Daredevil Felix Baumgartner survives 17-mile plunge

[Future]

It's crazy to think that he'll be slowed down that much. Terminal velocity.

I read that the claim of killing someone with a penny from the top of Empire State is false because the penny won't reach a high enough speed.

Not sure if it is true or not.

It's true.

Think about it...let's say rain falls from higher than the Empire State Building. I know it doesn't always, but someday, somewhere, it has. People aren't diving out of the way to avoid rain drops. You hardly feel them, and, according to physics, they'd be falling at the same speed as the penny.

 

[YosemiteSam]

if the temperature is -70, why would his blood boil? freezing seems to be the intuitive outcome to me.

It's called ebullism. Boiling is actually a mixture of heat and atmospheric pressure. As you know, at sea level it requires 212 degrees for water to boil. At around 60-65k feet, your blood would boil at it's normal body temperature of 98.6 Fahrenheit.

Being in a complete vaccum of space would be a very bad thing. Ebullism to you would be like Mike Tyson in his prime.

You've probably heard of the bends that scuba divers deal with. Pretty much the same thing. Their blood basically boils out compressed nitrogen gas as the diver ascends to the surface. If it comes out fast, you get the bends and sometimes die from it. This is why scuba divers ascend slowly.

 

[wittenacious]

Felix Baumgartner to Fear Factor Producers:

"Look, heights don't bother me... but you want me to eat what?!!!"​

 

[Tabascocat]

Felix Baumgartner to Fear Factor Producers:

"Look, heights don't bother me... but you want me to eat what?!"​

Is that show cancelled, postponed or what? Last I heard, it was cancelled after the donkey episode but 2 weeks ago was a new episode but don't see any future listings?

Entertaining show, I like it.

 

[wittenacious]

Is that show cancelled, postponed or what? Last I heard, it was cancelled after the donkey episode but 2 weeks ago was a new episode but don't see any future listings?

Entertaining show, I like it.

LOL. Last I heard, the Donkey episode helped tube the show, but you never know.

Reruns showing thru mid-August for now, is all I know of.

 

[silverbear]

Dude has titanium stones

And an IQ in the single digits...

 

[MonsterD]

This guy did not fare as well, BTW he lives, it would be morbid to put this up if he didn't.

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[Hoofbite]

Good job, camera man.

Make sure you get the entire fall and plenty of time after to get the shot.