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This was fucking awesome!
Baumgartner reached a maximum speed of 833.9 mph during his jump Sunday over the New Mexico desert. That amounts to Mach 1.24
Seems like they did reach the speed of sound 
When he started spinning I was very worried.
...that's not even as wild as what the old timer coaching him in used to do...
I like to call him Colonel Joseph Kittinger, The former high altitude free-fall record holder.
Edit: Joe still holds the freefall duration record. Felix went much too fast to get that one!
That's some pretty wild stuff. Amazingly, that's not even as wild as what the old timer coaching him in used to do.
The old guy used to shoot jack rabbits out in the new mexico desert with a 50 cal, FROM A JET! This may not sound so crazy until you realize that in order to do this you need to get so close to the deck that the bullets could ricochet off the ground and come back to hit the aircraft, which happened.
Its like some weird hunter s thompson version of Top Gun.
The old guy used to shoot jack rabbits out in the new mexico desert with a 50 cal, FROM A JET! This may not sound so crazy until you realize that in order to do this you need to get so close to the deck that the bullets could ricochet off the ground and come back to hit the aircraft, which happened.
Its like some weird hunter s thompson version of Top Gun.
That was purely insane. He raised the bar today.
I was freaking out when he started to spin, and already half risen from my seat, ready to leave the screen coz I did not want to wittness it going bad, glad he could adjust from the spin so fast.
that was amazing
That was freaking awesome. Still wondering how they tailored that suit to fit those gigantic brass testicles. Me, I can't even look out the window when I'm on a plane. there are parts of the video of this jump that make me almost hurl. I can't even imagine jumping out of a tin can from the edge of space.
I love the part when the door opened and you could see the frost fly away from the top of the door and and the beautiful blue sky emerging to welcome him.
A collation of the best photos and videos from Felix Baumgartner's space jump yesterday, including the footage from his headcam:
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/137867-the-best-photos-and-videos-of-felix-baumgartners-record-breaking-skydive
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/137867-the-best-photos-and-videos-of-felix-baumgartners-record-breaking-skydive
Jump altitude: 128,100 feet (24.2mi, 39km, the middle of the stratosphere)
Free fall distance: 119,846 feet (22.7mi, 36.5km)
Free fall time: 4 minutes 20 seconds
Max velocity: 373 meters per second, or 833.9 mph (1342 kph)
Free fall distance: 119,846 feet (22.7mi, 36.5km)
Free fall time: 4 minutes 20 seconds
Max velocity: 373 meters per second, or 833.9 mph (1342 kph)
He's back down on earth, and on top of the world 
The press conference after his landing confirmed that Felix Baumgartner did indeed break the speed of sound during his stratospheric free fall. Google News has all the scoop.
The press conference after his landing confirmed that Felix Baumgartner did indeed break the speed of sound during his stratospheric free fall. Google News has all the scoop.
And I will see my dream come alive at last
I will touch the sky
And they're not gonna hold me down no more
No they're not gonna change my mind
'Cause I've got faith of the heart
I'm going where my heart will take me
I've got faith to believe
I can do anything
I've got strength of the soul
And no one's gonna bend or break me
I can reach any star
I've got faith, I’ve got faith, faith of the heart
I will touch the sky
And they're not gonna hold me down no more
No they're not gonna change my mind
'Cause I've got faith of the heart
I'm going where my heart will take me
I've got faith to believe
I can do anything
I've got strength of the soul
And no one's gonna bend or break me
I can reach any star
I've got faith, I’ve got faith, faith of the heart
That was, quite simply, one of the most incredible pieces of footage I've ever seen.
Spine tingling stuff
Spine tingling stuff
He's still within the atmosphere, just very high up and near the very end of the clip you can see a few cans on the table infront of his family.
I don't see anyone sippin' 
redbulls.Also why isn't he floating?
redbulls.Also why isn't he floating?
For those of you that missed the jump you can see the whole stream at my twitch channel. http://www.twitch.tv/pwnorbpwnd/b/335562051
JUMPING NOW!!
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