• World Record 37km Jump Delayed by a Day
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[quote]A MAN'S attempt to become the first to break the speed of sound with his own body from 120000 ft above Earth has been delayed by a day. The latest weather report has indicated that a cold front with overly strong winds is set to hinder the three-day countdown for the Red Bull Stratos launch with the ultimate flight postponed from October 8 to Tuesday October 9. The mission, set to take place in Roswell, New Mexico, will see athlete Felix Baumgartner attempt a record-breaking freefall from 120,000 feet above the Earth. The reason for the delay is a strong cold front with sharply colder temperatures, low clouds and some drizzle that will be moving through eastern New Mexico over the weekend. While the weather will greatly improve on Monday with clearing skies and warmer temperatures, wind speeds are expected to be above acceptable levels for a safe launch. Red Bull Stratos meteorologist Don Day said Baumgartner will launch with the largest manned balloon in history: 550 feet/ 168 meters high at the start with a volume of 30 million cubic feet/850.000 cubic metres. "The good news is that we usually have a day or two after this type of cold front moves through where the weather can be favorable for a balloon launch", Don Day said. The delay does not influence the preparations and a dress rehearsal will still go ahead. Ideal weather conditions are essential for the launch because of the delicate eight-hour long process of laying out and pumping helium into the 55-storey high balloon that will carry Baumgartner and his over 1,300-kg space capsule to the stratosphere. The balloon, the largest ever used made for manned flight, was constructed out of strips of high-performance polyethylene, a plastic film. These strips would cover 40 acres if they were laid out flat on the ground. Felix Baumgartner The balloon's height when it reaches jump altitude will be 334 feet (102 metres), with a diameter of 424 feet (129 metres). The balloon, 10 times larger than the balloon used by Joe Kittinger for his record jump from 102,800 feet (31,333 metres) 52 years ago, which Baumgartner will be trying to beat, will be tall and thin at the launch Read more: [url]http://www.news.com.au/technology/felix-baumgartners-attempt-to-be-first-man-to-break-speed-of-sound-with-body-in-red-bull-stratos-launch-delayed/story-e6frfro0-1226489624019#ixzz28UwDTRhO[/url] [/quote] Pity about the setback, should be fucking sweet to watch though
A supersonic man
Why does he need to jump off 37km to break the world record? I bet his balls of steel have a 37km diameter anyway
[QUOTE=download;37931381]The reason for the delay is a strong cold front with sharply colder temperatures, low clouds and [b] some drizzle[/b] that will be moving through eastern New Mexico over the weekend.[/QUOTE] That's my mayne.
[QUOTE=SnoopDogg;37932841]That's my mayne.[/QUOTE] Ain't you supposed to be Snoop Lion now?
Shame, I really wanted it to happen today. Was so damn excited. Can't wait for next time though.
God damn it, October 8th was a holiday.. I could have seen it live or something. Fuck work and shit.
For some reason when I read the title I was thinking of long jumps, as in the athletic sport That would be a long jump indeed
[QUOTE=Samiam22;37931505]Why does he need to jump off 37km to break the world record? I bet his balls of steel have a 37km diameter anyway[/QUOTE] More like radius.
[QUOTE=Samiam22;37931505]Why does he need to jump off 37km to break the world record? I bet his balls of steel have a 37km diameter anyway[/QUOTE] So nobody can beat HIS record.
thats cool and all, but in the end is there any differente between jumping from 37km of altitude to skydiving? (As in, once you hit terminal velocity it'll be the same and the only thing you have to do is wait and land safely)
[QUOTE=D3TBS;37939039]thats cool and all, but in the end is there any differente between jumping from 37km of altitude to skydiving? (As in, once you hit terminal velocity it'll be the same and the only thing you have to do is wait and land safely)[/QUOTE] Why do we hit terminal velocity? Because that's the point when the force of air resistance equals (and negates) the force of gravity, so the sum of forces on your body is zero, and you cease to accelerate. There will be MUCH less air at 37km, so a MUCH higher speed can occur for the same negating force of air resistance. That is why altitude matters.
[QUOTE=D3TBS;37939039]thats cool and all, but in the end is there any differente between jumping from 37km of altitude to skydiving? (As in, once you hit terminal velocity it'll be the same and the only thing you have to do is wait and land safely)[/QUOTE] Higher up, less air, less air resistance, higher terminal velocity.
