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Offline ReaperKK

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Red Bull Stratos
« on: October 09, 2012, 05:55:28 AM »
Hey guys anyone else watching the Red Bull Stratos event in 35 minutes. This guy is going to try and set the world record for highest sky dive at 120,000 feet.

https://www.redbullstratos.com/
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2012, 06:00:27 AM »
Yep!
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2012, 07:27:29 AM »
Did he make it?
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2012, 07:30:00 AM »
 :facepalm: I just made a thread about this  :lol :lol flight got postponed.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2012, 10:59:23 AM »
Its New Mexico, no way is the wind going to stay below 3mph.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2012, 11:00:29 AM »
Didn't they have to follow the same conditions for the test jumps?
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2012, 11:44:27 AM »
If they want winds to be that low, they need to do it much, much earlier
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2012, 01:28:20 PM »
Believe me, these guys know what they are doing.
Following this project since a few weeks and very much looking forward to the jump! Hope I don't miss it.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2012, 03:38:59 PM »
Apparently new mexico in October is the best time for launches. i actually read that somewhere. Also im really excited to watch it, if they ever launch him!   :corn
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2012, 03:58:44 PM »
Does that have to due with the tall mountains blocking winds?
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2012, 08:00:54 PM »
Told ya, they have tornado warnings for close around the area.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2012, 08:50:41 PM »
sunday am is a go, hope it happens this time.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2012, 09:16:23 PM »
Quote from: Ben_Jamin on October 12, 2012, 08:00:54 PM
Told ya, they have tornado warnings for close around the area.

If the dude doing this was secretly contemplating suicide, this had the potential to be the most extreme stunt ever.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #13 on: October 14, 2012, 07:17:32 AM »
The new start is planned in 90 minutes.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #14 on: October 14, 2012, 07:51:06 AM »
11am EST according to the live stream!  :metal
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #15 on: October 14, 2012, 09:54:17 AM »
23 minutes in.. id be crapping my pants...
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #16 on: October 14, 2012, 10:06:22 AM »
That's pretty damn high.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #17 on: October 14, 2012, 10:11:36 AM »
I'm disappointed. I was hoping a new flavor of Red Bull was being introduced.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #18 on: October 14, 2012, 10:16:47 AM »
Anyone, who's interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrIxH6DToXQ

it's getting dark there!
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #19 on: October 14, 2012, 10:34:28 AM »
I'm watching it  :tup
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #20 on: October 14, 2012, 10:36:20 AM »
At the speed he's going it'll take another hour before he's at jumping height.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #21 on: October 14, 2012, 10:40:44 AM »
almost 70,000 feet. about 50 minutes before the jump.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #22 on: October 14, 2012, 10:41:55 AM »
Cool.  Hopefully he lives.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #23 on: October 14, 2012, 10:44:49 AM »
Damn that's gotta be a tense ride up. So damn slow, so much time to think about what could go wrong.

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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #24 on: October 14, 2012, 10:51:05 AM »
Quote from: Adami on October 14, 2012, 10:44:49 AM
Damn that's gotta be a tense ride up. So damn slow, so much time to think about what could go wrong.

I would want some awesome music to be played in that helmed to ease the tension of this couple of hours.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #25 on: October 14, 2012, 10:52:17 AM »
Quote from: wasteland on October 14, 2012, 10:51:05 AM
Quote from: Adami on October 14, 2012, 10:44:49 AM
Damn that's gotta be a tense ride up. So damn slow, so much time to think about what could go wrong.

I would want some awesome music to be played in that helmed to ease the tension of this couple of hours.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWJXDG2i0A
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #26 on: October 14, 2012, 10:57:46 AM »
Quote from: Adami on October 14, 2012, 10:52:17 AM
Quote from: wasteland on October 14, 2012, 10:51:05 AM
Quote from: Adami on October 14, 2012, 10:44:49 AM
Damn that's gotta be a tense ride up. So damn slow, so much time to think about what could go wrong.

I would want some awesome music to be played in that helmed to ease the tension of this couple of hours.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWJXDG2i0A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viSyxJFNTR8&feature=fvst
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Quote from: Scorpion on May 11, 2013, 06:20:51 AM
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #27 on: October 14, 2012, 11:08:05 AM »
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #28 on: October 14, 2012, 11:16:18 AM »
Watching now. Cool stuff.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #29 on: October 14, 2012, 11:17:55 AM »
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #30 on: October 14, 2012, 11:19:35 AM »
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #31 on: October 14, 2012, 11:21:19 AM »
is he going to yell "red bull gives you wings!" as he jumps?
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« Reply #32 on: October 14, 2012, 11:23:43 AM »
Quote from: Adami on October 14, 2012, 11:19:35 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7in-9E3ImQ


Too dark a message?

I believe so. That would explain why they forbade it in my god loving country.

Quote from: Heretic on October 14, 2012, 11:21:19 AM
is he going to yell "red bull gives you wings!" as he jumps?

The world would be echoing from millions of simultaneus facepalms.
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #33 on: October 14, 2012, 11:24:26 AM »
 :lol
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Re: Red Bull Stratos
« Reply #34 on: October 14, 2012, 11:42:31 AM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdfRhU7IFPE

Seriously, the guy needs to do it already.
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