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Watch guy jump from space!

af_thefragile · 2012-10-14 09:32:16

Felix Baumgartner is going to jump from 120,000 ft up in the sky breaking Joseph Kittinger's record 102,800 ft set in 1960. You can watch it live here in about 2 n half hours time... http://www.youtube.com/redbull

14-10-2012 09:32AM

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Felix Baumgartner is going to jump from 120,000 ft up in the sky breaking Joseph Kittinger's record 102,800 ft set in 1960.

You can watch it live here in about 2 n half hours time...
http://www.youtube.com/redbull

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#2 14-10-2012 09:36AM

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Will it actually happen this time though, I wonder?

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#3 14-10-2012 09:46AM

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Well the countdown is live so fingers crossed!

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#4 14-10-2012 09:50AM

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=81157741

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=81160842

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#5 14-10-2012 02:17PM

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On now...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MrIxH6DToXQ#!

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#6 14-10-2012 03:08PM

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Is it over or are they still waiting?

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#7 14-10-2012 03:10PM

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Still waiting http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

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#8 14-10-2012 03:19PM

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Current projection is 5pm Irish time, but might go sooner if winds die down

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#9 14-10-2012 03:25PM

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COUNT DOWN NOW

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#10 14-10-2012 03:32PM

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He's off...............

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#11 14-10-2012 03:46PM

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So 2 more hours before he actually jumps?

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#12 14-10-2012 03:49PM

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yup

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#13 14-10-2012 03:53PM

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Alarm set

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#14 14-10-2012 04:23PM

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damn youtube live feed buffering all the time every few seconds almost un-watchable

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#15 14-10-2012 04:45PM

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Feed is fine for me here watching via the redbull site

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#16 14-10-2012 05:25PM

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Just jump already!!!

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#17 14-10-2012 05:37PM

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I have the tab open but not focused on it. Thank feck I just had something to eat otherwise yer man's voice'd put me to sleep! What altitude are they going for--a while back I heard "120, maybe 130,000ft" Is it until the helium runs out or something? Would've thought they'd have something cemented tbh

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#18 14-10-2012 05:41PM

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G'wan boy!

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#19 14-10-2012 05:42PM

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I don't really get the big deal behind this. It's just gonna be a guy falling for a few minutes. Be boring as hell to watch a stream of!

*Edit* Actually sorry I just switched to the live feed and its pretty exciting*

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#20 14-10-2012 05:42PM

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Yer man said 125k

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#21 14-10-2012 05:51PM

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it would be a terrible time to get an itchy foot ....

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#22 14-10-2012 05:54PM

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the boys in the control centre wouldnt exactily fill you full of confidence, making mistakes just calling out a check list!!!!!

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#23 14-10-2012 05:56PM

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Presumably he knows he's falling now, yeah? Would he not just fling himself out before the record gets lower?

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#24 14-10-2012 05:57PM

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Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Presumably he knows he's falling now, yeah? Would he not just fling himself out before the record gets lower?

well i hope he has secured his tray table first and made sure his window blind remains in the open position

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#25 14-10-2012 06:19PM

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I'd say that was some buzz!

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#26 14-10-2012 06:24PM

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That looked mad when he was standing looking down on the planet and then the jump far out.

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#27 14-10-2012 06:30PM

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#28 15-10-2012 05:50PM

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What really happened...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/15/mini_baumgartner/

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