Supersonic Skydive Attempt Delayed 24 Hours 68
First time accepted submitter poofmeisterp writes "Felix Baumgarner's planned record jump from 120,000 feet has been delayed due to 'bad wind.' Humor aside, it's good that careful thought is going into this potentially record-setting public act. From the article: 'The Austrian - who described himself as "like a tiger in a cage waiting to get out" - was due to leap from his Red Bull Stratos space capsule today at a planned altitude of 36,576m (120,000ft) over the New Mexico desert. However, the weather has forced a 24-hour launch delay. In July, Baumgartner jumped from an altitude of 29,455m (96,640ft), hitting 586.92km/h (364.69mph) during the free fall part of his drop.'"
If he succeeds, good news for NASA (Score:5, Funny)
If he succeeds, NASA will have a cheap way to bring astronauts back from the space station without paying the Russians!
Re:If he succeeds, good news for NASA (Score:5, Funny)
Also the wind shear from passing jokes could be an issue.
Re:Any guesses on the diameter of the crater? (Score:4, Funny)
Jumping from that height, he'll be lucky if he doesn't miss the earth
Re:Any guesses on the diameter of the crater? (Score:5, Funny)
Only if something distracts him just before he hits the ground. That's apparently how you miss the ground.
Re:If he succeeds, good news for NASA (Score:4, Funny)
Give him a break. You can't go *whoosh* in a vacuum...
Re:If he succeeds, good news for NASA (Score:5, Funny)
I believe that doing anything like this would be only for emergency evacuations without a proper craft. I can't see this being a standard way of coming back to earth.
Of course it would become the standard - just as low-altitude skydiving has become the standard manner of returning airplane passengers to the ground.
PROTIP: That whooshing sound you can hear is not made by Felix Baumgartner.
Austrian vs iPhone (Score:5, Funny)
Max Altitude =120,000 ft
Max Speed = 364 mph
iPhone [youtube.com]:
Max Altitude = 100,000
Max Speed = 150 mph
Implications: Apple should patent Austrians
Re:If he succeeds, good news for NASA (Score:4, Funny)
Look ma, brown contrails!
Re:Crap. (Score:5, Funny)
If so the last noise he makes may be very similar to how I imagine someone would pronounce your screen name.