The History of the World's Highest Jump

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[@EmperorLemon]

First I'd like to thank Keeps for sponsoring this video. keeps.com/emplemon I've also included a list of references/links in the description if you'd like to learn more about this topic. I must admit that there will certainly be record-holders I have missed. I tried my best, but information before 1950 is quite spotty and hard to find. There could easily be documentation of other record-holders tucked away in an obscure newspaper or book, and maybe in time we will find them. For now, this is the only comprehensive list of the world's highest jump. Prior to making this video I could not find one that covered before Joe Kittinger. Hope you guys enjoy! Edit: I apologize to my metric viewers for using imperial units, but two-thirds of my audience is from the US, and I felt that including the conversions for so many numbers would make everything a visual mess. For this one you'll have to bare with me and divide by 3.

[@WastedGenerationInc]

Pogger

[@Terence135]

My wife left me

[@craft7185]

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[@xanderdaggy]

How

[@unholybruhmoment3865]

Sup!

[@garrisonchilds2610]

Joseph Kittinger died this morning on December 9th, 2022. He is a legend who will not be forgotten. May he rest in peace.

[@nathanamey3075]

Rest in Peace Joe Kittinger

[@garrettcarmichael1119]

Damn Rest in peace seemed like a genuinely good dude glad he got lots of recognition.

[@asheep7797]

just found out in 2023. o7 /| ^ ----- ______ground

[@cosinev1265]

Nooo rip

[@fazefusion2220]

Rip

[@IRUKANJI]

This is the weirdest Summoning Salt video i've seen so far

[@stokerstchannel4828]

My exact thought

[@brandybennett6406]

Lol

[@swiftsword6489]

Ikr

[@jojolafrite90]

I don't understand how longer and longer jumps has anything with speedrun. But OK.

[@SangerZonvolt]

"The jump from outer space was the highest one yet. Until Matt Turk entered the competition."

[@magistrmaestro2845]

Jospeh Kittinger has passed away. Rest in peace to one of the greatest aeronautical legends ever. Excelsior; Latin To go Higher.

[@williambarringer6513]

If you pause at 17:32 of his video when he starts to spin you can see a fist horizon behind him

[@bluemym1nd]

Rest in peace Joe. Truly a revolutionary man in space jumping. His record length will probably never be broken too

[@literallyshaking8019]

What about his record girth?

[@MasterTaters]

@@literallyshaking8019 The best gems are under view more replies.

[@staringcorgi6475]

This dude’s had a record record for as long as most people in the comment section have lived

[@billsmith30]

For anyone wondering, Joe Kittinger is still alive. He's 92.

[@tristantheoofer2]

hopefully he gets to 100 :D but srsly he has teh legacy of jumping from 100k ft so yeh

[@mudged]

He's a beast

[@EpicGamer-kj1tj]

Pog

[@EpicGamer-kj1tj]

Joe mama

[@staringcorgi6475]

He survived the unbelievable getting shot down and jumping over 100,000 ft

[@aquileslame6897]

Jumping was invented by Tsung Jump in 9040 b.c. when he tried to take a step with both feet at the same time

[@adrianpulta1498]

Nani? *I didn't know?*

[@alexkim1529]

@@adrianpulta1498 r/wooooosh

[@valdecoxib]

Afears Sol no idiot it was invented by emperor shun

[@mafiaboss1975]

@@alexkim1529 r/ihavereddit

[@ohyeahyeah5266]

@@yannisone7148 *have*

[@silencedogood5631]

Alan Eustace is the speed runner that no one knows of, and out of nowhere claims a world record. Everyone doubts him until he shows a new, more efficient, method of ascension.

[@Horizon206]

Immediately came to this video after I heard of Joe Kittinger's passing, his career was truly remarkable. Rest in peace Kittinger, you may be gone, but you will not be forgotten.

[@peachabutt]

2010: KZbin Poops 2017: Video Essays About KZbin 2019: Videos About Things Emp Likes 2020: *J* *U* *M* *P*

[@FKP_1510]

No 2018 were video essays 2016 was complain complain complain

[@blueberix]

2020: video documentaries

[@migolas8222]

2022: *E G G*

[@yarlodek5842]

Tom 2017 were his angry libertarian days

[@ivanlozano2019]

Do it. Just do it.

[@TheWise-dk4wj]

Voice Over Lemon: Vsauce Live Action Lemon: That kid on the playground that waits for you to get off the swing

[@randominternetuser5872]

Every SOTY episode

[@TheDolphinTuna]

I smiled and exhaled through my nose

[@manskool3779]

reddit moment

[@channel5980]

@@manskool3779 Bruh moment

[@AtlanticaVI]

Coomer Moment

[@JerkyMurky]

Joe Kittinger's life story is so fucking intense, the dude was basically a real life main character.

[@dionlindsay2]

That's a great way of looking at it. I've not heard the expression before but Joe the Protagonist/Main Character Joe seems about right!

[@dekelyosifon]

19:12 This moment had me smiling ear to ear, incredible storytelling EmpLemon, that reveal along with the beat drop is just too good!

[@dekelyosifon]

@SIR. Fronos I didn't write this for the purpose of getting him to reply to it, I'm just sharing a moment I liked from the video, chill tf out dude

[@dekelyosifon]

@SIR. Fronos I'm appreciating the effort put into the video and the quality of it, what could you possibly dislike about that?

[@dekelyosifon]

@SIR. Fronos ok, continue it

[@dekelyosifon]

@SIR. Fronos lol

[@ethanmctague8620]

Had my ass too

[@ItIsRan]

26:35 "Airplane piracy" YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A PLANE WOULD YOU??

