Topic: World Record Jump Attempt Happening NOW (Sunday 10/14/12)

[Greggo]

http://gizmodo.com/5951563/first-human-supersonic-space-jump-live-coverage?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

[FunJimmy]

Amazing. He did it!
Broke 4 records in the process too.

[Stev-o]

Incredible

[jamesb]

that dude is awesome. thanks for posting that. what a rush that must have been!

[Retro Rocket]

Would have been a little scary when he was spinning.....

[rickmancr750]

An amazing piece of work by the entire team. Felix has serious gonads to make the jump, and I am impressed.

There's just one thing, which is more about the advertising and how the jump has been reported. The official "edge of space" is actually 100km. At 37km he was just over a third of the way to space. A baloon can't take you to the real edge of space. There's not enough atmosphere to push it up any further than about 37km. That's why the (now called) Virgin Galactic, and Sugar Shot 2 Space are such a big deal. They will actually go to the edge of space.

Anyway. Rant over. Congratulations, Felix!

[chewbacca5000]

Thanks for posting this is really cool!  Think I will pour some Red Bull in my gas tank and see if I can jump 100 buses or something.

[Bob Wessner]

Now if he had used a bugee cord..... 

[BeSeeingYou]

Damn!  I missed it....I was watching the wrong Youtube.

Stratos jump successful! ORIGINAL VERSION

[Duke McDukiedook]

I would have been more impressed if he did it with a lawn chair, some balloons and a bb gun like I did once.
 

[Elan]

I would have been more impressed if he did it with a lawn chair, some balloons and a bb gun like I did once.
 

That guy rocked. too bad he went into the woods and shot himself after that.