check out the full story behind Felix's incredible jump and Red Bull Stratos in a new documentary _'Space Jump'_ on Red Bull TV www.redbull.com/int-en/films/space-jump-stratos
@djt-lex39622 жыл бұрын
and 4 days later he lost his world record to another guy who jumped even higher 🤣
@BabyWick3512 жыл бұрын
Artificial intelligence is taking over
@sailorman86682 жыл бұрын
@@djt-lex3962 4 days later? The jump featured in this video was completed in 2012. The jump that then broke the record set in 2012 was done in 2014. Where did you get the idea from that the record was broken again only 4 days later?
@mattjcrane2 жыл бұрын
Why was a fish eye lens used when Felix jumped?
@itsverynated282 жыл бұрын
Why is there no stars?
@albedougnut4 ай бұрын
For those calling this fake because he did not catch fire upon entry, it is because his velocity was not nearly high enough to compress the air in front of him, which is what causes meteorites to generate their fiery shell. This man just fell from the upper atmosphere with a top speed of around 843.6 mph, whereas meteorites can often travel upwards of 90,000 mph with a much greater surface area.
@NinerAnt4 ай бұрын
Thank you I was wondering this
@RealNoface4 ай бұрын
Perfectly explained 😊😊
@polyaro25044 ай бұрын
He also was still in the stratosphere, for him to catch on fire, he would have to be much much higher, at least 2 million feet
@Kado16094 ай бұрын
they are calling it fake because they just want to deny everything... and because they have no clue as you just said
@danielhall-wl4ql4 ай бұрын
Look this person has no clue , they got this from Jimmy Neutron Cartoon , so now let me tell you why he didn't burn from a guy with 7th grade education , don't be fooled that's great for Kentucky standards ! I think , But anyway they used them Hi temp plates they use on the shuttles and crafted them to go around this mans huge freaking balls and that shielded him when he re entered . simple lol
@ghostsuru8429 Жыл бұрын
I still can't believe it's possible for a human to survive a fall from space like that. There was so much risk involved. This guy is thick skinned and balls of steel. For real.
@sailorman8668 Жыл бұрын
Oh dear - it seems you haven't realised that the 'capsule' he has jumped from is suspended underneath a large helium balloon? He hasn't actually jumped from space as fraudulently claimed in the video. The reference to 'space' is a an excellent example of media misinformation.
@Cin66 Жыл бұрын
Ong you couldn’t pay me enough
@calicookin9166 Жыл бұрын
Whole lot of cgi. Can’t believe everything just because it’s on tv
@calicookin9166 Жыл бұрын
@@arctee4631 where you there ?
@joaopintovb Жыл бұрын
@@arctee4631 Can be real but that's not "space".
@JackieZYT Жыл бұрын
That one unemployed friend on a Tuesday:
@erinhernandez1482 Жыл бұрын
😂💀
@Boi-A12 Жыл бұрын
lmao yeah
@AManWithADream Жыл бұрын
thats js dark man
@TravellerZasha Жыл бұрын
So true I always do the craziest stuff on tuesdays when I was unemployed.
@Moon-oh1fj Жыл бұрын
@@TravellerZasha 😂 so now you're not doing it right! Or you still..
@dereklong2072Ай бұрын
For some reason everytime he says, "I'm coming home now", before he jumps I struggle to hold back tears and get very emotional. Amazing moment for humanity.
@lkae43 күн бұрын
This is home; space looks very dark and scary. And yet Elon is taking us to Mars. I will definitely cry when they leave Mars and say, "We're coming home now."
@simonrae3048 Жыл бұрын
The older gentleman ( now sadly passed) who was advisor on this jump is Joseph Kittinger who held the record for a staggering 53 years. Unbelievably his freefall from 102,000 feet made in 1960 lasted all this time, until 2012. This man should never, ever be forgotten if we are to celebrate these feats. And he did it alone. What a man to have on your team to break the record. Felix is incredible but Joseph was equally so. And such a cool calm dude
@resolver246 Жыл бұрын
Yes ❤
@KajalMishra-qu2rd Жыл бұрын
Itni English kaise bol leti ho
@resolver246 Жыл бұрын
@@KajalMishra-qu2rd typing karke 🤧
@frwystr Жыл бұрын
it’s not
@shafnanaseer2009 Жыл бұрын
Oh ❤
@ericfelds6291 Жыл бұрын
I love that Red Bull has invested so much into displaying the most extreme limits of human achievement
@ash_isa_jay Жыл бұрын
Fish eye lens was used to deceive the people that the earth is a ball.
@sharptoaster2142 Жыл бұрын
All to advertise a mid beverage
@ericfelds6291 Жыл бұрын
@@sharptoaster2142 it’s the best energy drink tbh
@tbug5737 Жыл бұрын
They are also good in creating an illusion for the viewer using good camera equipment. He never saw the curve of the earth, wasnt high enough. Fish lens are doing all that.
@JE-mg1zj Жыл бұрын
Pagahahahahaha. A few Months later an almost untrained dude repeated this even higher. You are a fool to Fall for Red Bullshit
@johnyjons_2 жыл бұрын
A human breaking the sound barrier is overwhelming. Felix you did an amazing job.
@redbull2 жыл бұрын
thanks Koolbear
@MB66_2 жыл бұрын
I know koolbear
@randomannoyance2 жыл бұрын
agree with you Koolbear
@johnyjons_2 жыл бұрын
@@4N5H_ hi
@fpst2 жыл бұрын
@@MB66_ And I know you and Koolbear.
@BigIggy15 күн бұрын
I watched this live and held my breath when you started to spin. It really was incredible, and it felt like science fiction coming alive!
@bianconero25live9 ай бұрын
I saw this jump before going to work. I didn't care if I was late or not. What a great milestone to see Felix broke that world record.
@Буква_А9 ай бұрын
А с какого города именно ты видел его прыжок, и откуда именно Феликс стартовал?
@SwedeProof9 ай бұрын
Just curious...When you saw this man before trudging off to work
@CameronHemeon8 ай бұрын
@@SwedeProofThis jump was broadcast live, I remember getting home from a night shift and staying up to watch it. Worth it.
@colourfularts3098 ай бұрын
Anyone can break record
@traeyoung13908 ай бұрын
Were you late?
