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Felix Baumgartner

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  1. AKCJ

    AKCJ Well-Known Member
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    Has completed the highest skydive in history.

    He jumped from a total height of 36,500 metres (120,000 ft)


    To put that into perspective, Everest is 8,800 metres tall <yikes>


    On his decent he became the first human to break the sound barrier without machine assistance.

    He opened his parachute at 1,500 metres so he was in freefall for a mental 35,000 metres.

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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19927667
     
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  2. I used to be john fallen

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    He's ok.. but he's no suarez..<ok>
     
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    <laugh> <applause>.
     
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  4. Lesta Gangsta

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    A rapid drop, only surpassed by that of Coventry City.
     
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  5. FosseFilberto

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    'bout time he found himself a good woman ...
     
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  6. andy payton's mullet

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    Is that the sonic Baum?
     
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  7. AKCJ

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    Very good <applause>
     
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  8. Proud Fox

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    What a **** view he had when he jumped out

    But seriously how desperate do you have to be to get your name in the papers?
     
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  9. AKCJ

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    I think it's more Red Bull wanting their name out there.

    Felix is a very well respected stuntman and has done a lot of other things in his life.
     
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  10. FosseFilberto

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    Are you his PR representative or publicist?
     
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  11. AKCJ

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    Nah, just interested in what he's done. :tongue:
     
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  12. originallambrettaman

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    He's not so much a stuntman, as a man who does stunts.

    He's just sponsored by Red Bull to jump off stuff.
     
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  13. I used to be john fallen

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    I would be happy to sponsor you to jump off a skyscraper <ok>
     
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  14. Fantastisch Herr Fuchs

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    Absolutely amazing. Wish I could have seen it live but I was on the train :( Love the fact he landed on his feet at the end.
     
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  15. Jack Lesterfan

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    Ooh I thought this was some exciting new signing that was about to happen :(
     
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  16. FosseFilberto

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    How much do they pay? .. at last; something I may have the required skill set for, which pays big money!!!
     
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  17. FosseFilberto

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    .. onlly because he had shat himself so much on the way down that his legs couldn't bend in his suit....
     
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  18. Rightsideoverhere

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    I'll make sure his parachute is 'ok'
     
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  19. I used to be john fallen

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    Suarez dives 4 feet and stays down... felix dives 24 miles and stays on his feet...go figure...<ok>
     
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  20. FosseFilberto

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    ... aleady explained above ... shatting your shorts, whilst rather messy, doesn't stop ypur legs bending...
     
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