 point2 points ago

                  Unsafely is already an adverb. Unlike sillily and friendlily, unsafelily is not a word.

                  [–]eyix 3 points4 points ago

                  Unless of course you're referring to the elusive unsafe-lily. And they're no joking matter.

                  [–]slamdunkmyjunk 1 point2 points ago

                  Is the 360mph the limit of speed to air resistance thingy I can't remember the name of?

                  [–]Undermined 3 points4 points ago

                  Not really. The word you're looking for is Terminal Velocity and apparently the speed record for competition speed skydivers is 614 mph. Of course this requires less air resistance, so the diver must jump from a very high altitude.

                  [–]garymrush 5 points6 points ago

                  This is Major Tom to Ground Control I’m stepping through the door And I’m floating in a most peculiar way And the stars look very different today

                  [–]mdthegreat 3 points4 points ago

                  Joseph Kittinger is the current record holder. A few people have mentioned him but i haven't seen any links to the video of his jump so I found it for anyone who's interested! I believe he jumped from ~102,000 feet. Or a little over 19 miles.

                  [–]irisher 0 points1 point ago

                  Why are all the related videos in that link 9/11 conspiracy videos?

                  [–]DontPanic12 1 point2 points ago

                  jumpers

                  [–]montanasucks 0 points1 point ago

                  I didn't know they made suits big enough to hold balls that massive.

                  [–]FoolsRun 0 points1 point ago

                  Relevant and breaks my heart every time.

                  [–]dsn0wman 4 points5 points ago

                  I'll just leave this here. 102,800 ft jump from a balloon in 1960

                  [–]vincent118 11 points12 points ago

                  umm would jumping from outer space subject a person to re-entry flame/pressure? How high can a person jump from without dealing with burning up in the atmosphere?

                  [–]bholzer 34 points35 points ago

                  Those things burn because of friction from the atmosphere. The friction occurs that much because of the extremely high speeds at which those objects enter. He is not going nearly fast enough to worry about it

                  [–]Exaveus 13 points14 points ago

                  This^ I actually went to /r/askscience with this question a couple of months ago (different account) and they gave me the relatively same answer. He's simply not going fast enough for friction to cause him to burn up.

                  [–]hkturner 4 points5 points ago

                  Thank you.

                  [–]Bealz 2 points3 points ago

                  I like that I learned this fact from reddit, before I saw it again, here, on reddit again.

                  [–]virtyy 1 point2 points ago

                  You wont burn up if you fall straight down from space, the speed isnt enough, the reason satellites or space shuttles/capsules experience extreme heat is because theyre orbiting the earth at tremendous speeds, and they dont slow down before doing their approach due to lack of fuel.

                  [–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

                  In order to remain in orbit, things like the space shuttle are going 10 000+ mph. When they reenter the earth's atmosphere, they get slowed down by the friction of the air. In this jump, he started at 0 and then accelerated due to gravity to ~300mph, which is the terminal velocity (fastest you can go in free fall because gravity is only so strong and the drag from the air is slowing you down). The amount of friction heat generated by going 10 000mph in the atmosphere compared to 300 mph is immensely more.

                  [–]wraithguard01 3 points4 points ago

                  So why do geosynchronous objects burn up? Or do they?

                  [–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

                  A geostationary orbit can only be achieved at an altitude very close to 35,786 km (22,236 mi), and directly above the Equator. This equates to an orbital velocity of 3.07 km/s (1.91 mi/s). A geosynchronous orbit will by definition orbit once per day, but because it is 22 236mi from the earth, it must be travelling very fast. So yes, it will burn up.

                  [–]acet1 4 points5 points ago

                  Actually, they don't burn up because they are simply too high to "fall down". In fact, they are already "falling" because they are in orbit; in order to move slowly enough to fall down instead of sideways, a satellite would have to slow down by something on the order of kilometers per second, and this is simply not going to happen at that altitude where the atmosphere is so thin it is indistinguishable from the surrounding space.

                  However, if someone attached a roket to a geostationary sattelite to de-orbit it by slowing it down in this manner, then yes it would burn up on reentry. However, that extra fuel would be heavy and unnecessarily expensive to launch. At the end of its lifetime, a geostationary satellite would be placed into a higher orbit because this requires considerably less fuel.