@BNHRD2 жыл бұрын
can’t believe it happened over 10years ago 😳 feels like it was yesterday 😮
@redbull2 жыл бұрын
time flies almost as fast as Felix 😅
@matthewdaub2 жыл бұрын
@@redbull it's more like falling with style!
@NattyGuy2 жыл бұрын
Truth bro. I remember watching this live. It was unreal. Hands down the best RedBull event to date.
@TimWrightt2 жыл бұрын
@@redbull 1:43 in this shot the earth is concave, can you explain that, Mr Redbull? here too: 3:11
@dazza83892 жыл бұрын
Exactly couldn’t be 10yrs shyt time is flying by
@fnln5448 ай бұрын
My absolute respect. You dropped faster than sound. You earned your wings. Incredible.
@Atomwaffen-y3s2 ай бұрын
I'm sure he is RIGHT HERE ON THIS VERY SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS THREAD absorbing every bit of your narcicism, lol.
@nilaksh007Ай бұрын
@@Atomwaffen-y3s you don't know what narcissism means
@nobody527714 күн бұрын
Hey man, glad you survived this! Proud of you for such an achievement. Congratulations ❤
@agyapongdaniel Жыл бұрын
"At this moment it's not about breaking record anymore .. it's about survival" this part Hits hard
@ash_isa_jay Жыл бұрын
Fish eye lens was used to deceive the people that the earth is a ball.
@birb. Жыл бұрын
He should have stayed at home and not jump from space if he cares for his life
@incredible5587 Жыл бұрын
@@birb. worst comment on the web!
@AndyDufresne86 Жыл бұрын
Well, his record quickly got beaten. I dont understand why people still worship this austrian right-winged id*ot.
@katherinpenamonteverde1286 Жыл бұрын
How did he land up?????
@AfieChan2 ай бұрын
Man : I hate my life Redbull : You're hired
@sailorman86682 ай бұрын
You seem to be under the delusion that the skydiver had a death-wish?
"We'de like you to promote our product called RedBull- that's Latin for "Heart Attack In A Can."
@darylmorse Жыл бұрын
I watched this live and I will never forget the feeling of relief when Felix got his spin under control. Watching him set down on the ground was incredible.
@carlmanis879 Жыл бұрын
he was only up 24 miles up and he seen the curvature of the earth. let me guess it was done by the same crew that filmed the moon landing. at 283 miles high you can see just Texas, New Mexico, and part of Oklahoma. go on google earth and go up 283 miles and see what you can see. Fake fake and fake.
@djams8799 Жыл бұрын
Ohhhh wooow! Good for you
@joshoaaquinoterrado105 Жыл бұрын
Tae 💴😃😃😃😃😃😃😃
@tylerbean978 Жыл бұрын
@@djams8799unnecessary
@worldschooltravel Жыл бұрын
I remember watching it too, the internet was struggling to keep up with all the viewers. I remember he kind of blacked out for a second with that spinning.
@XiaXi-t8j6 күн бұрын
I just calculated and checked, he fell from 0:17 127852feet=39KM,while the definition of space is at least 100km from the sea level, so his start point was still not in space yet
@wrenengels74356 күн бұрын
There is no actual definition of where space begins; it's arbitrary. The Karman Line is simply a commonly used altitude.
@fromnorway643Күн бұрын
The video title was misleading. It's also worth noting that any definition of where space begins has to be somewhat arbitrary since you can still find some air molecules far above the Kármán line at 100 km.
@karanthakkar04 Жыл бұрын
The *sound* when he broke the SOUND barrier gave me chills.
@CertifedTrappeer11 ай бұрын
1:06
@arandomsupra11 ай бұрын
The scary part is the fact that a human did that. Wouldnt he feel that?
@arandomsupra11 ай бұрын
@@joshc4998 Terminal velocity exists because of air resistance, in space where he was there is little to no air resistance.
@redsed156510 ай бұрын
I'll s called sound effects
@Nickname-hier-einfuegen10 ай бұрын
@@joshc4998 Terminal velocity is the balance between gravity and drag. Drag depends on the atmosphere. He jumped form the stratosphere (40km), so essentially from space. At this point, the terminal velocity is faster than the speed of sound, because there's not as much drag. But just like any object that falls down from space, at some point the atmosphere and increasing drag slowed him down again. Until he reached the point where he could use the parachute.
@lynnprice23145 ай бұрын
I watched this live when he jumped. I didn’t think he was going to make it when he started spinning. So thankful it turned out well. Thanks for sharing this.
@sledgehammer15705 ай бұрын
Yes, it was a weekend and i had buddies come over and had some drinks and we watched this live. It felt special, kind of like watching the moon landing 😁 good times..
@aqimjulayhi87984 ай бұрын
Same. I was 17 when this happened. My heart was racing watching him tumble, but when he landed it was a huge sigh of relief. Genuinely happy and excited for him.
@GabagoolGang4 ай бұрын
watched this live on my 21st bday, me and my buddies thought he was a goner as well when he was spinning like that
@SagaLarton4 ай бұрын
Its a fake, look closer its bull.
@elmensajero72953 ай бұрын
He doesn't jump, never show his face up there, the jumper is dead thats why stop spinning, he jump after, The footage were was spinning never was on the live one, so fake
@sohamsengupta64709 ай бұрын
Massive props to Joe Kittinger on this one. The man held the record himself for ages, and then agreed to provide a huge amount of expertise and experience to this project so that Felix could break his own record. Absolute legend.
@Northdracula8 ай бұрын
Is your pfp that Gojira album cover
@pxtheticfxllxcy3 ай бұрын
@@NorthdraculaMagma
@spudeleven512421 күн бұрын
I don't know how Colonel Joe was ever able to fit into the tiny cockpit of a fighter jet, given those massive balls of his. 😀
@tomymontana7268Ай бұрын
To all the Red Bull team, the missions you accomplish, it's unreal. 🤯
@optimistic_player2 ай бұрын
the fact he broke the sound barrier is insane, that must have helped scientists a lot with how much information he gave with that one dive.
@deenman23Ай бұрын
kubrick would be proud
@MP_pov2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching it live. Mind-blowing stuff. Well done Felix.
@redbull2 жыл бұрын
thanks MP
@TimWrightt2 жыл бұрын
@@redbull why do you put out this obvious propaganda? we can see the fisheye lens, low-earth orbit =/= outer space, this is all bs.
