Red Bull Stratos

[Buckethead]

12 fortnights, roughly. 

[Kopfjager]

12 fortnights, roughly. 

[Monsterlover]

Redbull should have included a treadmill in this plan

[Buckethead]

But then it never would have even taken off.

[Kopfjager]

But then it never would have even taken off.

It most definitely would, if the wind was blowing from the east. 

[Kopfjager]

I saw this quote elsewhere, some folks are just idiots. 



This is nothing compared to the Project Manhigh and Project Excelsior jumps. The Excelsior jump at 107,000+ feet made by Joseph Kittinger in 1959 was the gnarliest thing a human has ever done. True.. this Red Bull guy went eleven thousand feet higher in his gondola, which is truly ballsy, indeed, but Kittinger doing it in '59 with the equipment that was available and not even knowing if a human could survive that ascension or free fall, (not to mention that Kittinger's record was intact until THIS YEAR) simply dwarfs this fella's accomplishment. Mr. Kittinger is eternally memorialized in the Natl. Air Force Museum and this dude will be lucky to grace a red bull display for the next few months. Nice try.

[Ddan]

I saw this quote elsewhere, some folks are just idiots. 



This is nothing compared to the Project Manhigh and Project Excelsior jumps. The Excelsior jump at 107,000+ feet made by Joseph Kittinger in 1959 was the gnarliest thing a human has ever done. True.. this Red Bull guy went eleven thousand feet higher in his gondola, which is truly ballsy, indeed, but Kittinger doing it in '59 with the equipment that was available and not even knowing if a human could survive that ascension or free fall, (not to mention that Kittinger's record was intact until THIS YEAR) simply dwarfs this fella's accomplishment. Mr. Kittinger is eternally memorialized in the Natl. Air Force Museum and this dude will be lucky to grace a red bull display for the next few months. Nice try.

I'm not seeing the idiotic part... 

[zooom]

It most definitely would, if the wind was blowing from the east. 

judged by a european or an african swallow???

[DarkMonster620]

Please explain . ..

[Monsterlover]

Coyote is wearing a special low drag fur suit.

Sponsorship by ACME has its benefits

[Slide Panda]

in a vacuum.

^^^ That is the part that most folks don't thing about

[jaxduc]

judged by a european or an african swallow???

[fastwin]

Coyote is wearing a special low drag fur suit.

Sponsorship by ACME has its benefits

And yes... I do thing about it.

[He Man]

i dink about thing all da dime!!!!

[Ddan]

http://amyshirateitel.com/2012/10/16/redbulls-stratos-stunt/

Interesting article on what was done and accomplished, and how it compares to Kittengers attempt.