Project Excelsior

[Serpo71]

BALLS OF STEEL!!!!

[almikul]

Actually, the narrator is not right - the third jump was done from the altitude of ~ 31.3 km.

[stickmarshmike]

yes ,correct.wind resistance and laws of physics do apply but that sums it up,don't it? Personally I think his balls are made BRASS!Go Air Force!

[krimsonhound]

That guy has balls of titanium holy shit

[rbrown6984]

They don't make 'em like Joe anymore.

[mandaladouble]

Fucking amazing...balls of steel...

[XthorgoldX]

@mandaladouble How d'ya think he reached such a high velocity? Sucker was weighted down by those things.

[stickmarshmike]

@XthorgoldX 32 ft per second per second,weight is not a factor only wind resistance.Duh?

[XthorgoldX]

@stickmarshmike But weight is a factor in wind resistance, "duh." A cubic meter of lead will fall faster than a cubic meter of paper not because gravity pulls it faster, but because its larger mass (ergo, weight) allows it to overcome more wind resistance, despite having the same surface area as the block of paper. If Joe had physical balls of steel (which he likely did), he would have been "weighted down" as I said, and reached an overall higher terminal velocity. Fuck off.

[stickmarshmike]

Respond to this video... Evidently many people do not understand the most simple laws of physics,I must ask in general to all who may read this in the future have you ever heard of Galileo or Newton? School is in session.

[XthorgoldX]

@stickmarshmike Figurative balls of steel. And, on technical terms, I am still correct - his terminal velocity, had he been carrying balls of solid steel, would've been higher than his terminal velocity without them. Gravity would have accelerated him at the same rate, but to a greater top speed.

[crazytac0]

the only reason he jumped was because his giant ballsack pulled him down

[woody7141]

Don't care about kph!

[JKthestud]

And now you know who chuck norris's true father is

[C64Revolution]

gondola or gondola?

[Lusth0g]

Orbital Drop Shock Trooper!!!

[jpsdasnake]

@Lusth0g without a pod!

[spazzymagey]

NO! WE MUST KILL MANBEARPIG!

[franzken]

if i was this i will be bail out the jump and just chooes to stay there and wen to moon and die

[Solution2012]

Hmm lets make a video from someone on the ground who stays alive no matter what or is still alive, so that whatever happens the mission is a sucses? I would like to know the truth.

[Solution2012]

This joe kittinger here: Joe Kittinger Project Excelsior (Part-3), looks alot different.

[KevLancaster1]

This is human behaviour at its best. Curiosity, bravery and endeavour. Just like the Gemini and Apollo guys. Hats off to you all. Big time.

[CPLWeeks]

USAF: "Hey Joe, c'mere! We want you to sit in this lawn chair. We're going to hook it to a balloon, and we want you to ride it into space. We don't know if the suit will keep you alive. We don't know if you'll fall down or up when you get there, and the only way back is to jump. Whaddya say?"

Joe: "Just give me an extra chute for my balls."

[Paun991]

@CPLWeeks Joe (continues): "And a diaper for you.".. :)

[duececaboose]

@CPLWeeks best comment on youtube

[freezinteen]

I'm gonna do this someday. That is my goal in life, not the only one, but a big goal to give me purpose. The name's Eric. try to remember me and wish me luck

[nationalstoreonline]

Good Luck Eric....While you're up there, say Hi to ET for me.

[franzken]

hahahaha

[freezinteen]

lol everyone in the army always wear bunny boots when its cold out..

[l8erh8er420]

talk about laughing in the face of death

[davifernandeslima01]

this dude got some giant cohones

[alikill]

I finally found it.

I love this footage

[redheadhippy]

This experiment fascinates me...because yes, this guy has got fricken balls. Not stupidity from being an idiot, but courage for a cause.

[ApocaIypse]

well said sir.

[m013310]

People don't do stuff like this anymore because science has advanced to a point where we can draw conclusions from research instead of raw testing, like the Excelsior Project. Engineers these days are given tight budget constraints, so sophisticated lab testing is usually chosen over elaborate and risky stunts for fiscal reasons.