I asked this in another thread but no one answered. If you're falling at the speed of sound and shout, what happens?
What happens if you're going the speed of light and look in a mirror? Einstein asked that question and inferred that you can't go the speed of light.
I can imagine him approaching the sound barrier, and just exploding in to pieces.
[QUOTE=jaykray;37939117]I asked this in another thread but no one answered. If you're falling at the speed of sound and shout, what happens?[/QUOTE] Ignoring the different pressures as you travel and assuming you're falling through totally uniform air: Sound won't go twice as fast as usual if the thing emitting it is also going at the speed of sound. It will still go at the speed of sound, depending on what medium it's passing through. So, you'd have sound waves travelling along with you, but as they travel they also disperse. Since your mouth is usually infront of your ears if you're a human, and assuming your mouth is facing the ground (direction of your motion) you wouldn't hear anything. If you happened to pass someone hovering at some altitude, and the sound wave's energy hadn't dispersed much, they'd hear what you said as you passed them. But, other than that, not much really. Any sound waves going backwards and PAST your ears might make a sound, and you'd sound really high pitched due to the doppler effect. But this would be the same as falling towards a huge speaker on the ground, you'd hear whatever sound it was making at a really high pitch, like when an ambulance passes and it's higher pitched as it approaches, and lower as it goes away
[QUOTE=Trumple;37939239]Ignoring the different pressures as you travel and assuming you're falling through totally uniform air: Sound won't go twice as fast as usual if the thing emitting it is also going at the speed of sound. It will still go at the speed of sound, depending on what medium it's passing through. So, you'd have sound waves travelling along with you, but as they travel they also disperse. Since your mouth is usually infront of your ears if you're a human, and assuming your mouth is facing the ground (direction of your motion) you wouldn't hear anything. If you happened to pass someone hovering at some altitude, and the sound wave's energy hadn't dispersed much, they'd hear what you said as you passed them. But, other than that, not much really. Any sound waves going backwards and PAST your ears might make a sound, and you'd sound really high pitched due to the doppler effect. But this would be the same as falling towards a huge speaker on the ground, you'd hear whatever sound it was making at a really high pitch, like when an ambulance passes and it's higher pitched as it approaches, and lower as it goes away[/QUOTE] thank you
[QUOTE=jaykray;37939117]I asked this in another thread but no one answered. If you're falling at the speed of sound and shout, what happens?[/QUOTE] I answered you that you'D simply hear your shout. [editline]6th October 2012[/editline] If you wore a helmet that is.
[QUOTE=Elecbullet;37939138]What happens if you're going the speed of light and look in a mirror? Einstein asked that question and inferred that you can't go the speed of light.[/QUOTE] If your brain could compute at the speed of light then you'd see yourself perfectly?
[QUOTE=Killuah;37939277]I answered you that you'D simply hear your shout.[/QUOTE] Sorry, I marked it as unread after 10 or so posts. Thank you for your answer.
[QUOTE=jaykray;37939117]I asked this in another thread but no one answered. If you're falling at the speed of sound and shout, what happens?[/QUOTE] You'd be travelling at the same speed as the sound waves of your shout. Nobody would hear it below, but as to what YOU would hear (assuming you're the one falling), you'd have to ask what a jet pilot hears as his plane is travelling mach 1. I would imagine you'd still be able to hear something since your mouth and ears are almost the same distance away from each other.
[QUOTE=monkey11;37931424]A supersonic man[/QUOTE] I'm burning through the skies yeah
[QUOTE=jaykray;37939117]I asked this in another thread but no one answered. If you're falling at the speed of sound and shout, what happens?[/QUOTE] Guy's going to be wearing a pressurized suit, so it'd probably probably sound normal to him.
Wow that sounds awesome. I wonder what it feels like to break the sound barrier with your body in free fall. [editline]6th October 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=RobbL;37939394]I'm burning through the skies yeah[/QUOTE] Two hundred degrees That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
[QUOTE=Tippmann357;37939333]You'd be travelling at the same speed as the sound waves of your shout. Nobody would hear it below, but as to what YOU would hear (assuming you're the one falling), you'd have to ask what a jet pilot hears as his plane is travelling mach 1. I would imagine you'd still be able to hear something since your mouth and ears are almost the same distance away from each other.[/QUOTE] You don't hear your own voice trough your ears anyways iirc.
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