@chuckievergara1332 жыл бұрын
most Red Bull videos are mind blowing hahahaha
@sailorman86682 жыл бұрын
@Alexander Alfons This was a skydive from a helium balloon at an altitude of 39 km (24 miles) which is from the layer of the atmosphere known as the stratosphere. That's why this venture was officially known as Red Bull Stratos. Any reference to this jump being from space is incorrect. So just tell everyone again, what makes you think this skydive from a balloon never actually happened?
@botmushin88782 жыл бұрын
Were you mind-blown by that fish-eye lens too?
@stevebogard38333 ай бұрын
Caught this live by accident. Couldn't stop watching. Very intense moments when he started to "tumble" out of control and amazingly came out of it for safe landing. Great sportsmanship from former record holder !
@danfrost_2 ай бұрын
That sound wen he breaks the sound barrier reminds me of man of steel
@haroldmccarty13332 ай бұрын
I remember watching this live as well. Seems like just yesterday
@MariusSA17 күн бұрын
Remember watching this live in 2012 as a kid, thought it was the coolest thing ever
@vee26.6 ай бұрын
Redbull be doing anything BUT drinks. 💀
@Wolvenworks6 ай бұрын
I mean if you want to market the drink any more you might as well market Kratingdaeng (the original, less sweet Thai version) to the west.
@Mikke-G6 ай бұрын
Actually Red bull don't produce the drinks. They just label generic ones with their brand.
@deevo7996 ай бұрын
Just thinking that. And your comment deserves more likes!
@RaphaelBrenner-qn7wk6 ай бұрын
@@Mikke-Gthats total bullshit lol
@Defenseman619135 ай бұрын
THey literally make drinks
@Tankem2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this. Wow it's been a decade already? The bravery and the mindset to do this stunt is unbelievable. Mad respect Felix.
@TimWrightt2 жыл бұрын
but in this shot the earth is concave: 1:43 ... so maybe it truly is UNEBELIEVABLE
@Minifliek2 жыл бұрын
@@TimWrightt What's truly unbelievable is that there's still people around dumb enough to think the earth is flat. Nothing about this video has anything to do with the shape of the earth. Man just wanted to fall fast, yet while you can clearly see he's in space by the sky going from black to blue all you can say is the camera shows a weird perspective. Yet it's easy to understand why they use this kind of lens to be able to get a larger view.
@kamryn84082 жыл бұрын
@@TimWrightt i thought flat earthers truly didn’t exist, i guess some people are just built diff lmao
@TimWrightt2 жыл бұрын
@@kamryn8408 Some people like yourself believe things without any proof, others require proof. Once you can prove the earth is a globe then you can pretend we're wrong.
@kamryn84082 жыл бұрын
@@TimWrightt there are many things that prove the earth isnt flat lmao… have you ever been to school?
@epoch29 Жыл бұрын
Watching this live was one of the most insane moments I've witnessed in my life. Absolutely astounding feat.
@raajrawa7350 Жыл бұрын
really?
@epoch29 Жыл бұрын
@@raajrawa7350 hell yeah dude! Man jumped from space! Of course the broadcast was delayed in case of any faults but it was still quite suspenseful!
@jordanandreae8510 Жыл бұрын
Sir plz go outside and touch grass. Most insane moment of your life jesus.
@epoch29 Жыл бұрын
@@jordanandreae8510 I touch grass everyday, kinda part of my job. Can one not be fascinated by a feat they witnessed? Also, I said "one of" not "the", so your reading comprehension skills could use a little work. Please go get some friends sir, maybe you won't be so miserable.
@assncreed Жыл бұрын
How t f he not fall in sea or ocean😱🤔
@triffusАй бұрын
Absolutely mind boggling. THE BEST REDBULL VIDEO. You are insane and will live in history!
@dnalearningcenternigeria-d496Ай бұрын
I love that Red Bull has continue to be at the forefront of new discoveries and innovations.
@19iason1923 күн бұрын
2014, Alan Eustace jumped from 41 km without support from Red Bull.
@Fall-oo6mt6 күн бұрын
@@19iason19 41 km is NOT space tho
@19iason196 күн бұрын
@ ah, but the 39 km of Red Bull is space? Because they called this marketing action „space jump“? Regardless what you call it. Red Bull still pretend they have the record with 39 km but this is just not true.
@vladmadalin-stefanvmd39754 ай бұрын
I remember this so well in 2012 and I've watched every second of it. I was a child back then but it was absolutely amazing to see this live.
@test-nt9uj3 ай бұрын
Same, everyone talked about it in school lol
@kevindecker94443 ай бұрын
I watched it live. I was 52.
@xgulaschannax3927 Жыл бұрын
There's just no doubt about it, Felix did one of the most insane things a human has ever done. Watched the video so many times and it always amazes me
@connyhartl1362 Жыл бұрын
what nonsense. From a height of 30 km, he wants to show us the curvature of the earth? Look thousands of km through the atmosphere, where you can only see 30 to 200 km away. What nonsense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@mrblackscreen5558 Жыл бұрын
@@connyhartl1362🤡
@Rishi123456789 Жыл бұрын
@@connyhartl1362 The sudden popularity of the flat Earth theory in 2015 is a CIA psyop designed to hide the fact that Earth is actually hollow. Well done for falling for it, you useful idiot. lol
@kennygustavsson9531 Жыл бұрын
He did a parachute jump. Agreed, higher than the rest but still it was just a parachute jump. He was never in space
@Rishi123456789 Жыл бұрын
@@kennygustavsson9531 Exactly. What he did was amazing, but he was never in space. If he was in space, he would have been orbiting Earth instead of falling toward the ground.
@Person_guСағат бұрын
No one on earth can come close to calling that guy a coward. He will go down in history as a brave man. Period
@Ivanov_397 Жыл бұрын
The part where he salutes and says im going home now before he jumps is so badass
@shawnpiccirilli6956 Жыл бұрын
That guy’s got balls of steel. No way I’d ever do that! 😂
@rdp_mizo Жыл бұрын
Fr
@FuckGoogle211 ай бұрын
Either way he was going to be correct, earth to earth and all that.
