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rjsjayhawk		2012-10-14 11:33:44 AM

Finally at a safe altitude to jump if things go pear shaped!

BalugaJoe		2012-10-14 11:34:29 AM

He crazy dood.

Ahhh_Ennui		2012-10-14 11:35:15 AM

Soooo exciting.

Ahhh_Ennui		2012-10-14 11:35:50 AM

Uh, did not mean for that to look sarcastic.

way south		2012-10-14 11:35:57 AM

Watch that first step.

TanSau		2012-10-14 11:36:30 AM

Checking in on the first page

SenorDan		2012-10-14 11:37:26 AM

Watching it on the Discovery channel...the announcer is really annoying.

BalugaJoe		2012-10-14 11:37:49 AM

Taliban has balloon.

hershy799		2012-10-14 11:38:02 AM

Why the fark is this sponsored by Red Bull?
/Guy is crazy
//Good luck, we're all counting on you

Ahhh_Ennui		2012-10-14 11:38:03 AM

SenorDan: Watching it on the Discovery channel...the announcer is really annoying.

Agreed. Also commercials. Blech.

oxycodon		2012-10-14 11:38:22 AM

Burn, baby, burn.

drewogatory		2012-10-14 11:38:50 AM

Is there a picture, or is no script farking with me?

BalugaJoe		2012-10-14 11:38:53 AM

I hope he didn't eat the fish.

NIXON YOU DOLT!!!!!		2012-10-14 11:39:03 AM

Ahhh_Ennui: SenorDan: Watching it on the Discovery channel...the announcer is really annoying.

Agreed. Also commercials. Blech.

Live stream from YouTube via wired.

rocketpants		2012-10-14 11:39:15 AM

Redbull site doesn't work for me.

Here's the direct link to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=MrIxH6DToXQ

bobbette		2012-10-14 11:39:35 AM

Watching this live on Youtube.

I feel like I'm about to watch a man fall to his death. Jesus.

Reverend Monkeypants		2012-10-14 11:40:35 AM

meh

/yawn

incendi		2012-10-14 11:40:56 AM

hershy799: Why the fark is this sponsored by Red Bull?

Because they were willing to pony up the most cash to help make it happen?

Ahhh_Ennui		2012-10-14 11:41:00 AM

Love seeing Kittinger so involved.

pounddawg		2012-10-14 11:41:40 AM

Blue skies!

BalugaJoe		2012-10-14 11:41:46 AM

WOPR is in charge of all telemetry.

OtherBrotherDarryl		2012-10-14 11:42:01 AM

Aren't these readings being automatically transmitted?!?

bobbette		2012-10-14 11:42:16 AM

incendi: hershy799: Why the fark is this sponsored by Red Bull?

Because they were willing to pony up the most cash to help make it happen?

Red Bull sponsors all kinds of extreme shiat, although this might be the most dramatic to date.

BalugaJoe		2012-10-14 11:42:21 AM

They talking about bagels and lox.

TanSau		2012-10-14 11:42:26 AM

gonna be a while....

LOX 1, LOX 2, bla bla bla....

goodole312		2012-10-14 11:42:30 AM

SenorDan: Watching it on the Discovery channel...the announcer is really annoying.

they really gonna show it through the whole ascent? its about as exciting as watching paint dry

Gosling		2012-10-14 11:42:39 AM

hershy799: Why the fark is this sponsored by Red Bull?

Because NASA's budget is shiat for anything beyond baking-soda volcanoes these days.

NIXON YOU DOLT!!!!!		2012-10-14 11:42:53 AM

bobbette: Watching this live on Youtube.

I feel like I'm about to watch a man fall to his death. Jesus.

Twenty second time delay. If that happens, they'll cut to Wylie Coyote plunging off a cliff.

/best of luck to this dude, this is a huge deal for future space travelers if it works.

bobbette		2012-10-14 11:43:37 AM

OtherBrotherDarryl: Aren't these readings being automatically transmitted?!?

Probably, although he's giving different readings than on the screen. I suspect it is mostly for our benefit because otherwise there would be no drama.

rocketpants		2012-10-14 11:44:23 AM

OtherBrotherDarryl: Aren't these readings being automatically transmitted?!?

I was wondering this too.

BalugaJoe		2012-10-14 11:44:38 AM

NIXON YOU DOLT!!!!!: bobbette: Watching this live on Youtube.

I feel like I'm about to watch a man fall to his death. Jesus.

Twenty second time delay. If that happens, they'll cut to Wylie Coyote plunging off a cliff.

/best of luck to this dude, this is a huge deal for future space travelers if it works.

FOX news should have a delay.