[@sirspookybones1118]

I would if I could

[@chimedemon]

PiRAcY iS sTEALING!!!

[@asegundacontadopedrolopesn9445]

HEY DUDE YOU WANNA FLY IN MY PIRATED PLANE?

[@hamburgerhamburger4064]

@@asegundacontadopedrolopesn9445 plane stops in mid air *Piracy is a serious crime.*

[@asegundacontadopedrolopesn9445]

@@hamburgerhamburger4064 oh no *jumps out of plane with PIRATED parachutes*

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

Everyone else: *Uses the height of a building or a mountain to show how tall the jump is* Emplemon: It is comparable to the cruising altitude of the Fortnite Battle Bus

[@MultiverseMediaSpace]

The Frizz's is better.

[@Bobby-ud4xk]

That and using the height of Minecraft blogs as a measure for fall damage makes this TV style documentary internet compatible

[@TurtleMarcus]

@@Bobby-ud4xk As a minecraft block is 1 meter by 1 meter by 1 meter, that was the only time in the video I - as a metric non-American - could relate.

[@DPedroBoh]

Emplemon is hip

[@craftandshaft]

@@TurtleMarcus divide feet by 3 and you get a rough estimate of meters that is doable in your head

[@SomeoneCommenting]

It's hilarious how Eustace just saw Baumgartner like "Hey, that looks fun. I want to try it". And he just did, and boom. Just like that. Old man, first try, no big show, no big promotion.

[@ethanyamar1299]

Imagine training your whole life as an astronaut and have the backing of a large company to beat a 50 year old jump world record and doing it... and then get beat by a middle aged computer nerd from google with no prior experiences 2 years later.

[@asdfoifhvjbkaos]

he sees it he wants it he's got it no bullshit lol

[@isse6790]

He isn't an astronaut.

[@littleferrhis]

This is aviation in a nutshell. Famed aviator Tex Johnston did a barrel roll in a Boeing 707, for most pilots a kind of maneuver like that in an airliner is unfathomable. Then a couple years ago Richard Russell, a grounds crew guy who had no prior flying experience beyond “video games” did the same thing when he stole a Q400, and before unfortunately killing himself afterwards. A lot of the time with aviation records it’s more a challenge of whose got the bigger balls than who has the most skill. Or as test pilots call it, “pushing the envelope”.

[@protonjones54]

I mean... if you're a google exec, then you have all the resources in the world to get this kind of project started

[@NatRevKitty]

Feels bad man

[@GDNachoo]

After over 50 years of struggling and death, Felix Baumgartner finally- Alan Eustace: *GG ez*

[@udbhavshrivastava]

epic gamer move right there

[@lukesegovia6310]

udbhav shrivastava I bet he’s a gamer

[@supathechest]

of course you're here _of course_

[@qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn]

alan eustace:lmao NNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRDD

[@vasilivros4166]

That's a flex if anyone ever saw one, ha!

[@steamedclams5689]

A legend of jumping died today. RIP Joe Kittenger 1927-2022

[@virgilio6349]

Who else legit still taught RedBull guy was still the record holder? Never heard of the google guy till now.

[@rogaldorn3525]

*Slowly raises hand*

[@BudgiePanic]

It's probably because the google guy didn't make a spectacle out of it like redbull did (and they should, since they're an energy drink company trying to sell a product) You can't even watch google guy's full jump on youtube since they didn't post the full on-board cameras.

[@alphashadow8793]

same here

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

Me too!

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

I knew about him, but I forgot about it.

[@reformedzoomer]

"There's something so absolute about it's outcome." **Shows Palpatine falling into the reactor.

[@JRexRegis]

Let's hear a collective OOF for this

[@MarioLuigi0404]

Sequel trilogy is not cannon you can’t change my mind

[@DummyAccount829]

Only a sith deals in absolutes.

[@SparkySywer]

@@MarioLuigi0404 TLJ > TFA > Prequels > TRoS

[@armanzakwan1898]

Basically the sequel trilogy is better than the prequels yeah?

[@abrahamben-dayan9843]

R.I.P Sir Kittenger😢❤ Forever a jumping Legend!!

[@adastra83]

I have no idea but this legitimately my second favorite video ever, right behind your Dale Earnhardt video. Please do more videos like this. Maybe one about the record of depth in the ocean?

[@theactualTVB]

2010: "A new KZbin Poop by EmperorLemon" 2020: 35-minute essay about the fear of jumping My boy has grown up.

[@kanyewest2731]

hes just a normie now reading wikipedia outloud

[@DunkeyIsBlack]

That's really cool man, thanks for sharing. Your comment was so relatable and necessary.

[@SkyflyNB]

It's not about the fear but yea

[@gasaiyuno6021]

He's literally been doing this for almost two years now. So maybe get the facts right and do A SIMPLE view of his channel to see, or don't comment at all.

[@theactualTVB]

@@gasaiyuno6021 >literally replies by missing the joke and taking it too seriously also no he was doing it since 2015, so you try again and do some research you pleb. GG.

[@6piecechickenmcnuggets23]

“What a lame idea for a video.” Six minutes later “Okay. I’m hooked.”

[@noahfessenden6478]

EmpLemon has that effect no?

[@thanks721]

Imagine thinking an emp lemon video is gonna be boring.

