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Posted

This may be a repost/have it's own thread, but what the heck...

 

Felix Baumgartners jump record smashed

 

What I find pretty cool is that he did this on the down low. Not a big publicity stunt like the Red Bull thing.

 

http://vimeo.com/109971630

I saw it this weekend, and yes Red Bull made a real publicity stunt out of it, but I can't help but think he took a risk whereas Baumgartner was more calculated about it all.

Either way, balls of steel is what the man has.

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Very true, but there is also something to say about being the first... alot of uncertainty.

 

Love the landing :)

 

Joe Kittinger... look him up  ;)

 

He set a record of 102 800ft in 1960. That record stood for 52 years until Felix's jump. It took Baumgartner a few test jumps to excceed that with 21st century technology.

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