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Third attempt: Felix Baumgartner's world record skydive attempt
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Edit: They're gonna try again in the morning at 6am MDT (8am east coast time) |
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Aborted |
Marc H wrote:Abortedtotally sucks. Been following this since the project started. I feel really bad for him. The look of disspaointment on his face was brutal. I can't imagine how he's feeling and been feeling. The level of anticipation is too much to imagine. |
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What went wrong? |
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Wind... His balloon is so fragile that ground winds of more than 2mph wil rip it. Or so I read. |
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gusty winds I guess. It would be crazy to get suited up and sit in the capsule just to have it aborted. I understand why they did it...I'm just thinking of what kind of emotional rollercoaster he must have been on waiting for the green light. |
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bump, in case anyone gives a shizah about this. :) |
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I'm still following the story, but no new attempts this week it sounds like. |
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It's on like Donkey Kong. |
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live: redbullstratos.com/live/ |
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105,000 ft and climbing........... Soon. . |
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Jesus that balloon is big. He is a go! |
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Man that is just crazy. Big balls to do something with such an unknown outcome. |
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OMG. He just did it! I think I just found my new hobby... |
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holy sh*t... no way would I want to fall 700 miles per hour. |
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He looks like he's able to regain control... I'm sure it's some major Gs but nothing this dude can't handle. |
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Did he just pull his shoot early and blow the record or did I read that wrong? |
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Wow, truly amazing footage! I can watch that repeatedly. Hell yeah!! |
Jon Zucco wrote:Did he just pull his shoot early and blow the record or did I read that wrong?yep I think he missed the free fall record by 11 seconds. Didn't seem like he broke the speed of sound either. |
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Bummer. Guess we get to watch again for the next attempt. :) |
