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Mad man is going to jump from the edge of space and he will achieve super sonic flight without any else other than gravity.. wow!
Oh look ... more sky 🙁
Check back at 6.30 our time.
clock stopped 😕
Who actually drinks all this redbull to let them be able to afford all these stunts, DH races, F1 teams etc etc?
They are going to have to wake him up when he gets to the top.
Will Mr Baumgartner be using a drogue or is this a straight freefall?
They apparentlty have a drouge in backup if all goes tits up. Freefall is the plan 😀
They have a shovel, a wheelbarrow and a wire brush if the drouge backup all goes tits up.
the veiw has changed
See people moving...
Drogue, view...
C' mon!!! Jeeze.
Are they a corporate in disguise?
Tekin firkin ages this..
What's holding them up, a bit of breeze at 700ft? I think he's got more than that to worry about ferkristake.
Pansies.
Get on with it...
I want to see the helmet cam, the inside the helmet cam..
I want to see his grin.
Then his eyes!!
wooooo! I'm excited!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!
😕
whats going on?
The suspense is quite literally boring me to tears............
God only knows what effect the anti-climax will have.
I wonder if he's wearing a nappy..... seems like required equipment and I'd need one just about when i jumped 😳
Apparently it is also 10mins out of synch....as in if the feed cuts...he's probably gone splat.
The suspense is quite literally boring me to tears............
God only knows what effect the anti-climax will have.
Wow you win the cynicism contest! 🙂
Dudes, what feed you been watching!!!???
Nothing wrong with my feed and the balloon is nice and blown up and about to go
Feed that I am watching [url= http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/ ]Redbull Stratos[/url]
They said it would be 20 seconds out of synch on Radio 4 this morning, as "they don't want to broadcast a tragedy live".
And is it me or is there no dialogue on this live feed?
Arse, I'm outta here and over there then..
Is he smiling??
LOOK!
THERE'S SOMETHING HAPPENING!!!!!!! 😯
i'm exited!
I'm gonna burst! 3 mins left..
Official countdown!
Official countdown!
Again?
Well....erm...?
I hope the jump goes better than the build up.
Edit: Aborted.
Abort!!!!!!!!
Better safe than dead :/
Tossers have bottled it cuz of a little bit of wind!
Right I'm off to leap off the bottom stair..... its at least as dangerous as what they've just done
balloon affected in windy day shocker.
Pikies.. !! What on earth ( see what I did there)
Aborted due to a bit of wind!!
Someone ought to tell them the earths full of "a bit of wind"
"Tuts"
In all honesty it's a huge disappointment for all concerned, I know I'm having a gentle pop at them, but its like.. Soooooo exciting.
And
Unique (almost)
Hey oh, travelling tomorrow, hope they attempt again when I'm on the train so I can catch it. Be right peed off if I'm in that darn meeting and the go for it.
BOL all concerned.
Amazing effort.
Rumoured to be called off now, problem with the balloon canopy.
Quote from the live telegraph feed
[b]18.45 Major problem apparently. Word from mission control suggested that the attempt may be cancelled for today, according to Nick Allen, after the delicate balloon material touched the ground during inflation. Live pictures show Baumgartner lifting up his visor and preparing to climb out of the capsule. He looked disappointed and shook his head.
We'll know more in a few minutes.[/b]
Officially cancelled.
abrasion of the balloon? Could have disastrous consequences. I was wondering if they would have a spare - expensive I know but so is writing off all the setting up etc if you have to go away and get another one made.
They should just use a really big ladder. I can lend them mine. If we get enough together we could use some Duck tape. That sticks anything.
If they MUST use a balloon. Richard beardy Branson has one.
I was wondering if they would have a spare
Apparently they do have a spare
Hope he's going to create a Strava segment 🙂
lol that would be AWESOME
Hope he's going to create a Strava segment
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God only knows what effect the anti-climax will have.
Flatulence...apparently.
If Red Bull gives your wings why do they need a balloon anyway?
So they put it off..
To TODAY!!
"is excited"
Put off to Sunday was what I heard.....
Yup, just checked..
Sunday. Excellent. Perfect. Because everybody knows there's never 'a bit of wind' on a Sunday.
Trying for another go, now.
38 mins and counting...
http://www.redbullstratos.com/the-mission/launch-progress/
Edit: Ok, the countdown is now 1hr18mins. I don't think they have grasped the concept of the word countdown.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Please go ahead.
Balloon is going up...!
EDIT: I mean the balloon is being inflated not physically going up...
Yip. Balloon is all off the ground, so no scrapes this time.
last minute launchingnow
Looks like launch will be at or before 16:00 BST..... woo hoo (bugger I've turned into Homer)
Looks like launch will be at or before 16:00 BST..... woo hoo (bugger I've turned into Homer)
Yep, looks like everything will soon be ready for half an hour ago.
And they're off
Surprisingly exciting that take off, how long til he jumps? (Assuming all goes well...)
It's on its way.
I reckon an hour or so to get up there... I'm probably wrong though
Think the ascent takes 2 hours 😕
Think the ascent takes 2 hours
Think I'll have got bored by then!
JK: Are you venting?
FB:Yes, just a little.
mmmmm, venting
ETA = 120 mins.
*puts kettle on*
2 to 3 hrs up 15 to 20 mins down.........eye halls intact! Who knows
???
Robert Hager likes talking about Robert Hager.
Grrrrrr. Going to press mute until the jump.
Is it only me, who keeps hearing Baumgartner as Bumgardener?
/paging Dr Freud.
pretty sure there is a reason they are calling him Felix
Where's he expecting to land?
Any links to the launch yet anyone
[url= http://elpais.com/elpais/2012/10/11/videos/1349981733_028108.html ]http://elpais.com/elpais/2012/10/11/videos/1349981733_028108.html[/url]
Launch? He's 11 km up!
This has me gripped
It was a good launch, hope it all goes well!
I hope who evers bum garden he lands in, is very tidy!
What was the nonsense from the commentator about Baumgartner's mother crying with joy at the launch? I suspect it might have been fir a different reason....
It was about a million viewers when I started watching on youtube now its over two and a half million wonder what it be just before he jumps.
bonkers hes not even 1/2 way and the view is already starship enterprise