@santoshpatel126211 ай бұрын
Kkjhhh
@santoshpatel126211 ай бұрын
Gggff
@jacesullivan45636 ай бұрын
No matter how many times I watch this over the years... it still gives me high anxiety
@Tony2Times-jn1jq23 күн бұрын
It’s fake
@aden53819 күн бұрын
@@Tony2Times-jn1jq It's not, but thanks for playing.
@SiStockbridge2 жыл бұрын
This is one of those moments that if you witnessed it live, you'll never forget this for the rest of your life. BALLS OF STEEL!!
@lorenzomaximo18182 жыл бұрын
And I bet they were really screwed on tight.
@AavegS2 жыл бұрын
True Absolutely
@Coolnessthegreat123 Жыл бұрын
ayo
@JawnCena-dn7jc Жыл бұрын
actually i kinda forgot about it till i watched this video
@WORDversesWORLD Жыл бұрын
It doesn't take balls, you have to be a fool!
@Dev_ansh36911 күн бұрын
Anyone here in November 2024?😊
@Beannose311 сағат бұрын
Me!
@JawadRehman-yv5dv11 сағат бұрын
Me
@MrEk13goober9 сағат бұрын
Me😄
@joshbeerman61209 сағат бұрын
Me
@toxic_f303311 ай бұрын
i remember watching this in 5th grade, now that i’m older i realized how insane this guy is. major balls
@knowwhatimeme10 ай бұрын
It's insane seeing how huge planet New Mexico is 😂
@theharshtruthoutthere10 ай бұрын
@@knowwhatimeme All who works in NASA, also knows, EARTH IS A CLOSED SYSTEM, NOBODY CANNOT LEAVE EARTH, THERE IS NOWHERE TO GO. They all know it, yet willingly deceive. + they are in the masonry club.
@gullahgeechee269910 ай бұрын
you would only see white people doing this🤣🤣🤣🤣
@noahjanosek806110 ай бұрын
@@knowwhatimeme❤
@andrewho189 ай бұрын
he used a parachute. this other guy jumped out of a plane without a parachute, now that is major balls.
@andyprompt Жыл бұрын
The blood thru the eyeballs....cant believe he was thinking that at that moment. Insane
@blueraven3351 Жыл бұрын
Huh???
@jjstratford Жыл бұрын
Yeah. People like him and astronauts, especially the FIRST astronauts, are special people. Mental strength like you can’t imagine.
@Popwarner-x1w Жыл бұрын
It's a lie. The Earth is Flat. That picture is from a Fisheye lens.
@karantikoo9302 Жыл бұрын
@@jjstratford also the first pilot, especially fighter pilots who felt extreme g-force
@duggyfresh8899 Жыл бұрын
I actually just didn’t know what he was talking about
@Next5Minutes6 ай бұрын
I jumped from C 130's in the Army. I totally respect and admire this man. Salute!
@Worst_Infamous6 ай бұрын
I jumped from the 5 meters in pool, i totally respect too
@z4rifdraws1506 ай бұрын
I jumped 2 cm on my bed! Huge respect!
@Tilthedaycollapses6 ай бұрын
@@Worst_Infamous i jumped from 10 meters into an pool try that out .
@mrizwan74566 ай бұрын
I agree 👍
@rene106746 ай бұрын
All the way brother!
@sniper7ize3 күн бұрын
Happy to say I watched this live. Witnessed history
@dhhhhfn3 күн бұрын
Cool
@dl72818 ай бұрын
I watched this in a hotel room in San Jose, CA, staring at the television, watching while his suit inched toward the darkness. Thanks for this memory. Bravo, Felix.
@HemlataSinghthakur4 ай бұрын
They proved that red bull gives you wings. 💸
@davidwesley25254 ай бұрын
Red Bull also Gives You Balls of Titanium. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
@L17_84 ай бұрын
Jesus loves you so much ❤️
@HemlataSinghthakur4 ай бұрын
@@L17_8 ❤️❤️
@श्रीमंत_बाजीराव_पेशवा3 ай бұрын
@@L17_8kon hai ye tera jesus be
@Pareng_playz3 ай бұрын
@@L17_8can you just shut up stop spamming
@FDguy3432 жыл бұрын
When he fell to his knees, that was all that he needed to say. No matter what language you speak, every human on earth can translate what that meant. Folks, the emotional moment literally brought him to his knees. At the end of the day, *some moments are better appreciated without words.*
@kirkkirkland72442 жыл бұрын
I would fall to my knees and thank God!!!
@katherinpenamonteverde1286 Жыл бұрын
I think because he enetered to the gravity of earth and couldn't walk since he was up there
@rolandoguerrero9710 Жыл бұрын
Being able to do that after the jump is a miracle in itself
@Jaimee-fc8un Жыл бұрын
I loveee this!!! So we'll said!
@tunasandwich80497 ай бұрын
@@katherinpenamonteverde1286 that only occurs if he was in orbit He was actually in the stratosphere which isn't zero G space (but it's still really super high) So no he wouldn't fall on his knees because his body would be adjusting to Earth's gravity like the astronauts in the ISS He would fall on his knees because of the massive balls it took him to that insane stunt
@mikeblankenship79302 жыл бұрын
This was one of the most exciting things I'd ever watched in my 67 years. I just sat glued to my television the entire time. What an amazing thing to witness.
@redbull2 жыл бұрын
thanks Mike 🙌
@4Mikes4Mindset4 Жыл бұрын
@@redbull Lies. Deceits. Treachery. Come clean. The truth shall set your soul free.
@sailorman8668 Жыл бұрын
@@4Mikes4Mindset4 Don't expect them to replace the reference to 'space', with 'stratosphere'. The Red Bull PR department isn't actually interested in presenting facts in their videos.
@puppieskittens9984 Жыл бұрын
What an amazing fish eye lens shot of ghey space fakery
@sailorman8668 Жыл бұрын
@@puppieskittens9984 Regardless of the distorted appearance of the earth in the footage which has been caused by the wide-angle lens used in the cameras, this doesn't change the fact that the earth is a spherical planet, right PK?
@slotrane8853Ай бұрын
Saw it live. No doubt, coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Mesmerized. Can’t take my eyes off it
@spudeleven512421 күн бұрын
It was way, way cool. What still blows my mind is that I saw it live via satellite feed in Djibouti. What a small world in which we now live.
