Anyone else watching the red bull sponsored space jump?

[Pompey306mark]

Trying to break the world record for highest and fastest free fall jump.

Half an hour in, 1hr and a half til they reach 23-24miles above the earth.

43,000ft up at the moment.
-50 air temp.
Travelling at 115mph.

[lewisdmz]

Trying to break the world record for highest and fastest free fall jump.

Half an hour in, 1hr and a half til they reach 23-24miles above the earth.

43,000ft up at the moment.
-50 air temp.
Travelling at 115mph.

Going to be intense!

Here is the video from when Joe Kittinger (the current record holder) did it in 1960


And here's the live video http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

[samass]

Been watching it for the.best part of an hour and its really interesting considering its just watching a balloon rising!

[Tom]

Watching it now!

[Pompey306mark]

2 hrs to get up there 4min free fall lol.

[cully]

ching Ching! 100,000ft

[4WayDiablo]

I'm watching a bugs life :-)

[Pompey306mark]

What a view.

[Kezzieboy]

Tharr she blows.

[Dum-Dum]

Anyone get some screenshots if hes jumped cos my computer wont even load the live stream

[Pompey306mark]

Floating down to earth now under the shute.

[Tom]

On the ground now!

[Jenkosowls]

hmmmmmm did any one else see the parachute already open in the ir shot then all over sudden he was free falling still for 20secounds then shoot opened up.....

[samass]

I'm watching a bugs life :-)

Simpleton.

[Tom]

hmmmmmm did any one else see the parachute already open in the ir shot then all over sudden he was free falling still for 20secounds then shoot opened up.....

Brown pants moment...

[Matt]

Watched it with Fooby while eating KFC in fleet services haha

[cwspellowe]

Hmm already talk of a fake, computer editing, conspiracy theories etc..

Personally I believe it though, epic man points for that guy! Shame he's called Bumgardener mind

[lewisdmz]

Serious goosebumps when he jumped, incredible.

[Kimmie]

I don't think they'd really need to fake it in this day and age though. They did say when he jumped there'd be some transmission delay, maybe that messed it up?

[C.A.R.]

Watched this on the website, they bigged it up but to be honest it was pretty boring! Can't imagine it being much fun tumbling towards earth at 800mph+ though!

Watched it with Fooby while eating KFC in fleet services haha

Rock and roll!

[samass]

the fact that it was a dude jumping from the dge of space made it pretty interesting if you ask me... i watched the full 2 and half hour ascent too, hooked. hooked watching a balloon slowly go up 120 odd thousand feet. strangely mesmerizing.
maybe thats just me tho, impressed by someone having the balls to sit in what could easily become his coffin, just because.
granted, i wouldnt do it, but hats off to him.