BengalBacker Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 [quote]Although he'll wear a high-tech pressurized space suit, among the risks he faces are the boiling of his blood, violent spinning, and unknown effects of the sonic boom.[/quote] Fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Did he already jump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewdog Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Nope he is at about 42'000 feet so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDawgBengal Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 [quote name='oldschooler' timestamp='1350231482' post='1169735'] Did he already jump? [/quote] Going up now. 42 thousand feet high right now. Going up to 120 thousand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 [quote name='Lewdog' timestamp='1350231520' post='1169736'] Nope he is at about 42'000 feet so far [/quote] How far does he need to go before he jumps?[quote name='BigDawgBengal' timestamp='1350231549' post='1169738'] Going up now. 42 thousand feet high right now. Going up to 120 thousand. [/quote] Ah. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewdog Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Holy crap they said the balloon he is using is 1/100 the thickness of a sandwich bag.[quote name='oldschooler' timestamp='1350231600' post='1169739'] How far does he need to go before he jumps? Ah. Thanks. [/quote] Oh he is going up to 120,000 feet I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Damn. 42 minutes and not even half way there? Wonder how long it will take what's left of him to hit the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 [quote name='BengalBacker' timestamp='1350231317' post='1169730'] Fuck [/quote] Yeah. I feel like I'm watching someone attempt to commit suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewdog Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 The said he's free fall time is under 6 minutes. I don't quite understand how there isn't an effect like divers get the bends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Fuck! They say he's only at 55,000 now! Looks like he's already at the edge of Space to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewdog Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Watch, we watch this video all the way until he is ready to jump, and the camera goes black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 [quote name='Lewdog' timestamp='1350232746' post='1169754'] Watch, we watch this video all the way until he is ready to jump, and the camera goes black. [/quote] Then ask for your credit card number to continue watching ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewdog Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Ut oh major problem. His suit's heat isn't working. When it's like 100 below zero outside of the capsule...that's not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDawgBengal Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 As soon as he said there was a problem they killed the audio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewdog Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 This thing is a one way ticket. I would have had to take a second suit with me, so I could change after I shit myself on takeoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewdog Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Spoiler alert! He goes to jump, and the Burger King King pulls him back into the capsule and jumps instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDawgBengal Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 70,000 feet up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewdog Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Do I win a prize if he lands on my apartment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewdog Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 8,000 more to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 He's over 120,000 feet. 121,00 now. Did he back out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewdog Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I don't know what is going on. He is still worried about the heat in his visor so he can see what he is doing. Guess he is about to jump now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewdog Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 It looks like he is spinning, but now he is slowing down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewdog Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Well he made through the hard fall but now his visor is fogging up. His chute is out though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalBacker Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 He did it! Pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewdog Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'm pretty sure he said over his mic that he blacked out for a few seconds when he was going at his highest speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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