He's for the High Jump!
120,000 feet to be precise, after this tester at 71,500 feet.
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The first picture, on the left - is that the natural curvature of the Earth or just a 'fish-eye' lens? If it's the Earth then he was brown-trouserly high :eek:
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I think it might be a combination of both, 71,500 feet is 13.5 miles!
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Looks like a bit of both Russ - look at the boom the camera is attach too. |
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And another one...
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As long as I don't have to scrape him off the tarmac..
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-18160632 ---------- Post added at 17:12 ---------- Previous post was at 17:07 ---------- Video of the jump http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IRC_b4g7Sg |
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I would love to do this jump but would want a parachute that opened automatically for the final landing 'cause knowing my luck I would miss the landing site.
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He's just done 18Miles in preperation for the 23.6 miles needed for the record
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18994387 |
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Jump delayed due to 'bad wind'. Well, at high altitude your stomach swells due to the low atmospheric pressure... :erm:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10...mgartner_jump/ |
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Live video feed of the jump, due to start in 25 mins at the earliest
http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/ |
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If you can't get the live video to work try this link to the live feed on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/vkJ5Itz...de=transparent If anyone knows what the little moving dots are in the sky can they please tell me. ---------- Post added at 14:40 ---------- Previous post was at 14:08 ---------- Earliest launch is now showing as 17:30GMT. |
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