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Man Tries to Break Sound Barrier - Without a Plane
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jonbwfc
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Actual jump is due about 6.30 local yes?
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:10 pm |
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ProfessorF
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I'd say 6.30 - 7pm here.
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:14 pm |
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jonbwfc
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Currently being broadcast on BBC News.
On youtube page.. "2,716,762 watching now".
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:22 pm |
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timark_uk
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:22 pm |
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jonbwfc
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Apparently the system that stops his visor icing up isn't functioning as they'd expect. I wonder if they'll say 'sod it' and jump anyway. It's not as he needs to see where he's going for most of it...
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:30 pm |
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Spreadie
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I'm rather amazed at how much the balloon has expanded. It started off like a tennis ball in a stocking. 
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:31 pm |
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jonbwfc
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It's back on BBC News. 6 million on YouTube!
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:48 pm |
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jonbwfc
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He's out and falling!
730mph! At the altitude he was at, that is technically supersonic. Dunno if they can prove it though.
He's now on the ground and looks OK.
Last edited by jonbwfc on Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:08 pm |
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soddit112
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youtube just updated the viewer count, almost 8,000,000 concurrents :O *EDIT* stream keeps dropping out for me, i think he just touched down though. that was awesome to watch 
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:15 pm |
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JJW009
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Good call  Highest jump by far, if nothing else. That was quite a ride.
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:19 pm |
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Paul1965
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Well, he's down safely. 
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:20 pm |
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JJW009
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Down to 6,013,940 for me and it's buffering a lot. I wonder if it's the network flaking out 
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:20 pm |
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jonbwfc
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Have to admit when he was spinning at high altitude, I was rather worried.
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:21 pm |
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timark_uk
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Well that was very exciting.
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:23 pm |
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JJW009
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Yeah I was watching that. He never went much over 1rps though. I can't help thinking the "bunny hop" was a rather low-tech solution to reducing the chance of spin!
_________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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