@Tony2Times-jn1jq19 күн бұрын
It’s fake lol smh damn you guys are slow
@GamerVijayy18 күн бұрын
@@Tony2Times-jn1jqhow are you so sure? Im just curious
@spudeleven512418 күн бұрын
@@Tony2Times-jn1jq Go troll somewhere else.
@lordmechanic Жыл бұрын
Joe Kittinger, the original record holder and capcom for this jump just passed away at 94. RIP Joe.
@deanjackson2125 Жыл бұрын
At least he got to witness this record…
@joaopedrogomesalexandrino3243 Жыл бұрын
Rip
@daz090979 Жыл бұрын
I literally said “rest in peace Joe” to myself when the vid ended. It was a phenomenal achievement for Felix and likewise poetic for Joe to have assumed the “jump seat” role as mentor etc. Supremely choreographed!
@InCountry6970 Жыл бұрын
And Joe did his jump to better the understanding of science for the Air Force and not just for publicity
@ZeroNitroMan26 күн бұрын
Older generations saw the moon landing and the golden age of space shuttles. We saw this, and this alone was amazing experience to watch live.
@boigercat2 жыл бұрын
The emotions still run high watching this even after all these years. Truly incredible 👏
@teerikangas Жыл бұрын
For me skijumping is crazy as what. I tried to watch this live but as soon as Felix was standing on those small steps I went out for a long walk just hoping Felix is OK. Literally mind-blowing stuff..
@mariadominic3627 Жыл бұрын
Aah coward!
@benschaeffer8102 Жыл бұрын
I surprised myself. I got through the entire video. I did gasp a little when he initially jumped, but the vertical spin is what I got me. Then again, I used to Ski Jump/Ski Race and I've Sky Dived, but NOT from over 100,000+ feet. I mean, that's INCREDIBLE. 😯
@HexaBoxabl3 ай бұрын
Every family has that one person who will break the family financial struggle, I hope you become the one😊
@malinia.203 ай бұрын
You're talking about breaking through the class hierarchy, while this guy actually broke the sound barrier lmao
@kintarowith3 күн бұрын
“I hate my life.” Redbull : You’re hired.
@BLUEPLANETJAZZ Жыл бұрын
Saw it live--really the most incredible thing I have ever seen. I am a former skydiver--my brother taught it--and died from it--but still I love the sport, love that Felix did this, and that my brother died doing what he loved.
@KabbalahSherry Жыл бұрын
Damn I'm sorry to hear that about your brother. It's definitely dangerous but fun. But dangerous. 🫤 But hey, not all of Us get a chance to ever do it. It's an experience to be sure.
@DiehardSportsCardCollector Жыл бұрын
Wow. Very touching story. I can relate to you having lost my only brother. Did your brother have a accident?
@BLUEPLANETJAZZ Жыл бұрын
@@DiehardSportsCardCollector I'm sorry to hear that. My brother died skydiving. he was a professional skydiver--equip malfunction. Thank you.
@brianwhite9339 Жыл бұрын
@@DiehardSportsCardCollector Why not use this balloon to launch spacecraft? It could save fuel!!
@ozzyziggy4991 Жыл бұрын
@@brianwhite9339 I assume a regular rocket is too heavy for any sized balloon or it would have to be ridiculously large. Felix's little spaceship up was tiny and I assume light
@WrestlingArt37 ай бұрын
I remember watching this live around 11 am or noon when I worked with special needs kids. We ordered pizza and were watching it and I was able to convey to them how cool this was. And they loved it and loved the moment. And I don't know if it was me that said we should pray but I remember we prayed for having the food and being able to share this moment with each other
@claypatt6 ай бұрын
That quite... Wholesome
@DaniBoii-cl6gw6 ай бұрын
W
@slumpyoheuc6 ай бұрын
That’s beautiful bro God loves u fr 💯
@rickv55226 ай бұрын
So sweet
@Rubmaster2 жыл бұрын
I took a day of from work to watch this happen live. And I remember that day vividly! The hours in the baloon was nice and calm. When the door opened, i got butterflies and eyes glued to the screen. When he jumped I was so exited!!! And when the spinning occurred, I was praying and rooting for Felix. And the loud cheer and screams that came, when he manage to take controll of the spin was pure happiness. Well done to Felox, the whole team and RedBull for making this possible 💙❤ what an achievement!!! 👏 👏 👏
@redbull2 жыл бұрын
so awesome that you can remember it so vividly ❤️ thank you for all the support, we really appreciate it
@cwisted53082 жыл бұрын
Such an awesome experience to watch this live! I was in college and we had a bunch of people over watching it in my room. Everything changed when that door opened and you could see how high up he really was. Such an awesome video!
@josephdale69 Жыл бұрын
Did you actually think he saw the curvature of the earth?
@walx274 Жыл бұрын
@@josephdale69 at that height he would of been able to yes
@Eko.c2 сағат бұрын
Red Bull gives you angel wings
@bawteach Жыл бұрын
I used your jump in my physics classes. The kids were blown away! The guts to just step off?? Still gives me goosebumps!!
@sailorman8668 Жыл бұрын
I hope you explained to your physics students that this skydive was from a helium balloon and that it wasn't actually from space as incorrectly referenced in the video by the uploader?
@fadetoblond Жыл бұрын
He's made every adrenaline junkie on this planet cry in envy. I can just imagine how many people would want to do this. That looked incredible. Glad he lived to talk about it. 👍❤
@samsammohmed-c1z Жыл бұрын
O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous -
@samsammohmed-c1z Жыл бұрын
t is He who made the sun a shining light and the moon a derived light and determined for it phases - that you may know the number of years and account [of time]. Allāh has not created this except in truth. He details the signs for a people who know.
@Stupedomin Жыл бұрын
No one asked@@samsammohmed-c1z
@wrenengels7435 Жыл бұрын
@@samsammohmed-c1z 🤔 😉 🤣
@Igor-my6ml Жыл бұрын
I would
@TubinHard004 ай бұрын
This guy will never be excited from a roller coaster or Indy racecar or anything on earth. This is next level!
@thekingandi17053 ай бұрын
Yeah it's out of this world.
@fallen60603 ай бұрын
@@thekingandi1705 HA, i see what you did there you sneaky sneak sneak
@SamuelJohnson-p9r3 ай бұрын
@@fallen6060 Guffaw
@DuddyChill25 күн бұрын
Some people still believe earth is not round huh?
