Over/under on how many times the phrase "terminal velocity" is used

 

Audio seems fine.

"What's a delay." -Fox News

 

F**king wind.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/...ion-of-skydiver-Felix-Baumgartners-stunt.html

very cool video animation of what could be...

Felix Baumgartner’s record breaking jump from the stratosphere was scheduled for today, but he was forced to cancel citing gusty winds.

This animation illustrates how a helium balloon will lift him to 120,000 feet (37km) for the jump. The 700ft feet high balloon takes 45 to 60 minutes to inflate and can only be launched if winds on the ground are less than 2mph. It will lift the stuntman to the outer limits of the stratosphere. On his way down Baumgartner will become the first human to break the sound barrier without the aid of an aircraft, reaching speeds of over 600mph.

 

Loudest splat sound ever made by an organism? You know, that would be the other record at stake.

 

Kittinger jumped from 103,000 ft in 1960 at Mach 1 I think. I'm assuming the additional altitude is what will allow Baumgartner to break more than Mach 1?

EDIT: Thought this was cool.

 

"Welcome to my world, the world of Red Bu-- aww **** too much wind sorry guys"

 

And if you ever wanted to know what it's like....

[video=youtube;1VdSeDqU3EY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VdSeDqU3EY[/video]

 

Why does the guy flick off and slap him at the 6:01 mark?

 

is it on video anywhere? I missed it earlier today...

 

so what happened to the capsule? just float off into space correct?

 

I wonder if they had a tracking device in there....that would have been cool to see like say where it is now?

 

Every time I see him jump I instantly think of Dolphins fans after a game.

 

Yep, you can almost hear the lament "we lost to the Jets!!!!"