Felix Baumgartner Stats are in

realJSOP

DaveAuld wrote:

Maximum vertical velocity: 833.9 mph or Mach 1.24, makes Baumgartner the first human (other than Chuck Norris) to break the sound barrier outside of an aircraft.

I corrected your statement.

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cptKoala

Yup, one of those 8 million... Did he get the longest freefall TIME as well or is that still with Kittinger?

DaveAuld

No, don't think he did. Given he was going for a speed record, I don't think they were expecting to beat the existing time record.

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cptKoala wrote:

still with Kittinger - yep

I didn't realise that the records he was breaking were 50 years old. That is remarkable.

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Slacker007

Chuck Norris is a girl. Felix is a man. :)

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Arsene Wenger didn't see the Bumgardener incident, but he believes it is unfair to call it a dive. There may have been a little bit of contact.

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cptKoala

Just checked and it's still with Joseph

Bergholt Stuttley Johnson

DaveAuld wrote:

Maximum vertical velocity: 833.9 mph or Mach 1.24, makes Baumgartner the first human to break the sound barrier outside of an aircraft.

this is wrong Wing Commander Andy Green was the first human to break the sound barrier without an aircraft Baumgartner is the first to break it without an aircraft or car

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A car is just a very low aircraft.

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DaveAuld wrote:

Blah blah blah blah blah feet.

Why the faarrrkkkk cant these Mike Hunts speak metres? Feet are those things on the end of my legs. Morons.

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OriginalGriff

Nope - his visor fogged up and he couldn't read his instruments. So he erred on the side of caution and opened his 'chute early, by about 14 seconds. Sensible chap. I'd probably have been tempted to open the chute about 14 seconds after stepping off the platform. Or more likely about 14 seconds before entering the capsule in the first place!

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Gizz

The Budweiser Rocket was reportedly airborne during a section of its (supposed) supersonic run so I guess you could argue that Stan Barrett was the first person flying, without a plane, supersonic. But only if you beleive they managed it. Which I don't. For the record. I'll get my coat.

Lost User

So 128,100 feet means nothing to you, but 39,045 metres gives you an instant grasp of the distance? For me, personally, fucking high is all I really need.

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bwhittington

While the records this guy broke are cool and all but this guy has broken the law in a bunch of countries by base jumbing off of buildings and the like. Should we really be celebrating someone who scoffs at laws in other countries, for a few minutes of cheap thrills?

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ChrisElston wrote:

So 128,100 feet means nothing to you, but 39,045 metres gives you an instant grasp of the distance?

Yes.

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Jeremy Rice

What I want to know is did he hear the sonic boom? By the time he slowed down enough for it to catch up to him, was he too far away to hear it?

DaveAuld

yes.

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Rage

DaveAuld wrote:

the first human to break the sound barrier outside of an aircraft, and be still alive after that.

FTFY

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Chuck Norris is a girl.

Slacker was a scrappy fella. While not all enjoyed his humor he was appreciated in the community. I like to think that Chuck took him out silently, but even though it was likely silent it probably hurt as his fist when through his skull smashing his keyboard into tiny pieces. RIP Slacker.:rose:

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Yes, I watched the YouTube stream. Looks like he broke that record too! /ravi

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