                  TL;DR geostationary satellites never burn up.

                  [–]sandwich_today 2 points3 points ago

                  Geosynchronous orbit is really high (~35000 km above Earth). Our atmosphere only goes up to about 120 km (numbers taken from wikipedia). As far as I know, retired geosynchronous satellites just alter their orbits slightly to make room for new satellites, but don't actually return to Earth. If something from geosynchronous orbit did gradually descend to our atmosphere, its angular velocity would increase as it descended (at any altitude, there is an exact speed required to stay in a circular orbit). By the time it reached the atmosphere, it would no longer be anywhere near geosynchronous.

                  [–]metricbot 6 points7 points ago

                  300 mph = 482.80 km/h

                  000 mph = 0 km/h

                  [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

                  You should change your regex to look for numbers separated by spaces, commas or periods.

                  [–]PlantainFodder 1 point2 points ago

                  Does this thing do any numbers automatically? I want to know what 123 mph is... and 3432 pounds, 84 cups, 54245 feet/sec.

                  [–]Airazz 5 points6 points ago

                  No, but Google does.

                  [–]vincent118 0 points1 point ago

                  Cool thanks.

                  [–]omgflop 0 points1 point ago

                  ~17,000mph if you're talking about ISS missions.

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                    [–]rogue780 1 point2 points ago

                    The terminal velocity for a person simply falling is lower than the speed required to generate enough thermal energy from the force of friction to ignite the suit.

                    [–]yentlequible 0 points1 point ago

                    That is what I was wondering...

                    [–]inventor2010 0 points1 point ago

                    I think that the reason things break apart and burn up during re-entry is because they are in orbit at over 17,000 mph. I don't know how to reliably calculate what speed a "stationary object" with respect to Earth would reach if released from a particular distance. My calculus skills have deteriorated from non-use.

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                      [–]TestZero 2 points3 points ago

                      It's been six hours. You think he's landed yet?

                      [–]Maticulous 2 points3 points ago

                      Which comes out as 21817 metres.

                      [–]Punkstar 1 point2 points ago

                      Thank you sir, You're a scholar and a gentleman.

                      [–]mynameisjerry 3 points4 points ago

                      I can't help but wonder what would happen to a human body if the parachute fails and it hits the ground at those speeds.

                      [–]wintremute 20 points21 points ago

                      Terminal velocity in the lower atmosphere is around 120MPH. So hitting the ground from 13 miles up is the same as hitting the ground from 2000ft up, which is the approximate distance it takes to reach that velocity.

                      [–]TheSemiTallest 45 points46 points ago

                      The shorter answer, though, is "splat."

                      [–]Almondcoconuts 1 point2 points ago

                      Super Splat

                      FTFY

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                        [–]goodgodwoman 2 points3 points ago

                        Does that mean that there is a finite limit to the speed at which something can free fall? Like the max level of gravity's pull?

                        [–]FirstRyder 4 points5 points ago

                        Technically there's a speed at which wind resistance exactly balances gravity. Different objects will have different terminal velocities based on weight and aerodynamic properties. (And for that matter humans have different terminal velocities in different positions - a "diving" position will be faster then the x-shaped "skydiving" position.)

                        [–]goodgodwoman 2 points3 points ago

                        Neato!

                        [–]gimpwiz 1 point2 points ago

                        However, without resistance from the atmosphere, the only thing that would slow down your fall would be hitting the surface; the only finite limit to the velocity at which an object can travel is the speed of light (just under 300 million meters per second).

                        Acceleration is change in velocity over time; for example, near the earth you will have an acceleration due to gravity of just under 10 m/s2 which means that for every second you fall, you go 10 meters per second faster. So you jump out of a plane, a second later you're going at 10 m/s, two seconds 20 m/s, and so on, if you discount drag from the atmosphere. This is why free-fall jumps are so short; you might think "he jumped from that high up and only fell a couple minutes?"

                        However, this constant acceleration no longer applies when you get closer to the speed of light; a constant 10 m/s2 acceleration looks very different if you're already going 0.9c for example (or hell, even 11 km/s makes time pass 1% slower for you than a stationary observer, if I remember correctly from high school...)

                        [–]illkurok 1 point2 points ago

                        To anyone not in the know we're referring to c as the constant representing the speed of light. A bit of clarification on that last bit though.

