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  1. 2012-10-08 20:57 #1
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    Skydiver from space!

    www.redbullstratos.com

    This was posted in the news thread a while back during a test jump, but now I think it deserves its own thread. This dude is going to jump from 120,000 feet wearing a space suit. And he plans to break the sound barrier while free-falling (made possible due to the thin air and low temperatures).

    The dive will be streaming online tomorrow morning. Just 10 hours to go.
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    Re: Skydiver from space!

    Leave it to my phone to add an extra R to the title!
  3. 2012-10-08 21:03 #3
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    Re: Skydiver from space!

    Light up the miz signal. Wont the suit burn at that height?
    My earthese is rusty dont remember the heigth of each x-sphere
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    hope his chute opens; otherwise, very lulzy spash into the ground
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    VERY lulzy
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    Re: Skydiver from space!

    I'll be honest I probably would attempt this given the chance, same with that one trip to mars advertised a few months ago.
    There's just the small detail of being fit enough to withstand the fall...
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    umm, what if he passes through a thundercloud, is that dangerous or nah
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tajin View Post
    I'll be honest I probably would attempt this given the chance, same with that one trip to mars advertised a few months ago.
    There's just the small detail of being fat enough to withstand the fall...
    shouldn't be a problem
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    Re: Skydiver from space!

    lol.

    hmm a thudercloud would probably be nasty on pure friction.
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    splat
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    seriously, I'm banking on a fantastic splatter from this
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    I need to find a bookie
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    Why would there be a thundercloud over New Mexico?
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    I like how they give a shit if the materials are environmentally friendly though

    HAY A DUDE IS JUMPING 120,000 FEET OR METERS OR YARDS OR SOMETHING

    Is his parachute biodegradable?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mazmaz View Post
    Why would there be a thundercloud over New Mexico?
    Albuquerque only gets a quarter of the rain that Seattle does, that's not soooo much less that it couldn't happen

    http://average-rainfall-cities.findt...vs-Seattle-C-o
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    Re: Skydiver from space!

    Quote Originally Posted by Mazmaz View Post
    Why would there be a thundercloud over New Mexico?
    Because this is the kind of shit that has you wondering about other stupid shit like "what happens if I drop from space and go tru a thundercloud? Maybe I'll turn into flash!"
    Seriously...
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    it was a sincere question when I asked if it was dangerous, I actually don't know

    not like people go through them all the time
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    No but really, what happens if you fall through one of those cumulonimbus clouds or something?
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    HAY JERKS:

    totally reasonable source here I bet/hope: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...8065848AAip1Be

    You'd be jarred around quite a bit, and possibly would have lightning go through you. According to the story from World War II, only one of the four or five pilots survived.
    http://www.amazon.com/Usborne-Book-W.../dp/086020975X
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    Re: Skydiver from space!

    Quote Originally Posted by Howie Roary View Post
    it was a sincere question when I asked if it was dangerous, I actually don't know

    not like people go through them all the time
    I don't know either. Sorta guessed what you just posted.
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