Spacedive is a Go

[downshift_me]

It's noon and not a damn thing is happening.

[bcoop]

Why do you think that?

I think there are way too many things that could go wrong. His suit rips, he's dead. Loses pressure, dead. Runs out of oxygen, dead. There is no evidence (that I know of) that a human can survive a 12 mile free fall. Nor is there any idea what effect breaking the sound barrier like that will have on his body. Let's not forget, the potential for heart attacks, etc. Any number of things can go wrong. How are they even sure the chute will hold up to the force with that much momentum? I did see, where the chute is rigged to open automatically on the chance he passes out.

[SEB]

he will live....red bull gives you wings!

lmao

[Duncan]

They were talking about this on the Ticket this morning. There's no way this guy lives. Red Bull Death Jump 2012!

He will live....Red Bull gives you wings!

[HarrisonTX]

They were talking about this on the Ticket this morning. There's no way this guy lives. Red Bull Death Jump 2012!

Why do you think that?

[Sean88gt]

Balls. Good for him, live or die he gets immortality.

[bcoop]

Gotta be one of the best ways to die ever.

They were talking about this on the Ticket this morning. There's no way this guy lives. Red Bull Death Jump 2012!

[Ruffdaddy]

Gotta be one of the best ways to die ever.

[Stephen]

(Guile)

Sonic boom!

[Snatch Napkin]

It was mentioned in the "Skydive DFW" thread, but you are the first actual thread about it.


It's a very amazing jump.

[Geor!]

Oh, yeah, can watch it live here. Nothing happening until noon though.

http://www.youtube.com/redbull

[Duncan]

I was reading about this last night. Nuts!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19879621

[Unicorn Jeff]

Damn dude fuck all that!

[Geor!]

I'm sure there's been a thread created on it, but I wasn't able to locate it. Anyway, that crazy asshole will begin his ~2:30 hour ascent in an hour and a half. If someone has created another thread, if you could point me to it, I'll gladly post in there.