@slavkov.92746 күн бұрын
Zastosowano rybie oko
@AstrumDeusКүн бұрын
@@slavkov.9274Nie
@DancingMelons3 ай бұрын
Bro took “Redbull gives you wings” to the next level 💀 edit: yo thx for the likes
@DominicJewell-p2e3 ай бұрын
This aint Even level anymore This is a Whole new dimension!
@coldstar56003 ай бұрын
Alliens wound't even have to land. They can send soldiers from space.
@tigerCola3 ай бұрын
@@coldstar5600random-
@panshultiwari66133 ай бұрын
Red Bull posted this video😂
@Muhsin-ibragimovi2 ай бұрын
Redbull gives you hellium ball
@moveitstime Жыл бұрын
Incredible people do incredible works. Not only his physical fitness, but his mental preparation and technical pre-works made this stunt an achievement! 💯
@mattfranks4086 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. The only reason mankind was able to expand is that many before them took risks that nobody else would. Many call them crazy. As a modern example the Oceangate sub. I 100% would have went on that if offered. I ride a motorcycle every day, I know I could be taken out in a flash and have had many close calls. I enjoy it, I would rather live and loose than sit in my rocking chair telling my grandchildren that the secret to living old is to be terrified of living.
@christietedesco67159 ай бұрын
i remember watching this live in elementary with my class! still crazy watching it back all these years later! thanks felix and redbull for this incredible moment 🤘🏼🔥
@Akritis21Күн бұрын
red bull gives you wings!
@jumboJetPilot5 ай бұрын
I flew Joe Kittinger on a military “incentive flight” in 2005. I remember briefing him on the ejection seat - only to then remember that he had a whole lot more ejection seat experience than I did! The difference between Joe’s experience with high altitude diving and Felix’s is that with Joe, his diving was with the intent purpose of studying and developing high altitude escape systems for astronauts whereas Felix was merely there to set a record.
@poojibear64 ай бұрын
how come I'm the only one to notice this comment?
@jumboJetPilot4 ай бұрын
@@poojibear6 I spent the entire day with Joe! I remember he had a beaten up, two-toned Rolex GMT master with the yellow and brown bezel and dial. He had quite a career and life’s story!
@evanwoods3107 Жыл бұрын
The fact you could hear him breaking the sound barrier is absolutely mind boggling Edit: holy crap guys calm down stop fighting 💀💀
@wrenengels7435 Жыл бұрын
@@pags44 What other type of parachute would you expect him to use ? And what's this about sheep - why would skydiving from an altitude of 24 miles be so unbelievable ? Others have accomplished similar jumps before him and after him.
@mezlay2 Жыл бұрын
@@pags44 If you knew anything about physics, you would have realized that going through the atmosphere slowed him down plenty enough to open this "normal parachute" safely.
@pags44 Жыл бұрын
@@mezlay2 😄🤣😂😆 thanks for the laugh
@pags44 Жыл бұрын
@@wrenengels7435 at that speed, every bone in his body would break. Keep believing sheep.
@wrenengels7435 Жыл бұрын
@@pags44 Oh, yeah ? 🤔 from what exactly ? ⏰️ 👀🍿
@BrittanyTrifone-ng3qf5 ай бұрын
This is SO COOL!!!! ❤ breaking the sound barrier, going thru g forces, staying alive thru it all, that's insane mad props Felix! Way to go Red Bull for making this happen
@rescue2705 ай бұрын
Gotta remember- The speed of sound is relative to air density. In the extremely thin air of the outer surface of the atmosphere, sound travels much more slowly, so the sound barrier might happen between 150 to 200 mph. At sea level, under standard day conditions, the sound barrier is around 760 mph.
@agastyarajesh3968Күн бұрын
*Bro is a crazy man he deserves a sub 😅*
@Theeporkchopxprezz7 ай бұрын
Such an incredible jump. And his team was incredible. The guy who was basically like the ground control, commander guy, the older gentleman, glasses it’s even more special when you realize who he is.
@Serotonin20246 ай бұрын
Who is he?
@Nomad-975 ай бұрын
@@Serotonin2024 he is him
@saltendo21775 ай бұрын
@@Serotonin2024 I think the previous WR holder for this.
@marcuschampagne40845 ай бұрын
Put a couple tears in my eye. Absolutely beautiful. People can do anything! What humans are capable of truly astonishes me.
@drachenmarke4 ай бұрын
It was originally done 55 years earlier....we must really need a win.
@marcuschampagne40844 ай бұрын
@@drachenmarkeah. I don’t really care who or what did it first. This isn’t about politics, globalism, Hollywood or whatever you are going to blame this on. This is about showing humans that they are capable of anything they put their minds to.
@SagaLarton4 ай бұрын
Yes. The bullshit they are capable of. Its fake. Look closer.
@SaraLilyRose Жыл бұрын
I'm not comfortable at all with heights, this guy has nerves of steel. So impressive !
@sqprxs Жыл бұрын
@@Mohamed_Tapl yes
@Phoebe-f4e Жыл бұрын
What I would have passed out why before even going up! Wow! He must not fear height’s!!! Amazing!!
@user-km6tx9bq5g Жыл бұрын
*balls*
@blakecarnes9400 Жыл бұрын
I used to say I was scared of heights, then I realized i was just scared of falling.. then I went skydiving and I realized I love falling but I'm scared of heights lol
@yesyes29412 Жыл бұрын
he has ball of steel ma homie wtf
@GalacticTater3 күн бұрын
I was 15 when this happened. I remember watching it on TV with my mom and stepdad. Its crazy to think this was 12 years ago now.
@hirotaniguchi55942 жыл бұрын
even a decade later, i still get goosebumps watching him flying!!!
@jimdennis24512 жыл бұрын
I know everything falls at the same rate, but damn, you can't help to think Felix fell quicker due to his enormous balls.
@ray240512 жыл бұрын
@@jimdennis2451 Looks like you have a fascination with testicles.
@Spasming2 жыл бұрын
This was insane. He is an incredibly brave person, kudos
@Minifliek2 жыл бұрын
@@TimWrightt We found a flerf!
@majortom45432 жыл бұрын
@@TimWrightt Yeah, in his altitude you cant see it like that.
@TimWrightt2 жыл бұрын
@@majortom4543 First off, go learn your own beliefs. Theoretically, yes you can. Second, then why do you people claim you can see ships sail over the curve? Third, then you tell me what the point of using fisheye lens is for this.