[@bepis_real]

Emp seriously has some of the best editing and scripting I’ve ever seen. Goes to show that anyone can make anything super engaging if they spin it right

[@Exist-Tron]

I guess you can say you were skyhooked

[@kanyewest2731]

normie trash

[@Ferraridude13]

This is such a well put together video. You pack so much content into the half hour, and the pacing and editing are absolutely perfect. There are a lot of video essayists/amateur documentarists on here and it’s really easy to put together a mildly informative, slightly poppy product on some popular topic and for it to do really well, so you’re truly a cut above the rest. The music is also really well done. I’m a big fan of you Emp.

[@spectatorg3]

A summoning salt video for falling

[@UBvtuber]

I love how even sky-diving records aren't safe from Google's domination, just imagine if Disney decided to sponsor this...

[@pooptubesex]

Disney has so much fucking money it's insane. You can do a lot with that money.

[@iceboyseth]

I think you mean "hate"

[@michaelmodernsonicfan5341]

I think people over estimate how much money Disney has they just buy a bunch of stuff

[@armanzakwan1898]

How much is their debt

[@armanzakwan1898]

Just checked, the debt is about 11 billion

[@JellySword8]

26:42 I love how he just casually mentions that Vesna Vulovic survived from 33,000 feet without a parachute like its not important

[@derick1259]

At that moment legit rewinded, paused, and opened up a new tab to read about this.

[@bagelforks]

@@derick1259 same

[@notgray88]

Whats even crazier, is that she made a full recovery from a broken spine. What a badass!

[@Coolguy98765432q457]

I remember reading about that years ago in a book about unlikely survival stories. It was such a freaking 1 in a million chance, and she was the only person who survived that crash.

[@Nape420]

Incredible story, her name is Vesna though.

[@UpNextWithNickLate]

Emp, I would just like to let you know that this video is one of my all-time favourite videos on all of KZbin. I've rewatched this video so many times. Excellent job my man.

[@silasmabilas3551]

Your editing is just amazing, this is definitely one of my favorite videos on KZbin!

[@stephenh9483]

God that smile on Kittenger's face when his record went - wow. Just such pure joy. That's what we all want. To feel happy. Just wonderful

[@apatheticgorilla]

a trained skydiver helped by a world record holder: breaks the jump record some computer nerd: hold my beer

[@cromeaxe]

Don't mess with nerds

[@brettvv7475]

Hold my Earl Grey*

[@ninjagaro.]

Hold My Keyboard

[@ArrestingWriter]

so what your telling me is, that guy who died in his homemade rocket to try and see the shape of the horizon could have just used a hot air balloon?

[@DanielFerreira-ez8qd]

Yes.

[@HokeyBugle]

If you're referring to Mike Hughes, he was just a daredevil pretending to be a flat earther so they would fund his rocket launches. It's a shame tricking flat earthers has become his legacy

[@HokeyBugle]

@Please Complete All Fields you seem to know more than I do so I'll take your word for it. My understanding was one of the first things his PR guys did after he died was to try to separate his image from FE belief. like you said he would have to have known his rockets werent the most effective way to see the curvature of the Earth.

[@RabidlyTaboo]

he was showing his rocket off at cafe 247 in my home town. he was def faking the flat earth stuff

[@TheMercenary04]

Joe Kittiner's words really say something, the fact he was risking his life to test how far can the human body endure through the lines of sky and space really says a lot and just testing the lines they can go to save human lives and not caring setting a world record speaks volumes to me. Rest in peace Joe Kittner and may his words never be forgotten.

[@christopherjohnson5961]

I’ve watched this video 4 times now. Every time I’m left in awe of the feats these people performed and your ability as a film maker and story teller. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@aidengray3998]

It took me nearly ten minutes to realize this wasn't Summoning Salt.

[@k8rgrl]

Aiden Gray I was ready to hear the signature music. Bbbbrdring

[@dougmcauliffe2253]

@@k8rgrl he actually uses it at 24:05

[@unocualqu1era]

And the thumbnail shows "World record progression" It isn't the first time Emp Lemon references Summoning Salt

[@ThePaperKhan]

How like, really? How?

[@blackshirts_and_breads]

@Mr blu Eagle world record progression

[@electrospank]

Wow guys, this is some truly incredible production. Style, music and flow all uniquely awesome the whole way through.

[@jonny555ive]

What a great video. I love the retro touches you did. And thanks for the history lesson, it was very well done. 👍👍 You have a new subscriber.

[@InviZ.]

"There is something so absolute about its outcome" *Shows Palpatine in episode 6* Ironic

[@illuminatipappi]

Hello there

[@hidethepainharold4256]

General Kenobi

[@raptyrn1290]

DEWIT

[@irok1]

Disney

[@hbreaker3698]

Darth maul as well

[@laserpanda9553]

Emp: uses the emperor falling into the death Star core to signify it's finallty Disney: are you sure about that?

[@waspoppin4784]

Laser Panda lol

[@throatychunk]

Yes, we are all sure and there was no return, Vaders sacrifice was never in vein and it was a full-filling story where it chronologically ended at the "Return of the Jedi"

[@nikewilly8404]

Also gandalf

[@moowaffels]

@@nikewilly8404 and wile.e coyote and mario. Also I don't recall joker dying in that clip...even mufasa comes back in the sky just to say yo.

[@TalonTheRetroGamer]

I regard Disney Star Wars about as canon as Bethesda Fallout. And by that I mean not at all.

[@dug_the_fug]

Second time watching this still just as oddly fascinating, idk why but I love learning about useless knowledge, in terms of day to day life, the way EmpLemon constructs and presents these types of videos is so refreashing and enjoyable. Good job man, i love watching your content pls continue. Well done EmpLemon.