                        The constant acceleration you're referring to is simply Newtonian physics. Which is reasonably accurate (< .1% error) up until around 50,000 km/s or 111,846,815 miles per hour. At which point you need to also account for a relativistic component.

                        As for the 11 km/s making time pass 1% slower for the object that sounds about right, but I'm too lazy to do the math. Anyone thats interested should look into the lorentz transforms for time dialation.

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                          [–]pieguyfly 1 point2 points ago

                          Well that's a relief!

                          [–]PresidentJonStewart 8 points9 points ago

                          You could survive.

                          [–]marsten 1 point2 points ago

                          relevant

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                            [–]SeamusTheDog 1 point2 points ago

                            So this is a fucking real thing?

                            [–]Rapejelly 1 point2 points ago

                            Is that the grand canyon in the background?

                            [–]BeowulfsBro 1 point2 points ago

                            Unfortunately, it still doesn't beat Joe Kittenger's 102,800 ft jump in 1959 during his involvement in Project Excelsior.

                            [–]lolsv[!] 1 point2 points ago

                            What the hell does he jump from? A rocket?

                            [–]AussieDaz 1 point2 points ago

                            Red Bull Statos project for anyone who is interested

                            [–]sawbutter 1 point2 points ago

                            ಠ_ಠ

                            http://karmadecay.com/i.imgur.com/OBzgZ.jpg

                            http://i.imgur.com/8Chon.jpg

                            [–]The_Sultan_of_Agraba 1 point2 points ago

                            How long would he be in the air for a jump like that?

                            [–]redjimdit 1 point2 points ago

                            This wouldn't be complete without those Red Bull logos.

                            [–]Dude_man 1 point2 points ago

                            Well, that's one way

                            puts on sunglasses

                            to get high.

                            [–]Vuchetich 1 point2 points ago

                            CANNON BAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!!!!

                            [–]Mharbles 1 point2 points ago

                            Is he jumping off the space station? Can you jump off the space station towards earth in a little reentry suit? I want to do that.

                            [–]ragweed 1 point2 points ago

                            Michel Fournier has been trying to break Kittinger's record for years. Lots of technical difficulties.

                            I hope Baumgartner is successful and gets good video.

                            EDIT: You know, when you're on the ground, you can hear skydivers falling in the air when they get close enough. I wonder what Baumgartner will sound like.

                            [–]doenietzomoeilijk 12 points13 points ago

                            Let's hope it won't sound like this: "ohshititwon'topenohshitohshitOHSHITOHSHITOHSHI-SPLAT"

                            [–]powernut 2 points3 points ago

                            but the balloon detached from its capsule as it was being inflated and floated away

                            That's kind of a rookie mistake, I'd think.

                            [–]iturnmyselfaround 1 point2 points ago

                            He will sound the same when he reaches the same terminal velocity in the lower atmosphere as everyone else does

                            [–]marsten 1 point2 points ago

                            I don't see that this is all that challenging technically. It doesn't even come close to the technical challenge of orbital reentry, which was solved more than half a century ago.

                            Likely the limiting factor is getting and sustaining enough money from sponsors.

                            [–]United99 1 point2 points ago

                            Besides the obvious murders and rapes, there isn't anything I wouldn't do for that opportunity...One of the luckiest men on earth.

                            [–]string97bean 1 point2 points ago

                            Red Bull...it gives you wings!!!

                            [–]mdave424 3 points4 points ago

                            This video is all against their motto. ARE THEY TESTING THE PARACHUTE FOR WHEN THE WINGS GO AWAY?!?! I NEED TO KNOW BEFORE I DRINK IT.

                            [–]mrfrostbear 2 points3 points ago

                            My name is Felix Baumgartner and this is jackass.

                            [–]Bazinga121 0 points1 point ago

                            jealous

                            [–]SirWilly77 2 points3 points ago

                            Technically, you're envious...not jealous. But I'll overlook it this once.

                            [–]brianpepinski 0 points1 point ago

                            Epic as hell

                            [–]Mackinstyle 0 points1 point ago

                            Can a physicist do the math and determine what gravity would be like at this distance from the Earth?