[tapelegs]

There is a zero percent chance that something like a parachute would be developed today and released for public or even military use without substantial field testing.

[danconia3873]

m013310 I would also argue that the government does not think it's worth the bad PR that happens if things go wrong. Enough negative PR eventually leads to budget cuts and scrapping of programs (eg Osprey).

Just look at the Discovery and Challenger, a dozen or so soldiers don't matter much to the media and public but civilians and individuals dying garners a ton of negative press.

[CPLWeeks]

@danconia3873 The Osprey was a death trap that needed to be scrapped years ago. Too many good Marines lost their lives for some fat cats' pet project.

[kush2121]

The speed of sound is all relative to altitude. So, technically he did break the speed of sound. It's usually around 750 mph at and around sea level and at 100k ft it's obviously lower. However, at that altitude there is no air to move out of the way so of course you wouldn't hear a sonic boom.

[marmaladekamikaze]

3:34 Kittinger did not fall from 39.6km?! he fell from about 31km.

[ALoveEternal]

why don't we do unbelieveable shit like this anymore?

[theouterbanks]

made my palms sweat just watching...

[jessyjaimez197666]

where do u have 2 be mentally ?

i mean all alone in the very edges of space and the u TAKE  THAT STEP

WOW

[ALoveEternal]

I need to do this O_O

[OsanBlackCat5RS]

so he must have tested the same suites the pilots at Beale wear then?

[jusgoodmusic]

Hmmm..what is that object at 4:12. On the right side..

[laurens890]

lol I see it too...don't know what is is. Or maybe....an alien aircraft! XD

[castlecoop]

there were several balloons up, filming etc. Its probably one of those

[phildyment]

when he did this he went over 675 mph and is the only person to go faster than the speed of sound without a parachute

[SkydiverVikki]

" when he did this he went over 675 mph and is the only person to go faster than the speed of sound without a parachute"

He actually reached 614mph which is just shy of the sound barrier - I assume you mean without a vehicle too

Reaching the sound barrier without the protection of a vehicle is yet to be done, though there are a couple of people who are close.

[tuckerTAT10]

He wen 714mph

[marmaladekamikaze]

he didn't break the speed of sound

[captainalbator]

This guy's got BALLS! All these X-games guys think they're cool jumping off of cliffs? Kittinger's got them all beat! He jumped from outer space!

[2pacalypse25]

the x game guys dont jump of cliffs, they jump ramps

[captainalbator]

Still, this guy's got bigger balls than any 17 year old punk who thinks what they're doing is "edgey".

[alikill]

I agree.

but why is every one using edgy so much now?

Good day :)

[danconia3873]

Some jump off cliffs with a parachute on though and then let their bike crash to the bottom though. They do it with snowboards as well (although it isn't part of the X Games).

[kpz1234]

Pure and simple... this guy is the MAN. How many people would have the sack to jump from over 100,000 feet?

[Valafarr]

i wouldnt :P

[granlex]

Narrator also failed to mentioned how the 1st jump sent him into a flat spin at 120 rpm. this caused him to loose conciousness. Thats when the auto/parachute deploided and saved him.

[granlex]

The narrator failed to explain how he fell in the absence of air, he jumped at the stratosphere. If there is no air, there is no resistance. If there is no resistance, the body will not slow down. He reached a maximum speed of over 630 mph, to be slowed by increasing air as he entered the atmospere.

[elhollingsworth]

mamba, you are a tard.

would you go do what he did?

no.

[LocalizerDME]

wow 102,000 feet damni was shiting bricks at 25,000 hes got balls man that jump took some courage to make

[Mamba205]

he doesnt need balls for what he did. all he did was jump. and he was still in earths atmosphere. space starts at 3 times as high he was.

[Mamba205]

now after doing extensive research on his 100000 foot fall, i realized it DOES take major balls to do what he did. I mean 20 miles high is a lonely place. so erie. then the fall, all the things that could have gone wrong. his hand swelling up. I would be so scared to do what he did. I mean its so high and i hate falling (except for controlled falling). Joe Kittinger is amazing!