Felix Baumgartner's Supersonic Skydive Attempt

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Felix Baumgartner's Supersonic Skydive Attempt

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday October 14, 2012 @04:22AM from the go-ahead-and-jump dept.

First time accepted submitter madcarrots writes "The Red Bull Stratos space jump is about to take place. The balloon is filling up and launch is expected around 10 AM MDT. Check out the live feed of the inflation process... it's beautiful!" After some delays it looks like the jump is finally going to happen. UPDATE: The jump was a success. Baumgartner is on the ground and apparently fine.

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Redbull by bobstreo · 2012-10-14 04:25 · Score: 5, Funny

Has identified the limits of server capacity.
1. Re:Redbull by Sulphur · 2012-10-14 07:55 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  When he was asked to confrim that his pressure suite is inflating he just sat there and didn't respond (nothing to do apparently). Kittinger asked repeatedly and only then after some secondes (20, 30?) he got an answer.
  Briefly time became two dimensional.
Yay. Slashdot is up to date and current finally! by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-14 04:27 · Score: 5, Funny

FINALLY... A Slashdot posting that doesn't appear AFTER the event! :-)
Be patient by Grayhand · 2012-10-14 04:46 · Score: 4, Funny

They are holding up the video feed until they pry his hands off the safety rail.
Re:Yay. Slashdot is up to date and current finally by lennier1 · 2012-10-14 05:35 · Score: 4, Funny

If it goes wrong it'll still set a record for the most expensive attempt to dig a hole to China without the use of a shovel.
Re:Famous last word by jrmcc · 2012-10-14 06:04 · Score: 5, Funny

Nope - "Redbull gives you wiiiiiings!"
For an official record ... by MartinSchou · 2012-10-14 06:25 · Score: 4, Funny

For it to be an official record, doesn't he need to do it twice, once in each direction?
1. Re:For an official record ... by Hentes · 2012-10-14 06:45 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Jumping on the opposite side of Earth would make him fall in the other direction.
Re:Yay. Slashdot is up to date and current finally by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-14 07:22 · Score: 5, Funny

Get back in your kangaroo and piss off. No one cares about your pedantry.
Re:Yay. Slashdot is up to date and current finally by tqk · 2012-10-14 08:35 · Score: 4, Funny

... roughly at -34.45221847282653, 75.2783203125
That's roughly? Are you a Vulcan, or positronic?

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Re:Yay. Slashdot is up to date and current finally by JustOK · 2012-10-14 09:15 · Score: 4, Funny

"roughly" modified HOW it would place him, not the where.
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