                            [–]Imthere 4 points5 points ago

                            The same as at the surface of the earth, pretty much. The radius of the earth is over 2000 miles. Adding another 20 or so makes very little difference

                            [–]ahensen 1 point2 points ago

                            it would be less by a factor of 1/sqrt(2)

                            [–]gimpwiz 1 point2 points ago

                            Should be around 9.62 m/s2 yeah?

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                              [–]ButtonBeats 0 points1 point ago

                              Who is going to one up this guy and start floating around outside of the mesosphere and fly back in when ever?

                              [–]Dahaka11 0 points1 point ago

                              DO A FLIP! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SngYwMsxJ4U

                              [–]fff888 0 points1 point ago

                              I watched the video just to see what all that chest hair was all about

                              [–]spoondragon 0 points1 point ago

                              How Red Bull of him

                              [–]garbieleus 0 points1 point ago

                              DO NOT WANT

                              [–]Fleshflayer 0 points1 point ago

                              Why is karma so fucking important to re-post so many times?

                              [–]this-username 0 points1 point ago

                              This is hands down one of the coolest pics I've seen. I think what's so intriguing about this image, compared to an astronaut floating in space, is the fact that as soon as he steps off, he just plummets. No floating, just a 5 minute free fall near terminal velocity.

                              [–]Masterspeed 0 points1 point ago

                              Reminds me a lot of my current wallpaper that I've had for about 3 months now.

                              [–]apkatt 0 points1 point ago

                              What is the story? What the hell is he jumping from?

                              [–]knightofmars 0 points1 point ago

                              This finally happened? few weeks ago I watched some videos on the redbull YT channel and got all pumped but then none of them fucking showed anything!

                              [–]Mekyal 0 points1 point ago

                              Just beat my just cause record

                              [–]winnick 0 points1 point ago

                              is there a full video and no teaser?

                              [–]krnhitokori 0 points1 point ago

                              holy shit nope!!!

                              Also, adrenaline junkies CAN take it that much farther

                              [–]herobounce[!] 0 points1 point ago

                              Damn I wish that was me :(

                              [–]pitlord713 0 points1 point ago

                              I can imagine the human race many moons from now at war, a time where space wars are not yet beginning but we are in a gray zone where we incorporate shuttles and satellites in to every day battles, and they will have entire teams of soldiers prepared at all times to make jumps like this in to battle.

                              [–]Kelsomatic 0 points1 point ago

                              I LIKE CAPS LOCK TOO!

                              [–]extrameta 0 points1 point ago

                              Ahhh, hell no!

                              [–]LucasS11 0 points1 point ago

                              I thought he was supposed to jump from 120 000 ft?

                              [–]Kennethnoisewasser 0 points1 point ago

                              In 'Future News': Felix Baumgartner is Dead.

                              [–]NastNork 0 points1 point ago

                              Top of the world.

                              [–]GlitchLord2 0 points1 point ago

                              THE CAPS REALLY MAKE IT STAND OUT MOAR

                              [–]malachi23 0 points1 point ago

                              My testicles retracted into my groin, passed my liver, and are now bouncing around pong-like somewhere between my lungs and what is now called my perpetually-flowing vomit hole. I, and my furniture, are covered in the explosive diarrhea that, during its violent, decompression-like escape from my bowels, has left me turned inside-out and upside-down. Fucking hell.

                              [–]seanconnery84 0 points1 point ago

                              To put a slight perspective on that.

                              Hwy 275, which circles around cincinnati, is bisected by hwy 75. Its about 90,000 feet from where 75 meets 275 on the south to the north.

                              In a car it takes about 30 minutes or so to drive at approximately 65mph.

                              [–]tyrroi 0 points1 point ago

                              OKAY THEN!

                              [–]gergi 0 points1 point ago

                              lets metric this up.

                              21800m

                              [–]Yapshoo 0 points1 point ago

                              I'm sure this has been said but what is he jumping from?

                              [–]ungrateful104 0 points1 point ago

                              What is he jumping from?

                              [–]too_high_guy 0 points1 point ago

                              He's got me beat

                              [–]Snailoffun 0 points1 point ago

                              This image has totally never been posted to reddit before EVER!

                              [–]ArousedinCrowds 0 points1 point ago

                              I once downloaded Kitingers descent. Awesome footage. Does anyone know of its torrent?

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