[@cellokid5104]

13:04 Lindgergh was the first person to make a non-stop transatlantic flight SOLO. The first ever transatlantic flight was made by John Alcock and Arthur Brown in 1919

[@Cryros_sphere]

Felix: ha! I have finally been able to secure Joe Kittinger’s blessing after a lot of training, i now have the highest free fall record Some random guy at google: lmao no

[@possiblettegegg7519]

Cryrosphere oh it just get progressively easier

[@dontreadthiscomment3026]

Lmao ikr

[@ThZuao]

Proof that money is the best superpower.

[@PongoXBongo]

@@possiblettegegg7519 Much like how it took forever for someone to reach the peak of Mt. Everest, and now tourists do it on holiday.

[@iennefaLsh]

Screw the rules, I have money.

[@robby_zhang]

“Highest you’ve ever jumped?” 255 blocks but I mlg water bucketed so I’m good

[@MultiverseMediaSpace]

Did u plank the whole way down?

[@Fran_5]

255? Pft Fly up until your elytra breaks mate.

[@Richardjohnson6969]

HOME - Resonance One of the most iconic synthwave tracks ever made. Impeccable and exquisite taste; amazing choice.

[@oliviersavard8676]

Well it's also the best known synthwave song

[@boiled_egg_]

@@oliviersavard8676 ...Do you know what iconic means?

[@scoopitywoop]

This documentary made me feel all kinds of emotions - what a rollercoaster

[@randgrithr7387]

It has its.. ups and downs.

[@folfielukather8083]

the story of aviation is one of the most amazing stories in all of history, and it's still unfolding

[@noahpaulette1490]

@@randgrithr7387 ight

[@nasostravl17]

This freaking touched. Scared me to the core

[@JadeyJ4d3y]

The highest “so guys we did it” ever done

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

Wouldn't that be the highest dive? In that case the highest space dive was set by Alan Eustace at 135,000 feet.

[@BendySnowball]

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 I think the joke flew 135,000 feet over your head

[@JadeyJ4d3y]

Bendy Snowball you sir, have dropped this 👑

[@aldxbaran]

@@BendySnowball serious kudos to you for saying that instead of the generic "r/woosh!!11"

[@slyish4]

@@aldxbaran I mean you can't even get mad that was pretty clever

[@jrmustang9496]

Joe Kittinger just recently passed away :(

[@r1konTheAutomator]

30:57 - oh man you missed SUCH a great opportunity! After touch down he fell to his knees and put his fists in the air above his head. It was a tear jerking moment, I thought for sure you'd show it!

[@imacookieboichocchip8819]

The “EMERGEN” call at 25:04 is one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever heard. No jumpscare or spooky noise is more terrifying than that. It tells a cruel story.

[@ldblokland463]

Its so horrifying because you know he couldnt do anything about it. Hes just at nature's mercy. In a second he's just gone.

[@gabijota11]

The thing that makes it scary is that you can hear panic and fear in his voice. He cries out for help, and before he could finish, no one could hear him anymore.

[@Neo2266.]

@@ldblokland463 Oh no he ain't gone in a second, just unable to communicate As you're exposed to low pressure, all your bodily fluids expand and want to get out of any crevice possible, mouth, ass eyes, ears, nose. you feel your saliva boiling on your tongue seconds before your lungs deflate and your innards get slowly pulled through your mouth. The blood rushing around your system and burning you from the inside will eventually make you pass out, but not soon enough to save you from at least 10 seconds of unnatural agony

[@The-kr9rb]

@@Neo2266. because we needed this?

[@lowfn]

@@Neo2266. Go back to playing Hatred

[@GreenEnvy.]

John Kittinger is still alive. He's 91 years old.

[@Rose-fu7rz]

@Rusty kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6e3Yaxofc94fq8

[@Neo2266.]

@@Rose-fu7rz thank you

[@user-xs6qz8js7l]

@@Rose-fu7rz better to not be Rick rolled again

[@Afiriss]

เจ๊ะอัมนะห์ เจะยิ :)

[@alc202]

@Rustic There are many, I actually got to personally meet him a few months ago

[@0tia4]

ur videos are the best to watch when im doing my nails because the length is perfect and the content is always interesting!!

[@MrSunshine108]

Love this video, watched it more than once, please make more

[@kuma6572]

It genuinely feels like an event when EmpLemon uploads a video.

[@brettvv7475]

100% agreed.

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

Most definitely. He can upload about anything and we'll watch it since he's built up that credibility of proving he makes everything more interesting. Or rather, he understands how to highlight what makes a subject interesting and can trust us to have an attention span superior to that of a gerbil.

[@The_Foxxo]

I genuinely feel that you are one sad person

[@kuma6572]

Ok

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

@@The_Foxxo 😞

[@eligellock2023]

When Matt Turk starts trying to get the highest jump record:

[@Duzty]

LMAO 3:46 in the corner, Also this is him when he started vs now lol

[@YarnMisery-xc3lh]

when matt greek gets invaded by turkey:

[@Ifarmplasma]

*Summoning Salt's "The Quest to Beat Matt Turk" video is right next to this comment lol ( I am on Pc ).*

[@MsCerealCat]

@@Ifarmplasma Wow

[@olympian543]

“One day, without any warning, there was a new person on the top of the leader boards. His name… was Matt Turk. He didn’t offer any video evidence but he had a picture of himself on the moon with a deflated ballon and shoes with springs on the bottom. In this image, he held a note with three words, ‘coming back down.’”

[@Yungbeck]

Wait only 10 million watched the jump? I remember being glued to my laptop in school about to witness history. So cool that Kittinger blessed the project as well. And he's still with us at 94!!

