rostasi Posted October 14, 2012 Report Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) Free-falling from the edge of space http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Oq2Xl7oiws Edited October 14, 2012 by rostasi Quote
Free For All Posted October 15, 2012 Report Posted October 15, 2012 Wow, just unbelievable. Amazing. Quote
brownie Posted October 15, 2012 Report Posted October 15, 2012 Failed to be impressed with the preparations for this but when it happened I watched it live and sat glued to the images until the superb landing. What a feat Quote
romualdo Posted October 15, 2012 Report Posted October 15, 2012 far out!!! over 1,100 kms/hr - wonder what his surface temperature rose to? Quote
Big Wheel Posted October 15, 2012 Report Posted October 15, 2012 Por que no sonic boom? There probably was one, it just was much smaller than an airplane or space shuttle boom because of Baumgartner's smaller volume (displaces a much lower amount of air) and also because of the much thinner air at the altitude where he broke the speed of sound (less air to displace). http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-10/watch-felix-baumgartners-record-setting-jump-32000-feet-live As for the temperature, it sounds like there was some sort of foam insulation in the spacesuit to protect him from the effects of aerodynamic heating. Interesting that virtually nobody has discussed that aspect of it though. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted October 16, 2012 Report Posted October 16, 2012 Not really sure But I would think your insides would explode going that damn fast Quote
Jazzmoose Posted October 16, 2012 Report Posted October 16, 2012 Nah, that's usually caused by bad food. Quote
WD45 Posted October 16, 2012 Report Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) Edited October 16, 2012 by WD45 Quote
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