holy fuckin shit this is my new life goal

[snorkel]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrBZeWjGjl8[/youtube]

I saw this video yesterday and was like holy shit, that's possible? Apparently some guy in the Air Force a few decades ago skydived from more than 100,000 feet (you can fuckin see space, as you see in the video) to prove it was feasible for pilots of high-flying jets.

this would be amazing. I want to do it.

[Andria]

Holy shit that takes balls to do 

I'd have a heart attack long before reaching that height and there is no way in hell i'd jump

[snorkel]

Holy shit that takes balls to do 

I'd have a heart attack long before reaching that height and there is no way in hell i'd jump

it is honestly one of the most enjoyable and orgasmic things I can imagine

[rdl]

Wow, I didn't even know jets could go that high.

That actually is pretty damn awesome. I'd love to do that some day.

[the shortest route to the sea]

it is honestly one of the most enjoyable and orgasmic things I can imagine

I don't know if ejaculation is a good idea when you're accellerating at 9.8 m/s^2

[Bushy]

Holy shit he's almost in space...

I want to skydive one day. Maybe not from that height, but I want to.

[Selkie]

That's gotta be the most exciting thing anyone could ever possibly hope to do....holy fuck

[Lozal]

I WANT TO DO THIS.

[snorkel]

That's gotta be the most exciting thing anyone could ever possibly hope to do....holy fuck

yes you can see the fucking curvature of the planet and shit and free fall for like 5 minutes

[Socks]

Wow, I didn't even know jets could go that high.

It is a balloon, not an jet.

[Title]

It is a balloon, not an jet.

This.

You can see the curviture of the earth from 60,000 feet, as was evident with the Concorde.

[Samus Aran]

Am I the only one who's seen this video many times before? Great song, my favorite from Boards of Canada.

But yeah, pretty incredible, dunno about myself doing it though because I'm pretty sure I'd puss out.

[Socks]

Am I the only one who's seen this video many times before? Great song, my favorite from Boards of Canada.

I saw it on History Channel special on extreme military aerospace concepts/projects etc...   
No suspect music added for effect on that one.

You can see the curviture of the earth from 60,000 feet, as was evident with the Concorde.

And even at that altitude it gets dark as a .

[rdl]

It is a balloon, not an jet.

Wow, that must've taken forever.

[Socks]

Wow, that must've taken forever.

"...the ascent took one hour and 31 minutes..." or roughly 1,130 feet per minute, not bad at all, comparable to some low performance WWII aircraft