[@mateozapata3112]

It was 2012, after all. The Internet was not as massively used as it is today.

[@liamhodgson]

Congratulations on the million man. For the this is the video where you really cranked up the story telling and it has paid off, great job

[@spaceaddict5484]

It kinda surprises me that the whole world knew of and saw Felix baumgartners jump, but I never heard of Alan's record breaker till now. Anyone else miss that too?

[@michaelcrockis7679]

Same here. I was sure the endpoint of the vid is the Baumgarthers jump. Damn, I hardly recalled about Alan while reading your comment, meaning, just half an hour after watching the vid. I haven't had enough sleep though.

[@MachineCode0]

Yep totally. I suppose the novelty of breaking the record that had held for fifty years was interesting and newsworthy, but only two years later even though setting a new record it's also "just another guy jumping from near space like that other dude just did" kind of way.

[@envitech02]

Despite the internet and instant news, I have to admit this is the first time I've heard of Alan Eustace.

[@kellyhill430]

Leave it to red bull to commercialize something they funded. Go figure.

[@oddsandwindsocks5905]

I'm now thinking the same

[@andrewduan5123]

Alan Eustace is the epitome of: Whats your superpower? I'm Rich

[@Arrica101]

Jealous?

[@JulianLopezMasterRace]

@@Arrica101 yes

[@Xanthopathy]

@@Arrica101 Yes.

[@memeso6507]

ewan andrew yes

[@shreccc9326]

ewan andrew yes

[@Enan63.]

One of the more underrated Emplemon videos off all time!!! Very nice! And good lore to it!!! About jumping!

[@tazzamanaka725]

I swear we are all just NPC’s in a video game and Joe Kittinger is a player doing the side missions.

[@milesschabel9536]

Emplemon has an uncanny gift of talking about something I've never heard of or didnt care about (This, Dale Earnhardt, Hungry Box) and making me feel like an expert once the video finishes

[@ok-xs2oo]

Same lol

[@yeleoh]

Lmao Emple mon

[@jdon6484]

The Hbox one sucks

[@four-en-tee]

@@jdon6484 hard disagree, its easily the best one and created ripples in the Melee community.

[@marzipancutter8144]

@@jdon6484 That's what a crab yeeter would say

[@rosemulet]

From edgy memes to documentaries about human achievement, nice channel progression.

[@36inc]

He certianly was inspired by Jon bois- the writting is stupid simular the graph- the music placement- if you havent yet go watch jon bois hell make you fall in love with sports.

[@hypochondriac1]

@Keegan Young wait whats lemmino's old content like?

[@dantethewanderer4989]

@@hypochondriac1 Rage comics of the week and creepypastas

[@hypochondriac1]

@@dantethewanderer4989 he does sound like that actually

[@Slamboni4k]

Perfectly balanced, as all should be.

[@Jgreb314]

Fantastic content. Thanks for posting!

[@kojacked]

Big shout out to your excellent music choices, they really make it a funner way of taking in the info. Special shout out for the Gran Turismo menu music. That made me all tingly and nostalgic inside ☺

[@twistedyogert]

I can imagine Kittenger's thoughts during the glove incident. *"My hand is swelling up like the balloon carrying me. Screw it, I'm jumping anyway."* I think they needed a bigger chute because his balls are so big.

[@JonatasAdoM]

Then the first thing the crew does is shake that hand when he lands.

[@semesabrown489]

He realised the glove was torn before he even left the ground(or very shortly after, I don't remember.). And it was his left hand, not his right. You can see him cradling it to his body in the photo of the hand shake

[@michaelcrockis7679]

That was stupid air jokey (jet pilot) mentality. He was afraid his boys would think he does not have the "right stuff" in him. There is a whole book about it. Aptly named The Right Stuff. He actually risked his mission and the fate of the whole program on his childish pride.

[@SofaKingShit]

@Michael Crockis I'm thinking of Maj. Kong from the closing scenes of Dr Strangelove.

[@michaelcrockis7679]

@@SofaKingShit I like your alias btw. Clever pun.

[@OfficialMaxBox]

This genuinely might be my favorite video of yours so far. Seemed like a lot of fun to make, and was engaging the whole way through. Brilliant.

[@theletterl8948]

Max Box woah, one of my favorite youtubers? Commenting on another one of my favorite KZbinrs videos? No way.

[@kalapoikedeviere7962]

tf2man

[@brettvv7475]

Same.

[@kevinkempt]

Wait the KZbinr Ive been watching for years watches a youtuber that I’ve also been watching for years?

[@16thnotegaming16]

What do you think about the new community developed mann vs machine update?

[@freatythedreary5491]

Masterful storytelling and beautiful editing, keep up the good work

[@OnePurpleBuffalo]

such a good video man, thanks for making it, i loved it

[@motherhors7036]

Aliens: "What're they doing now?" "They're just flying all the way up from their planet and just falling down."

[@generichuman6220]

"Ah, remember when we used to do that"

[@clare-sv3do]

I love this a;jfsdlkajsd

[@5446isnotmynumber]

Aliens arent real

[@noahjones9833]

@@5446isnotmynumber haha ok, sure, alien 👽

[@5446isnotmynumber]

@@noahjones9833 prove there real bozo

[@thischannelisinactiveimsor9500]

I never thought I would ever hear the word "airplane piracy" in my life, and for some odd reason, it's cool hearing that

[@okie9025]

@Taiga's Tunes I like how, at first, "piracy" was used to convey stealing a ship or a vehicle of any kind, and that was used as a metaphor for stealing digital data, and now stealing vehicles is conveyed in a "stealing digital data" type of piracy lol

[@Uzedrname]

You can't download a car, but you can download a plane.

