Steve Truglia: A leap from the edge of space

http://www.ted.com At his day job, Steve Truglia flips cars, walks through fire and falls out of buildings -- pushing technology to make stunts bigger, safer, more awesome. He talks us through his next stunt: the highest jump ever attempted, from the very edge of space.

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[Yamakashi1]

he failed explaining why its not just an ego trip

[roflcopter2225]

Nah he is telling the truth. Lower pressure lowers boiling points. That is why if you are diving, you can't accelerate to the surface too fast because the nitrogen in your blood will actually bubble inside your blood from the rapid decrease in pressure. That nitrogen "boiling" in your blood is probably something you've heard of, refered to as "The Bends" by divers.

[EPICT0ASTER]

3:25 Arial Faith Plate?

[liamis01177]

Has he bloody done this yet....

[Lexxxicide]

@Typho0n86 The jump in the sixties was 102,000 feet. This is 120,000.

[Typho0n86]

someone has allready gone higher in the 60's lol hows his the greatist stunt!! phonie

[radscorpion8]

the ending was the best. those balls were so cool!!

[whiplook]

Hasn`t changed a bit from school, was a cocky sod back then too!

[jazz4]

Just a beefy guy boasting about how badass he is.

[Kep0v]

someone tell me when hes gonna do it

[peruface]

Rubbish

[670Kiester]

Jeez c'mon, everyone knows Harold Lloyd wasn't that high in that shot from the clock.

True, they took huge risks back then.