motherboard.tv — In 1959 Joe Kittinger rode an open balloon to 102,800 ft, took a breath, and stepped off. This was part of a larger test program designed to kick communism?s ass and prove that America contained the only men that mattered.
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aaronfleishmanMar 5, 2010
Regardless of how you think it tastes, Red Bull continues to push the limits of human ability and performance.<a class="user" href="http://www.redbullstratos.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.redbullstratos.com</a>Kittinger is apart of this team that will help Felix Baumgartner break all the current records as he attempts a jump from 120,000 feet, and attempt to break the sound barrier.
cptbuckMar 5, 2010
Terminal velocity is not why he didn't break the sound barrier, it's the stabilization chute.
eh123Mar 5, 2010
cool story bro!
rmxzMar 5, 2010
How come no-one productized this and packaged it as an extreme-sport for rich guys?I think I'd pay more to try that than fly in some Virgin Galactic Spaceship Two.
davemunMar 5, 2010
Bad Ass
blumerMar 5, 2010
I'm surprised it was the expanded water bottle that trapped him in there and not his gigantic balls.
socialstacyMar 5, 2010
“So long, Charlie. I’m going to go see what it’s like to fly to 100,000 feet. I hope I make it back so we can have a drink and I’ll tell you all about it.” Whoa, whoa, whoa, this guy should be decorated as a hero for jumping off of a hot air balloon to prove his manliness.
pashdownMar 5, 2010
Watch the Dayvan Cowboy video above.
absurdistMar 6, 2010
f**k off spammer. Red Bull tastes like oversweetened ass.
aaronfleishmanMar 6, 2010
Take a sec to re-read, it's not spam. I also don't drink Red Bull that often, but it's hard to deny that they have done some amazing things with sports using their marketing budgets.From the first link:"Red Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge of space, will attempt to transcend human limits that have existed for 50 years. Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon and make a freefall jump that rushes toward Earth at supersonic speed before he parachutes to the ground. His feat holds the potential to provide valuable medical and scientific research data for future pioneers.The Red Bull Stratos team brings together the world’s leading minds in aerospace medicine, engineering, pressure suit development, capsule creation and balloon fabrication. It includes retired United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger, who holds three of the venerable records Felix will strive to break. Yet not even Joe can be sure how Felix’s body will react in a 35-second acceleration to Mach 1."Other Examples:Project-X (Shaun White's Private Half-pipe in backwoods Colorado)Air RacingFlugtagRampage (Mountain Bike Contest)Various New Year's Eve StuntsJust check out the different videos in their "Holy s**t" section:<a class="user" href="http://www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/en_US/Red-Bull-Home/Holys**t/011242746208542" rel="nofollow">http://www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/en_US/Red-B ...</a>