Author Topic: Live now: Felix attempts to break speed of sound in an edge of space free fall. (Read 1805 times)

Skidmark · « **on:** October 09, 2012, 08:28:23 AM »

Felix Baumgartner attempts to make history with Red Bull Stratos - Mission to the Edge of Space and Supersonic freefall. Don't miss this once in a lifetime event.

http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

Timber · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2012, 08:33:54 AM »

I'm gonna miss it, sorry.

Skidmark · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2012, 08:38:44 AM »

Delayed 1 and a half hours.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2012, 01:38:15 PM »

Something's happening...

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #4 on:** October 09, 2012, 01:43:02 PM »

Cancelled for today.

Oh there was some wind, what a babby.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #5 on:** October 09, 2012, 01:45:57 PM »

ya, what a babby

Momo · « **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2012, 10:42:06 AM »

damn babbies

Skidmark · « **Reply #7 on:** October 14, 2012, 10:37:07 AM »

We are live again!

http://gizmodo.com/5951563/first-human-supersonic-space-jump-live-coverage?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8 on:** October 14, 2012, 12:52:49 PM »

He's currently at 77,000 feet.

Edit: Just passed 100,000 feet.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #9 on:** October 14, 2012, 01:43:31 PM »

The pod's leveled off, he's about to jump.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #10 on:** October 14, 2012, 01:48:00 PM »

I got a bad feeling.

Timber · « **Reply #11 on:** October 14, 2012, 02:22:23 PM »

Okay I didn't miss it. It were insane.

Himu · « **Reply #12 on:** October 14, 2012, 02:24:58 PM »

Pretty awesome. 2012 is a good year for space geeks.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #13 on:** October 14, 2012, 02:43:48 PM »

That was pretty cool. Have they said yet whether he passed the sound barrier?

Skidmark · « **Reply #14 on:** October 14, 2012, 03:25:38 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on October 14, 2012, 02:43:48 PM

That was pretty cool. Have they said yet whether he passed the sound barrier?

My friends said that he did, I am waiting for the verification. the speed of sound is 1225 kph, the on screen estimate didn't go that high up from what i saw, it was around 1100. We will know for sure in the press conference.

Bacchus7 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 14, 2012, 04:29:14 PM »

If you're going faster than the speed of sound, does that mean you can't hear yourself scream? Sorry, not that good at physics.

Skidmark · « **Reply #16 on:** October 14, 2012, 04:41:04 PM »

Quote from: Bacchus7 on October 14, 2012, 04:29:14 PM

If you're going faster than the speed of sound, does that mean you can't hear yourself scream? Sorry, not that good at physics.

It's not a bad question, I have studied a lot of physics myself and i do not really understand it outside of calculations and so on.

Here is an answer to your question:
http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=2072

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_boom

Skidmark · « **Reply #17 on:** October 14, 2012, 04:43:18 PM »

I find it funny that I realized that he broke the speed of sound when they announced it in m/s before Felix himself did, he reacted only when he heard it in km/h.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #18 on:** October 15, 2012, 07:27:34 AM »

Why was there no sonic boom?

Bacchus7 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 15, 2012, 07:45:26 AM »

So wait, had he taken off his helmet while exceeding the speed of sound (don't know if that would have been possible), and screamed, he would ~~be throwing out Sonic Guiles everywhere?~~ not be able to hear himself scream?

Fifstar · « **Reply #20 on:** October 15, 2012, 11:04:03 AM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on October 15, 2012, 07:27:34 AM

Why was there no sonic boom?

? There was

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #21 on:** October 15, 2012, 11:12:13 AM »

Quote from: Fifstar on October 15, 2012, 11:04:03 AM

Quote from: Premium Lager on October 15, 2012, 07:27:34 AM
Why was there no sonic boom?

? There was

I watched the live feed and must have missed it.

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Author Topic: Live now: Felix attempts to break speed of sound in an edge of space free fall. (Read 1805 times)