Felix Baumgartner on Today Show 1.22.10

Felix Baumgartner & Colonel Joe Kittenger on The Today Show 1.22.10. Topic includes Baumgartner's quest to free fall 120,000 feet from space--breaking Kittenger's 50 year record of 102,000 feet.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• Felix Baumgartner
• Joe Kittenger
• Red Bull Stratos
• free fall
• space jump

[mcav]

@DrSebby Actually - you're not exactly right. Without the pressure suit, your body would be affected by the low pressure massively. Fluids would actually boil because of the low pressure. Your body is only "pressurised" due to atmospheric pressure on the surface. If only continues to be pressurised at 30,000 feet in a plane because IT is pressurised. If you submit your body to extremely low pressure, it will affect you.

Like, for example - climbing a mountain.

[DrSebby]

...Your blood does NOT boil at 65,000ft or 300,000 ft....WHY do people keep saying this silly crap? This guy, if anyone, should know this. Your blood is in a contained, pressurized system (your body) so "boiling" is not going to happen... In fact you can actually survive in space NAKED for at least a minute....with extremely bad sunburns of course. I guess it sounds more 'dramatic' to talk about blood boiling though(?)

[Stuntman175]

@dyegunswin It was an American who sued Red Bull, not a French, get your facts straight. His name is Daniel Hogan, look it up on Google.

[gbradley1989]

@EpicVblogs he didnt do it, there was a legal issue where someone said they had the rights to this and threatened to file a multi-billion dollar lawsuit you can see on his website. stupid ppl gotta whine ab stuff and deprive us of awesome entertainment

[chrislgrooms]

@rasorclips Riiiiight. That's why us skydivers are required to train pretty extensively and prove that we can do specific aerial maneuvers with our body, fall flat, recover from spins/being on our back, fly/break/turn/stall/recover our parachute, pass night jump qualification, and so on and so forth. Yea, no skill involved - all balls. Keep thinking that buddy. If you don't have skill you won't be allowed back on that plane, period.

[EpicVblogs]

did he make it??

[dyegunswin]

@Rw7451 You do know it wasn't Felix that cancelled the jump, right? They are in a lawsuit thanks to some French Asshole...go figure.

[KawaHzwo]

Felix isn´t allowed to do the jump. It was planed for 2011. There is a lawsuit with an american guy....

[Natesdeskyou]

WHEN is he going to DO this jump??? I really want to know!

[Beermonkeybob]

Breaking the Sound Barrier, That will be some mean Free Flying. Wonder what the hyperthetical costs of sending a second person would be? If you are going to get 5 minutes of free fall, may as well make the most of it and have some VRW fun and to see what works best at the edge of space, a GoPro or a Sony CX100? I'm keen sign me up, just need my Neopreen Gloves and an extra set of long johns.