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5 Stand Dan 14-Oct-12 - 10:01 AM ET
WesleyB 14-Oct-12 - 10:29 AM ET
5 Stand Dan 14-Oct-12 - 10:35 AM ET
5 Stand Dan 14-Oct-12 - 10:54 AM ET
5 Stand Dan 14-Oct-12 - 11:34 AM ET
5 Stand Dan 14-Oct-12 - 01:24 PM ET
buzz-gun 14-Oct-12 - 01:31 PM ET
Auctioneer 14-Oct-12 - 01:52 PM ET
Auctioneer 14-Oct-12 - 01:54 PM ET
Auctioneer 14-Oct-12 - 01:56 PM ET
Auctioneer 14-Oct-12 - 01:59 PM ET
Catpower 14-Oct-12 - 02:17 PM ET
bigbore613 14-Oct-12 - 02:20 PM ET
Auctioneer 14-Oct-12 - 02:24 PM ET
5 Stand Dan 14-Oct-12 - 02:40 PM ET
buzz-gun 14-Oct-12 - 03:00 PM ET
bigbore613 14-Oct-12 - 03:49 PM ET
wireguy 14-Oct-12 - 03:52 PM ET
5 Stand Dan 14-Oct-12 - 04:31 PM ET
wireguy 14-Oct-12 - 04:39 PM ET
grntitan 14-Oct-12 - 04:48 PM ET
5 Stand Dan 14-Oct-12 - 06:04 PM ET
Auctioneer 14-Oct-12 - 06:06 PM ET

Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: 5 Stand Dan
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 10:01 AM ET
Website Address: http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

They are hoping for a 11:00 EST liftoff, but winds may delay or abort it. The video is working now, but it's just flight prep.

If this jump takes place, he will break the sound barrier.

Link to Video Feed

That boy is crazy.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: WesleyB
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 10:29 AM ET
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He is too close to West Texas for calm winds to launch I live about 2 hours East of Roswell HAHAHAHA It is never calm here!!!!!!!! But I do wish him well.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: 5 Stand Dan
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 10:35 AM ET
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You got that right. I spent eight years in Lubbock, the only time it was calm was when the wind direction was changing.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: 5 Stand Dan
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 10:54 AM ET
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Looks like a go, the balloon is being inflated.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: 5 Stand Dan
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 11:34 AM ET
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On it's way, it may take two hours to rise all the way. Also on Discovery Channel.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: 5 Stand Dan
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 01:24 PM ET
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Another 20 minutes or so, my guess

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: buzz-gun
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 01:31 PM ET
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Now that's entertainment! (Why didn't he wait until New Year's Eve?)

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: Auctioneer
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 01:52 PM ET
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They are now going through a check list. They are just short of 128,000 feet .

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: Auctioneer
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 01:54 PM ET
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Wish they would jump. Its been almost 2 1/2 hours from lift off. One hell of a view.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: Auctioneer
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 01:56 PM ET
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Now they are venting the balloon. Not long now. They are holding at just over 127,500+ feet.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: Auctioneer
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 01:59 PM ET
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For what ever reason they are now just short of 128,000 feet

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: Catpower
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 02:17 PM ET
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He made it

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: bigbore613
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 02:20 PM ET
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All that wasted money and did not beat the 1960 free fall time record. Jeff

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: Auctioneer
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 02:24 PM ET
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I don't know if he broke the sound barrier but I hope he did. He still did good even though he didn't get the free fall record.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: 5 Stand Dan
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 02:40 PM ET
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It's hard to break both the speed record and longest free-fall record at the same time. The faster you go, the less time of free-fall.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: buzz-gun
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 03:00 PM ET
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The attempt was aborted.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: bigbore613
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 03:49 PM ET
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Watched the whole jump on cable.Jeff

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: wireguy
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 03:52 PM ET
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Hey 5-stand, if you continue to apply logic like that we are going to be forced to kick you off this forum.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: 5 Stand Dan
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 04:31 PM ET
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Understood, I'll dumb it down.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: wireguy
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 04:39 PM ET
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Thank you. LOL

Man when he was tumbling at first I was so scared he was not going to be able to stop it because he might pass out before he got to the thicker air. Once he stopped tumbling everything seemed to work as well as could possibly be hoped for.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: grntitan
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 04:48 PM ET
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wireguy,

They said there was an automatic chute that would deploy and stop the spin if he entered into a spin which he could not control or pull out of. I was wondering myself. Just like that he stopped spinning and looked well in control.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: 5 Stand Dan
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 06:04 PM ET
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Baumgartner reached a top speed of 833.9 mph, a new record for a skydiver. That also means he successfully broke the sound barrier, reaching Mach 1.24.

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Subject: World’s highest skydive, at 125,000 feet and going
From: Auctioneer
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Date: Sun, Oct 14, 2012 - 06:06 PM ET
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As for th spinning that said it would happen for about 30 seconds or so. It was about 45. I think he was 20 off the free fall record. At the speed he had it would have been close. He did a good job.

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