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Today:120,000 foot space jump.

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    #182
    MadYaker
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    Ah here its gonna take ages to get to 120,000 feet


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    #183
    [Deleted User]
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    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    I'm sick of this commentator already

    turn down the sound :)


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    #184
    Prick!
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 936 ✭✭✭Prick!


    How is he rising? What's in the balloon?


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    #185
    VinLieger
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    MadYaker wrote: »
    Ah here its gonna take ages to get to 120,000 feet

    Yeah they suspect its gonna be between 2-3 hours, it makes sense as his rate of ascent will slow the higher he gets


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    #186
    Hank Scorpio
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    Prick! wrote: »
    How is he rising? What's in the balloon?

    Helium?


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    #187
    MadYaker
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    The detail of the live feed is cool, shows the pressures and temperatures and everything. He must be ****ting it.


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    #188
    1ZRed
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    Prick! wrote: »
    How is he rising? What's in the balloon?
    You should know, prick :p


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    #189
    BorneTobyWilde
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    Prick! wrote: »
    How is he rising? What's in the balloon?

    Angels


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    #190
    Pilotdude5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 619 ✭✭✭Pilotdude5


    Hey there, blimpy boy! Flying through the sky so fancy free..


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    #191
    ScrubsfanChris
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    MadYaker wrote: »
    He must be ****ting it.
    He has done 2 previous jumps from 70,000f and 90,000f in preperation for this...


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    #192
    Pacing Mule
    Registered Users Posts: 5,057 ✭✭✭Pacing Mule


    1ZRed wrote: »
    You should know, prick :p

    Acutally I'd keep a prick well away from the balloon


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    #193
    Prick!
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    1ZRed wrote: »
    You should know, prick :p

    Did he eat a lot of beans before hand or something? ;)


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    #194
    jimmynokia
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    I hope he took a jimmyriddle before he got in


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    #195
    1ZRed
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    The blue edge of the stratosphere(?) looks unreal


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    #196
    [Deleted User]
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    only 120 mins more to go.. :)


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    #197
    Thrill
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    120 minutes approx to jump.


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    #198
    shedweller
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    Am i right in saying there are no windows in the capsule?


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    #199
    1ZRed
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    Thrill wrote: »
    120 minutes approx to jump.
    Don't worry about him. I think I saw a DVD player in the corner


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    #200
    Snowie
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    shedweller wrote: »
    Am i right in saying there are no windows in the capsule?


    If you go to the face book page theres a load of pictures about it, and statisics and how it works it was about july... :)I believe. :cool:


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    #201
    Pacing Mule
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    I thought the terminal velocity of a human being would not have broken the sound barrier. Is it because of jumping from so high up that this can be done ?


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    #202
    [Deleted User]
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    shedweller wrote: »
    Am i right in saying there are no windows in the capsule?

    is this Mitt Romney?? LOL;)


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    #203
    WeirdKen
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    Pageant Messiah wrote: »
    I thought the terminal velocity of a human being would not have broken the sound barrier. Is it because of jumping from so high up that this can be done ?

    There is no air up there to slow him down...


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    #204
    MadYaker
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    Pageant Messiah wrote: »
    I thought the terminal velocity of a human being would not have broken the sound barrier. Is it because of jumping from so high up that this can be done ?

    the terminal velocity depends on the density of the air he is falling through, up at 120,000 feet the air is very thin so he will break the sound barrier


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    #205
    brummytom
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    God this is slow


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    #206
    Snowie
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    Pageant Messiah wrote: »
    I thought the terminal velocity of a human being would not have broken the sound barrier. Is it because of jumping from so high up that this can be done ?

    as air thins theres less friction. less friction faster speeds...

    as he descends he'll slow down because of friction


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    #207
    shedweller
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    Jake1 wrote: »
    is this Mitt Romney?? LOL;)
    :pac::pac:

    Upon a little digging (thanks snowie) it does appear to have three windows but it would appear that they have the curtains pulled for this flight.:confused:


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    #208
    MadYaker
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    Maybe from up there he might spot them aliens that crashed in roswell


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    #209
    jimmynokia
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    Pageant Messiah wrote: »
    I thought the terminal velocity of a human being would not have broken the sound barrier. Is it because of jumping from so high up that this can be done ?

    good question
    http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=terminal%20velocity%20meaning&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CCYQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTerminal_velocity&ei=EOJ6UPuYCM2JhQfv7oCoAQ&usg=AFQjCNH5A5QtRIZkSQbV9crRyKNm_-Q6-g


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    #210
    [Deleted User]
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    Can I just say, as a woman, that Felix is a fine thing. Day-UM!!!

    :p


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    #211
    MadYaker
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    shedweller wrote: »
    :pac::pac:

    Upon a little digging (thanks snowie) it does appear to have three windows but it would appear that they have the curtains pulled for this flight.:confused:

    Yeah he has a bad fear of heights so he keeping them shut.


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