February 1, 201411 yr Bit more of a Gopro advert but some amazing footage Daredevil Baumgartner was wearing GoPro helmet cameras as he broke the sound barrier during his insane 128,00ft leap from the edge of space Brand new footage of daredevil Felix Baumgartner's record breaking skydive from the edge of space has been released. The footage, captured using body mounted GoPro cameras, gives a first person view of the epic space jump, which saw him freefall more than 24 miles. Baumgartner's amazing stunt, which broke multiple skydiving world records in October 2012, was broadcast live on the internet. But the newly released footage gives a whole new perspective on the jump, allowing viewers to watch the freefall as he would have seen it. Baumgartner, 43, reached a top velocity of 833.9 miles per hour, making him the first man to break the sound barrier in freefall. He is also set a new record for the highest ever jump, leaping from the capsule at 128,000 ft, as well as the highest ever manned balloon flight. Felix, 43, jumped from a tiny shelf outside the 11-by-8-foot fiberglass and acrylic capsule that was carried to 128,000 feet by an enormous balloon. Baumgartner's ascent into the stratosphere was in a capsule attached to a 30 million-cubic-foot (850,000-cubic-metre) plastic balloon, which was about the thickness of a dry cleaning bag.
February 1, 201411 yr Author I think it's maybe one of the most amazing bits of footage I've seen in my lifetime certainly belongs in my top 10 anyway :D
February 1, 201411 yr .... its good, but it didnt make me lumpy, so not in my top 10 :P I need to at least be able to imagine the sweet scent of WD40 or something similar, various 2T additives are good, to get the desired reaction
February 1, 201411 yr Author Not sure I'd need the WD40 watch the blokes heart rate skyrocket as he hits Mach 1 :)
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