Space jump breaks YouTube record; relive the dive
UPDATE / Oct 16: Felix Baumgartner successfully jumped from 37km above the earth yesterday.
The Austrian broke the world record for the highest parachute jump, plus a couple he probably wasn't aware as he set a new Trending Topic record on Twitter, and a new record for simultaneous views on YouTube (Google says around 8 million people watched the live stream ... which, for NBR ONLINE and some others on Twitter, didn't work at first).
Relive the jump in the montage below:
UPDATE / Oct 15: Watch Felix Baumgartner fall faster than a can of flying V [Are you sure you have the right sponsor? - Editor] in the live video below.
The jump was delayed last Wednesday due to high winds.
It is now scheduled for around 7am Monday morning NZ time.
OCT 9: Austrian Felix Baumgartner (43) will skydrive from space around 1.30am Wednesday morning NZ time.
In point of fact, Mr Baumgartner will jump from a record-breaking 36.5km - very high, but well short of where space officially begins at 100km (a height that would see the Austrian burn up in the atmosphere, ruining his energy drink signage).
Mr Baumgartner will jump from a capsule the size of VW Beetle, lifted to the edge(ish) of space by a helium balloon.
After he leaps, he will reach speeds of up to 1100km per hour within 40 seconds, breaking the sound barrier, before deploying his parachute.
If his suit tears, his blood will quite literally boil.
It's definitely not the time to drink too many highly caffeinated beverages that will make you want to go wees.
Mr Baumgartner will jump above Roswell, New Mexico and, all going to plan, land softly in a local desert six minutes later.
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Awesome. Good to see the spirit of adventure still strong. 1100 kph... Wow
jumppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp.........................
wow i wonder how his family would react if he died....
when* he dies...
Pusssssy
If hes a pussy i wanna see you do it then.
idiot
duh...probably the same way you might react if one of your family died...
God what a spirit he must have, good to see motivation still exists!
the world is watching.
Dick with to much money
cool
Roswell??? Isn't that where they hide all the Aliens???
I get a serious case of vertigo watching the animation. Fascinating.
why would anyone do that
i would be absolutely terrified !!!!!!!!!! :'0
and what ? no sense this
If old man rivers dosent do it gero will do it after doin a loada jager bombs
Why so much negativity? This is awesome.
Blooming negative nancies.
Prep work so in 5 yrs US military can space jump into action...faster...and at a much lower cost than today. Good work and exciting!
Waste of Helium, 30000000 CF but you can't go buy a balloon with Helium in it. That amount would fill 89000 tanks, wander how many flower shop that would supply
To be fair, using helium in party balloons is a waste of the resource.
i definitly wouldnt wanna do it
Total waste of helium
I 'd go that far to escape from Planet Key too
Awesome teamwork and preparation.
Come on you scaredy cats, the world needs people with this sort of grit and adventure. The world would be in the dark ages if humans did not test the limit. Go for it!!!
that's awesome...... gosh i wouldn't be able to stand on my feet after that!!!!!!! Good work anyway!!
Hes the craziest guy ive ever seen.hes got major balls yo.i know i wouldnt do it.i give him props for that jump!He keeps his mind open to things that people wouldnt do.we need more of those people.good job!