Man about to jump from space ! Redbull stratos - Page 12

On October 13 2012 04:46 DreamChaser wrote:
Can someone who has some sort of knowledge explain the skill involved with this jump? Yes he is ballsy but i am just wondering besides obviously being conscience for the entire descent and pulling the parachute what makes this man more qualified than the guy doing his 6th jump (Besides his massive balls of course)?

sorry i know little of skydiving.

On October 13 2012 05:03 FeelTHeBluEZ wrote:


I guess it's just the courage and calmness that is important in such a case. Baumgartner has the highest and lowest basejump height records, did incredible things in his career and sure doesn't fear jumping in any kind. He knows how to react in emergency situations, and I don't think a "newbie" base jumper could say that of himself or pull it off, without risking himself.

But maybe a basejumper could give us insight, I'm just speculating myself.

On October 13 2012 06:58 emythrel wrote:


He is jumping from basically the edge of space. Low pressure, no air to breathe. For the first part of his jump he will be in almost true free fall with hardly any atmospheric drag so he will attain speeds that are not possible in a normal atmospheric jump (air resistance creates a terminal velocity, stopping gravity from accelerating you further) so his body will be put through its paces in a way it isn't normally.

He can't breathe up there either, you need a pressure suit to do that so I believe he will be pre-breathing before the jump and holding his breath until he gets to breathable air, don't quote me on that one tho....

Hes basically just pushing the limits of human endurance, trying to prove a concept... that it is possible to jump from that high and higher and landing safely at the end of it. He will be travelling a huge distance during the fall, not just the downwards distance but also across the plane of the planet... it should be interesting to say the least.

On October 14 2012 21:00 Nizaris wrote:


lol holding his breath wtf? he has oxygen on him ofc. his suit has to be pressurized anyways or his blood would 'boil'. cuz all the oxygen would leave the blood.


Is it true that the stream is delayed 20-ish minutes just in case he goes splat? kinda lame ...