Louisiana_Sitar_Club		2012-10-14 11:44:52 AM

He won't do it. He'll see a spider or something, freak out, and call it off. The guy already proved once this week that he doesn't have the cajones. Mark my words.

RoyBatty		2012-10-14 11:44:53 AM

Anyone else seeing white ufos flitting around the upper right corner of the view to the capsule?

hershy799		2012-10-14 11:44:59 AM

Gosling: hershy799: Why the fark is this sponsored by Red Bull?

Because NASA's budget is shiat for anything beyond baking-soda volcanoes these days.

That's what I figured. It's only a matter of time before we have "Pepsi Presents: Addition and Subtraction"

HotIgneous Intruder		2012-10-14 11:45:04 AM

He's going to fall so fassssst he'll ignite his penis.

bobbette		2012-10-14 11:45:09 AM

Gosling: hershy799: Why the fark is this sponsored by Red Bull?

Because NASA's budget is shiat for anything beyond baking-soda volcanoes these days.

For once, Americans, this is not about your federal budget. NASA wouldn't pay for a crazy Austrian guy to jump from the edge of space at Mach speed even if they were loaded.

EatenTheSun		2012-10-14 11:46:18 AM

bobbette: Watching this live on Youtube.

I feel like I'm about to watch a man fall to his death. Jesus.

Yeah, I'm not real sure I want to spend my Sunday morning watching the last couple of hours of some dude's life.

TanSau		2012-10-14 11:46:23 AM

Watching:

LINKY

Outside air temp meter is already pegged. Guess the graphics guy failed Physics I

Gosling		2012-10-14 11:46:33 AM

So this is going to start drifting into the football timeslots by the time he actually is ready to jump.

Whatever. Football's going on all day. Only get to see this once.

NIXON YOU DOLT!!!!!		2012-10-14 11:46:48 AM

Louisiana_Sitar_Club: He won't do it. He'll see a spider or something, freak out, and call it off. The guy already proved once this week that he doesn't have the cajones. Mark my words.

Um....he has already launched....he sort of doesn't have an option at this point.

HotIgneous Intruder		2012-10-14 11:47:02 AM

rocketpants: OtherBrotherDarryl: Aren't these readings being automatically transmitted?!?

I was wondering this too.

Reading them back is a safety measure to make sure Mister Jumper is conscious and functional and that nothing is going wrong with the systems.
Plus, it gives Joe some camera time. ;-)

Lt. Cheese Weasel		2012-10-14 11:47:13 AM

Balls so heavy, how does that balloon still climb?

NIXON YOU DOLT!!!!!		2012-10-14 11:47:51 AM

bobbette: OtherBrotherDarryl: Aren't these readings being automatically transmitted?!?

Probably, although he's giving different readings than on the screen. I suspect it is mostly for our benefit because otherwise there would be no drama.

I'm sure they want to double check and make sure the telemetry data is accurate.

SenorDan		2012-10-14 11:48:08 AM

NIXON YOU DOLT!!!!!: Ahhh_Ennui: SenorDan: Watching it on the Discovery channel...the announcer is really annoying.

Agreed. Also commercials. Blech.

Live stream from YouTube via wired.

Same announcer is on Youtube. Oh well, no commercials at least so far.

goodole312: SenorDan: Watching it on the Discovery channel...the announcer is really annoying.

they really gonna show it through the whole ascent? its about as exciting as watching paint dry

I guess. I'm going to watch on youtube on my computer until they get to the jump.

way south		2012-10-14 11:48:28 AM

There's only one way down now.
The only question is altitude.

dl.dropbox.com

Plant Rights Activist		2012-10-14 11:48:49 AM

sorry. That's all I can think of when I hear stratos now.

Ahhh_Ennui		2012-10-14 11:48:53 AM

Louisiana_Sitar_Club: He won't do it. He'll see a spider or something, freak out, and call it off. The guy already proved once this week that he doesn't have the cajones. Mark my words.

A troll for every thread, and a thread for every troll.

sandbar67		2012-10-14 11:49:04 AM

hershy799: Why the fark is this sponsored by Red Bull?

Because Red Bull gives you wings. And heart palpitations.

HotIgneous Intruder		2012-10-14 11:49:06 AM

NIXON YOU DOLT!!!!!: Um....he has already launched....he sort of doesn't have an option at this point.

What happens if something goes awry?
Does he jump anyway or is the capsule equipped with recovery gear like chutes and etc. that can bring him down again?

bobbette		2012-10-14 11:49:23 AM

Two hours?

Fark this, I'm going to come back later, I don't need to watch the "old crazy guy talks to young crazy guy about altitude readings and temperatures" show for this long.

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