[@pokekiller787x]

@Sr Asshole lmao Nakeyjakey reference.🤣🤣🤣

[@qwerty343d5]

Something something Crimson Skies

[@prod5stars954]

“Airplane Piracy” sounds like a gta vip mission

[@CountFisco]

9:58 this intrigued me. What would have happened if he didnt deflate the balloon in time? 2 unconscious bodies floating upward to their death? Would the balloon fail and they fall back to earth before dying? Or, would 2 dead bodies just float in space forever? Or, would 2 dead bodies plummet to earth?

[@timothyholley2546]

The balloon would have eventually burst and they would have fallen back down, dead.

[@Heroo01]

If you pass out from oxygen loss, you have minutes, if that, to get back to oxygen. They would die before the balloon burst, then plummet back down

[@legion5747]

This is one of the best and well put together videos I have seen

[@dekudragon6474]

I love how he mentions the finality of great falls and shows Emperor Palpatine falling when the modern star wars movies completely ruined any finality the scene was intended to have.

[@fugyfruit]

Yeah but he also showed Gandalf

[@joshuasalem5022]

And Gandalf who survived and Mario who respawns Mufasa did actually die so there’s that

[@Mememan9076.]

You do know that rise of skywalker was the the 4th time they brought palatine back to life

[@fluffydragon1525]

Did you really just say darth palpatine

[@Fattts]

Many stories use the "Great fall" and a "rebirth" as a christ metaphor in the case of LOTR. Super Mario is a video game so respawns are a mechanic. Palpatine returning in the sequel trilogy is bad writing.

[@marceloamezcua223]

God damn it, I was so emotionally invested in the whole Felix arc: after 50 years of failed attempts, broken dreams and daredevils on the edge of glory, the record still stood, high and mighty. The skies had proven to be an unbearable trial of courage for most jumpers. But not all of them. There was still one, the one with a fearless heart and determined spirit. A man of sheer fucking will. And not only that, but he was standing on the shoulders of the great Joe Kittinger himself. He had passed his wisdom to Felix and it was now time to shatter the frontier that had broken so many before him. Each test, each attempt was one step closer to the ultimate goal. Then, the time had come. Felix was in position, standing on the edge of the world, admiring what he had worked so hard for. The stakes where high, and, with the hopes and dreams of mankind weighing down on his shoulders, he took the leap. People would then be subjected to the longest five minutes in existance, silently witnessing as the man came thundering down from the heavens above, uncertain of what the next moments would bring. But he did it. Felix had written history. At last, after half a century of heartbreak and sorrow, he had he obliterated the record that had chained humanity for so long. He was a hero. And Kittinger, after finally passing the mantle to a new generation, he could finally rest... And then like the most random of dudes, a computer scientist that didn't even have skydiving experience, the god damn Gary Stu of skydivers just swoops down and yoinks the record on his first try. Like... what?? Not hating on the guy btw, nothing but mad respect for him. I just think the whole thing is kinda funny.

[@user-ls9ic5vr1g]

That guy is a absoloute madlad

[@CockatooDude]

Software engineers, like any other kind of engineer, find a problem they want to solve and then analyze the exact minimum requirements to solve it effectively. A lot of the people (not including the government programs of course) attempting this jump height record weren't really engineers themselves, they'd just gotten help from engineers with certain things. Eustace, being an engineer and having some money, figured out exactly what requirements he would have to solve and solved them before making any attempts, thus saving him from a bunch of expensive experimentation and securing his victory.

[@Username-1939t9]

he probably did it because he thought it would be funny too

[@Bonkers-yl2jd]

@@Username-1939t9 lol ikr imagine smashing the half a century long record for some random dude to just come along 2 yrs later and be like "mine now"

[@jadesoda5305]

EVERYONE heard about the redbull jump i didnt even know the record had been broken until i watched this though kittinger might not even know it was broken lmaooo

[@r0cketplumber]

About 17,500 above sea level was my highest jump- it was supposed to be 15,500 but we had booming lift on the second jump run. I was seeing specks in my vision and they only went away when I did some g-strain -like pressure breathing. If you take a deep breath and and then bear down, you can add about 1.5 psi of pressure in your lungs and the specks go away.

[@jkclassy3643]

Great Video, love Home and clips of the F4 Phantom

[@whitehonda2874]

Moral of the story: you can’t hold the highest jump record without “er” in your name.

[@ONE-vt1fz]

nikolai niktin

[@robinpopsoff1007]

@@ONE-vt1fz yeah but does he have the world record

[@ONE-vt1fz]

@@robinpopsoff1007 he did, for a time ohhh but he said _hold_ the record. fair.

[@marcellpeto8843]

Alan Eustace

[@ahmadzahraniAAZ]

What about Alan Eustace? He doesn't have "r" in his name, let alone "er"

[@AidanChickTV]

You know you're an icon when EmpLemon parodies you.

[@piewert787]

Aidan Chick summoning salt the legend

[@Laiser]

@@migaloo364 Actually it could be called a parody. Parodies aren't always mocking or criticising. Parodies can act as tributes.

[@wilhelmvg9978]

@@Laiser it’s not a parody not even close, and a tribute is not a parody either. a parody has to involve imitation of which there is none in this video. unless you’re referring to something else in this video?

