Red Bull Stratos

[PROXY]

I wonder how no one could make a post about this yet.

So, as I proud Austrian I'm glad to say that Felix Baumgartner has arrived at the earth totally save!

Offical Red Bull Stratos page.

 

[ManYouAreEvil]

I watched it, but nothing special really.

 

[Jolly_jumper]

I didn't know about this^^ But damn Red Bull must make way too much money when they travel that far to prove that "Red Bull give you wings" hehe

 

[Celaquil]

I watched it, but nothing special really.

Jumped 120.000 ft,
broke the speed of sound,
and survived.

Yeah, nothing special at all >.>

 

[Orcnet]

I'm kinda jealous about him really its make me want to jump on a skyscraper without parachutes and all, just the flap of my arms can do it

 

[rulerofiron99]

Jumped 120.000 ft,
broke the speed of sound,
and survived.

Yeah, nothing special at all >.>

I wouldn't count those things as "special", all planning and calculations pointed that it would work.

What is special about this jump is the study of how the human body handles the conditions at that height.

He probably had a few extra emergency parachutes that were remote or altitude controlled, I doubt he'd attempt it if there was even a 1% chance of him dying.

 

[PROXY]

Well what do you count as special then if not this?

Sure, it was all calculated and stuff but no one could know what would happen if he breaks the sound barrier and so on. Saying it's not special because it was determined before he jumped is just senseless, I mean, it would make no sense if he would just jump without any proper preparation.

 

[rulerofiron99]

Well, I just don't think it's special like everyone else does. The whole "wow world record first man to do it ever" thing just doesn't make sense to me.

 

[Da Fist]

That's what you get when you mix Red Bull, genious calculations, recklessness, boredom and awesomeness

 

[Darkgamma]

I lost a bet on whether he'd die or not, unfortunately.

 

[Ralle]

I was glued to the screen the whole day. It was very exciting to follow. When he started spinning, I skipped a heartbeat at least, but it ended well. Very exciting.

 

[-Kobas-]

I was glued to the screen the whole day. It was very exciting to follow. When he started spinning, I skipped a heartbeat at least, but it ended well. Very exciting.

Can't agree more