@majortom45432 жыл бұрын
@@TimWrightt use your own advice and go google about the topic before coming like a smartas. Even the ISS cant see earth as a sphere. They are too close.
@sailorman86682 жыл бұрын
@@TimWrightt You can post as many comments as you like, but it still doesn't change the FACT that the earth is a spherical planet. I bet you're dumb enough too, that you actually think that the moon creates its own light? Yeah, thought so. LOL. 🤣
@tessiepinkman Жыл бұрын
Saw this live in 2012, and damn, when Felix went into that spin I was standing up and screaming at my screen *_"COME ON FELIX, YOU CAN DO IT! STOP THAT SPIN!"_* and when he finally came out of it I realized my heart had been racing so fast and beating so hard that I had to sit down because I felt like I was gonna faint any second. When he landed I was screaming again, this time out of happiness and pride - even though I don't know Felix at all it felt like I had been with him the entire way down, and I felt so proud of him for making it. It was a *great* experience. Something I'll never forget. And I'm *so* happy that I caught the live broadcast!
@DS-nv2ni Жыл бұрын
I watched this live 4 years ago.
@angdee3832 Жыл бұрын
@@DS-nv2nit was 11 years ago ..
@Corruptedd Жыл бұрын
C R I N G E @tessiepinkman
@connyhartl1362 Жыл бұрын
what nonsense. From a height of 30 km, he wants to show us the curvature of the earth? Look thousands of km through the atmosphere, where you can only see 30 to 200 km away. What nonsense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@XDAFT Жыл бұрын
@@connyhartl1362🤔🤔
@noahdavidson8733Ай бұрын
Who’s here on the 12th anniversary? I remember watching this when I was 13, in middle school science class. Now, I’m 25, and still unable to wrap my head around how this was possible.
@fleabaguette96999 ай бұрын
I watched this happen live, and it was insane!! Even just watching him made me so nervous, especially when he started spinning like that while free falling. It was crazy, my friends and I all cheered when he landed. Felix is a badass!
@JasonMaly8 ай бұрын
You watched nothing
@watchmejumpstart248 ай бұрын
@@JasonMalypeople like you and the rest of the conspiracy/flat earth/ antivax nutjobs in these comments let me know we are all doomed. Gj. Giving you people the internet was the biggest mistake of human history. You're in an echo chamber.
@heartofarebel40982 жыл бұрын
I had the amazingly good fortune to be able to watch it live that day. I **STILL** feel an internal unease every time I see a replay of his initial release from the capsule! But I don't want to turn away because of that first person camera view of the Earth!! Breathtaking in our abilities we humans are-- when we aren't trying to slaughter each other. I pray our wisdom soon catches up to our abilities. I so deeply desire a world for my children and grandchildren to be heralding news of more accomplishments by those like Felix than of atrocities by acolytes of evil. Thank you Felix for the courage to take yet another great leap for all humanity!!
@ChadPrestonOfficialThree Жыл бұрын
"First person camera view of the Earth", huh? You mean 'planet New Mexico' - that ridiculous spherical ILLUSION created by the barrel distortion of the fisheye lenses being used? Our world is NOT a spinning ball in "space". There are ZERO observable, repeatable, measurable, verifiable experiments IN HUMAN HISTORY that have EVER proven our world's supposed curvature OR its motion. NONE. Not one!
@vincentharvey11092 ай бұрын
Red Bull gives you wings💀
@rat408Ай бұрын
red bull exec, "put these on"
@Kash994Ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Albert-xq6lk29 күн бұрын
Hi
@Edward_NashtonАй бұрын
I have just one word for this: INSANE Still can't believe it's possible to survive that. But he obviously did. What a legend
@sailorman8668Ай бұрын
What aspect of this skydive did you think was hard for him to survive?
@BrandonMcClanahan4 ай бұрын
I was in college at the time of this. Our professor showed us this and he told us that what we were seeing was unbelievable really. I look back on that and now realize how just unbelievable this truly is.
@INTEL-REDACTED8 ай бұрын
This was the most badass thing ever done by a human.
@cremebrulee47598 ай бұрын
A firefighter going into a burning building to save a life is badass.
@anannoyedpanda8 ай бұрын
No it isn't.
@Aman-nk5uq8 ай бұрын
Get a grip
@Therichmothertricker8 ай бұрын
not as good as this@@cremebrulee4759
@danw13747 ай бұрын
I wonder how far above the earth the gravitational forces begin to take effect?
@MichaelSmith-Moving Жыл бұрын
Red Bull has set the bar very high for extreme sports. Salute Felix.
@solarblasts Жыл бұрын
hello
@중동사랑-y6w4 күн бұрын
you are so brave.and thank you with this video
@Preppyslaygirlysayslay Жыл бұрын
This is truly the most crazy thing I've ever seen in my 32 years. Great job Felix!
@sailorman8668 Жыл бұрын
Just out of interest, where do you think he's actually jumped from?
@davegonnaway6007 Жыл бұрын
@@sailorman8668 a capsule suspended from an air balloon..
@BalsaDokmanovic Жыл бұрын
Its fake stupid
@patrailriders62842 жыл бұрын
This was the first thing I ever watched live online. For me it sits in that place where the moon landings probably sat for previous generations. Thanks for the ride Felix, I'll never forget it!
@redbull2 жыл бұрын
high praise, thanks so much for all the memories 🙌
@ardakeremoglu12 жыл бұрын
I was thinking this exactly, might be the first thing I have watched online as well. Can't believe it's been 10 years already
@TimWrightt2 жыл бұрын
...too bad it's all bullshit. He is using a fisheye lens, it's low-earth orbit, it's a bullshit fall from really high so they can fake the curve of the earth. you can see the curve shifting and undulating as the camera shifts.
@russlogan1812 жыл бұрын
Moon landings were fake
@Lukavichiano2 жыл бұрын
100%! Well said - same for me!
@justinmorgan45687 ай бұрын
I'll never forget this moment, or this man's name. Such an amazing thing to witness.