[@cursedmailman3999]

@@Laiser Parodies *cannot* be in a mocking manner, since it would then become satire. However, parodies need to have some aspect that's inherently over exaggerated or hyperbolic in nature. Think Megamind, OPM, etc. Satire is essentially the same but made to criticize the media it satirizes. The only part of this video that can even be remotely considered hyperbolic or a "parody" is the third title card. However even that doesn't count as parody since the distortion implies satire as a way to communicate that Emp felt SS uses too many cards. TL;DR this isn't parody, it's an homage

[@corte_s]

@@cursedmailman3999 man’s going off! :=D

[@IrenMasot]

Great documentary 👍

[@richardmerriam7044]

I recall reading about the Eustace Jump. At first, he thought he was just floating and would never reach Earth. This was due to the air being so thin that there was no sensation of drag. He was terrified. He also experienced a horrific incident of uncontrolled spin, brief but still terrifying. What a ride! I'm so glad he survived this intact. I can't cite my sources, but they are still out there.

[@KingKRinge99]

Something tells me this script started out as a 'Never Ever'

[@jaimedanielhernandezrios5398]

probably but unlike other topics 1.- the current record holder is not the interesting part, is the whole progression and some other guys 2.- this record may be broken in the future as suggested here

[@KokiriKidLink]

It's done like the Summoning salt videoes

[@Thndrstrike]

"There will Never Ever be another Felix Baümgartner... Fuck, there was"

[@r.p3728]

@@KokiriKidLink thought i was the only one, when i first saw the title i thought this was a summoning salt video

[@willsmish2837]

@@Thndrstrike Never ever a Joe kittinger would be more fitting since he was an actual pioneer testing his pressure suit and new parachute designs. Not many will ever have the balls Joe kittinger had on those test flights, especially the third with his depressurized glove.

[@arctovishfan100]

“There’s something so absolute about its outcome, to question it would be to question one’s own sanity.” Shows Palpatine falling into a pit and exploding, which he survives.

[@grandarkfang_1482]

"...Ironic."

[@LARAUJO_0]

He didn't survive but his DNA did, allowing the Sith on Exagaul to clone him

[@grandarkfang_1482]

@@LARAUJO_0 that's stupid, because he blew up when he hit the bottom, and he should have been vaporized by the Death Star being destroyed .

[@VinVonVoom]

That was the intention behind the scene though, so he's kind of right. George said he wanted to mark that he couldn't come back and Anakin had absolutely killed him, exploding violently.

[@grandarkfang_1482]

@@VinVonVoom well, Disney decided to spit on George and his vision.

[@hemlockolympic]

I really do not envy the guy who learned that your blood boils if you get too high up.

[@horton368]

You got my sub with this one. Keep up the good work.

[@nevod.]

Emp has fully undergone a transformation into a really entertaining and informative channel on the likes of Whang, wavywebsurf, and Fredrick Knudsen. But on some accounts, and in my personal opinion, he's better than them all. I love that you finally decided to make videos about whatever the fuck you want regardless of how much exposure you might get from it. I'm aware that this has been going on for a while now with the never ever series but I still think that around this time it finally actually shows that you've fully grown up from your old type of videos and is on looking for greener pastures.

[@MultiverseMediaSpace]

You missed (imo) the best one, Count Dankula's "Mad Lads" series.

[@BL4NK.F4C3]

*Whang

[@FirstLast-mn4re]

To some extent I miss the YTPs. Poopers are kind of an endangered species on the platform, and the good ones tend to offer a very unique kind of comedy not really seen anywhere else.

[@skibidibap4411]

Summoning salt and star_ too

[@ArsSymphinity]

@@MultiverseMediaSpace Definitely good but I'm not sure if it's the best. I think Emp's has more editing and visuals which makes it a better experience. It's all a matter of opinion ofc

[@Limeking_]

I'm loving these documentaries Emp, keep up the great work!

[@oklol3461]

im not I miss the KZbin poops and memes

[@Limeking_]

@@oklol3461 I do too but I think Emp should do what makes him happy. If a creator is happy with their work then we are all better off for it

[@AyeNash727]

Same I love these types of videos

[@oklol3461]

@@Limeking_ u right

[@possiblettegegg7519]

Well made from a yt person

[@kaybeeva]

24:05 Just hearing "We've finally landed" by HOME gave me really hope that he did it. 🥲 Overall this was a very good Record documentary. Summoning Salt would be proud.

[@V1admir]

Excellent, excellent content. Subscribed.

[@Estabanwatersaz]

Cute Keeps commercial. Takes me back to the golden days of TV. Thanks 🙏🏼 for the Jump video also.

[@Glory2Snowstar]

This is one of the very few channels left on this website that feels like it has the same magic as old KZbin. Thank you for keeping that alive, EmpLemon.

[@raymond-reviews]

1:39 “To question it is to question one’s own sanity.”- Emperor Lemon Disney bringing back Palpatine was insanity at its finest.

[@192mait]

Vesna Vulović wants to know your location.

[@swift1y]

Falls from height are no joke WHATSOEVER! A few years back I was building a tree fort in our back yard for the children. As I ascended the ladder to make some final adjustments, I heard my wife call out to me that supper was nearly ready. I looked over and realized I could hop off the ladder of the tree fort and land on the patio next to me. This turned out to be a critical mistake. I missed the patio and came crashing through the small work bench I had set up at the base of the ladder below me. The last thing I remember before I blacked out was my wife screaming hysterically about how this same exact thing happened in nineteen ninety eight when The Undertaker threw Mankind off hell in a cell and he plummeted sixteen feet through an announcer's table.

[@Dontworryaboutmynam]

Hey Emp, Local Orlando man here. I love your videos man I’ve recently binged all your video essays. It’s nice to see a local Florida homie doing well. Much Love.