@hoborobprospecting5 күн бұрын
I watched this jump live. It was absolutely phenomenal
@peterstubbs59344 күн бұрын
My mate (Nish Bruce) ex 2 Para, ex SAS, ex AAC, ex Jim Davidsons bodyguard, was due to do this YEARS before Baumgartner. He was sponsored by the Guinness family. A book of his life was in the making. A Soviet capsule was to be used to transport him to the relevent height. He was space suit trained and was all ready to go. Due to certain factors, his mental health failed just before the attempt. He died before the attempt. RIP Nish.
@wrenengels74354 күн бұрын
The jump was abandoned because he went nuts and attempted to end the life of his girlfriend, then took his own life by jumping without a parachute.
@bambi0607 Жыл бұрын
This so unbelievable that I’m still trying to mentally process it! Wow!!! 😱🤯 I’m in awe of people who can risk their lives to prove that something that looks impossible IS possible. Why didn’t I know about this sooner?!? An out-of-this world CONGRATULATIONS to Felix Baumgartner & the entire team that helped him achieve this tremendous feat!👏🏻🎉👨🏼🚀
@sailorman8668 Жыл бұрын
Just out of interest, where do you think he's actually jumped from?
@FerhatCelik-np8bf Жыл бұрын
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@joeligma4721 Жыл бұрын
@@sailorman8668 he jumped from a balloon
@derickd6150 Жыл бұрын
You know I am very annoyed. I don't believe this was fake. But why ON EARTH did these people use a fish eye lens. I'm sure the producers thought "It will make the earth seem rounder and that will be more dramatic cause it looks like we're high up". I am not a flat earther, but you can clearly see the curve you see in the video is from the fish eye lens. Without it, the horizon would appear flat (see 1:42 at 0.25 times speed, the horizon becomes straight and then even curves up) BECAUSE they are not high enough to see the curvature of the earth.
@Sloppytoppy380 Жыл бұрын
love how the fisheye lens make earth look like a sphere and the green screen for space was done very well also love how the whole earth is land mass when supposedly 70% of earths surface is water
@reptiliantrash7 ай бұрын
Every now & then, I think of this video. It blows my mind. So inspiring & incredible.
@jdvlanka2656 ай бұрын
And fake
@minimino98786 ай бұрын
@@jdvlanka265 bruh do your research. If you think it's not space, outer space and space is different. And he did not burn because he was not in outer space. Where he jumped the stratosphere is just above troposphere where we live.
@AuthenticSpecialEducationConsu6 ай бұрын
@@jdvlanka265 I love that there is someone using their brain here. The fact that people think this is real is kind of laughable. "I once was lost, but now I'm found, was blind, but now I see..." Convid woke me from my slumber....oh how I do not miss blue pill days.
@vitalyl13275 ай бұрын
@@jdvlanka265 found a flerfer trash
@evanklerner11 ай бұрын
I come back to this two or three times a year when I need a little reminder of what we are all capable of. “I wish you could see, what I can see. Sometimes you have to get up really high, to remember how small you are. I’m coming home now.”
@s0me0ne123Ай бұрын
Imagine being an alien and seeing a human spinning around and falling from space
@sailorman8668Ай бұрын
Did you not see the helium balloon in the footage, then one he's jumped from? Just so you know, a helium balloon can't leave the earth's atmosphere.
@wallmunky5032 ай бұрын
i was really fortunate to be able to not only watch it live, but i was able to follow the journey up to the time of the stunt. The documentation of this whole thing was exhilarating from the planning phaeses, to the safe landing. Felix and his team are legends.
@sadiedog5071Ай бұрын
Then you are aware that they covered up his passing-out during the spin on the way down. Yeah? I watched it live, and he passed out, you could hear him pass out, and the guy on the radio called to him over and over, they were getting frantic. And then you could hear Felix's breathing change and he woke up and pulled his chute real early because he was freaked out. You can't find the full video anywhere, but they put out a lot of videos claiming to be the FULL VIDEO, when none of them really are.
@Incepter.9 ай бұрын
That is a one in a century experience for someone to free fall from space and from that height. You have to be prepared physically, emotionally and spiritually which honestly impresses me with how well Felix handled it. He has no fear.
@fromnorway6439 ай бұрын
He didn't jump from space, but from 39 km altitude in the _stratosphere._ The capsule he jumped from was brought up there by a large helium balloon which is visible at 0:18.
@jacobpeters54588 ай бұрын
@@fromnorway643 ok so space (which starts after 115,000 feet which is 34km)
@fromnorway6438 ай бұрын
@@jacobpeters5458 According to the most common definition, space starts at 100 km, also known as the _Kármán line._ In reality, the atmosphere just gets thinner and thinner with altitude without any sharp boundary to space. Even the International Space Station at 400 km encounters enough air molecules to gradually to slow it down, explaining why it needs to be re-boosted by its thrusters to a higher orbit several times per year.
@RandyWilliams-fl9cj7 ай бұрын
Sorry to bust your bobble but no one has lived to tell a story of falling from space, that is because it's impossible to do! No one can come close to achieving such a fleet! Beside, in order to enter space, you have to cross the Carmen Line, which= space. They had it set up like someone was really in space, when in actually he was on earth. Ha ha 😅
@nov-f6p4 ай бұрын
It wasn't from space, just really high up, but I get your point
@monofile2 жыл бұрын
Still gives me goosebumps! Watched it live at a hotel in BCN and will not forget that day! Thx RB for pushing the Limits!
@MrInge19802 жыл бұрын
... and some others went above just a little bit later.
@LB_letitbe15Ай бұрын
RedBull gave him WINGSSSSS🌴🔥
@AbhishekPandey-ec8gi8 ай бұрын
Anyone from April 2024
@thegamingqueen44638 ай бұрын
😅😅
@Jerry-fo5cf8 ай бұрын
This is fake the earth is flat
@Stud_Motion_Bricks8 ай бұрын
Helo
@Corvus0078 ай бұрын
Hi bro
@t.j.fauser63698 ай бұрын
What’s good
@domusvita3 ай бұрын
I will never, ever understand this mindset. Just amazing.
@Senator-KO2 ай бұрын
Some people legit just love the feeling of extreme adrenaline rushes.
@Atomwaffen-y3s2 ай бұрын
Correct. You never will. Way beyond your basic intellect.
@ronlacker326Ай бұрын
@@Atomwaffen-y3s Show us how superior your intellect is bro.
@tixxy59872 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely insane! I remember when my friends talked about this over 6 years ago. Felix is a legend!