[@ironjide7975]

Metric measurements for all you out there: *when text is thicker, it means it's record *when text is thicker and has a question mark behind it, it means that I don't whether I should count it or not 10 - 12ft ~ 3 - 3,5m 16ft ~ 4,8m 20 - 25ft ~ 6 - 7,5m 100ft ~ 30,48m Golden Gate Bridge (reference 3:17) (220ft) ~ 68,5m Preikes tolen (1 982ft) ~ 604m Mt. Thor (4 101ft) ~ 1 249m *20ft ~ 6m* *108ft ~ 32,9m* 120 miles ~ 193km 3 200ft ~ 975m Burj Khalifa (reference 7:39) (2 722ft) ~ 829,5m 5 000ft (reference 8:01) ~ 1 524m 10 000ft (reference 8:01) ~ 3 048m *8 000ft ~ 2 438,4m* 2 000ft - 5 000ft (8:14) ~ 609,6m - 1 524m 15 000ft ~ 4 572m 26 000ft ~ 7 924m 29 000ft ~ 8 839m 35 000ft ~ 10 668m 40 470ft ~ 12 335m 51 775ft ~ 15 781m 61 237ft ~ 18 665m 60 000ft - 65 000ft (11:08) ~ 18 288m - 19 812m 72 000ft ~ 21 945m 72 400ft ~ 22 067m *13 000ft ~ 3 962m* *40 200ft ~ 12 252m* *42 650ft ~ 12 999m* *47 960ft ~ 14 618m* 120mph ~ 193km/h The Karman Line (16:01) (60miles) ~ The Karman Line is most of the time defined at about 100km, so I am not gonna use my calculator for that, because it ends up on 96,5km, which is pretty much 100km *96 784ft ~ 29 499m* *76 400ft ~ 23 286m* 13miles (17:35) ~ 20,9km 3 000ft (17:39) ~ 914m 74 000ft (18:00) ~ 22 555m 50 000ft (18:27) ~ 15 240m 614mph (19:04) ~ 988km/h 102 800ft ~ 31 333m *83 530ft ~ 25 459m* ? 93 970ft ~ 28 642m 16 000ft (23:40) ~ 4 876m *123 500ft ~ 37 342m* ? 57 000ft (25:06) ~ 17 373m 78 000ft ~ 23 774m 2 300mph ~ 3 701km/h //I am starting to go crazy, pls send help 10 000ft ~ 3 048m 33 000ft ~ for aviators (like me) I think it's FL330 (correct me) or 10 058m 16 000ft ~ 4 876m 130 000ft ~ 39 624m 29miles (28:39) ~ 46,6km 1 000mph + (28:40) ~ 1 609,2km/h+ 130 000ft (28:51) ~ 39 624m 130 000ft is mentioned multiple times and no I am not gonna writeit mulitple times 71 000ft ~ 21 640m 96 000tf ~ 29 260m at 30:44 multiple speeds are shown, so I am gonna use my calculator only for the lowest and the highest speeds shown 654mph ~ 1 052km/h 710mph ~ 1 142km/h *127 852ft ~ 38 969m* //My cursor seems to have broken, I now can't write between words without deleting them *843mph ~ 1 356, 556km/h* *119 431ft ~ 36 402,57m* *135 889ft ~ 41 418m* at 32:14 ther's 25miles ~ 40,2km 32:30 8 000ft ~ 2 438m 1 300 000ft ~ 396,2km //I just wanna point out that measuring this fucking distance with some king's foot is fucking retarded 300 000ft ~ 91 440m PS: I may have to edit this, because I don't if the time stamps are going to work Edit: I didn't have to

[@geebeedee9509]

You are a metric hero.

[@Bigos4]

I salute you, fellow user

[@thelocalshaman8024]

Fairly certain its just preikestolen but yeah he did make the spacing a bit weird

[@bonkow]

When text is *thicc*

[@Liggliluff]

Of course, it would be much better if this video was made in metric instead. It is the international set of units of measurement, and he has an international audience. If everyone just started using metric now, we could go towards using metric for everything eventually.

[@BryceCorbitt]

I still remember Felix's jump like it was yesterday. I had a regatta the same day with my rowing team when a teammate took out his phone and showed everyone the livestream. As a middle school kid, I wasn't really able to grasp how ambitious the jump was at the time. I ended being far more impressed with the fact that I was in a tent along a river with seemingly no internet access and was witnessing an event happening live thousands of feet up on the other side of the country. Crazy to think we've come as far as we have today where almost anyone can stream live from virtually anywhere and even make a living off of it.

[@JReaLBiz86]

Same! I actually geeked out for a second when I realized it happened almost 9 years ago! My cousin-in-law called me and told me about it, I watched it live from my laptop in my bedroom. Like you said, feels like just yesterday.

[@bee5440]

What club were you with lol

[@BryceCorbitt]

@@bee5440 Greater Lawrence Rowing. The regatta was the New Hampshire Championships in Pembroke, NH.

[@crackedferret253]

Still revisit this video after 2 years, honestly one of the best modern media pieces ive watched

[@MrSupernova111]

Amazing part of history! Thanks!!

[@epicdude8742]

Alternate title of the video: "There will probably some time be another jumper like Alan Eustace."

[@opgaquatics5609]

That's a terrible title lmao

[@narvdogg8671]

Another alternative: "Up 2: Down"

[@kylegregory2876]

@@opgaquatics5609 "there will never be" is a series on his channel

[@Xanthopathy]

@@kylegregory2876 expect that those are for stuff that will NEVER EVER happen again, while there can still be other record breakers for this shit