tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467695300141993139.post2811688868385688590..comments2024-01-05T05:25:08.038-06:00Comments on Stumbling Towards Perfect: Felix Baumgartner: Insanity Never Looked So GoodBridget McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15989230513113751517noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467695300141993139.post-2337737536091741312012-10-18T23:42:34.336-05:002012-10-18T23:42:34.336-05:00Yeah. I would lock my kids in the garage if they e...Yeah. I would lock my kids in the garage if they ever got an idea this crazy. No. Freaking. Way.Getrealmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845080109898768505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467695300141993139.post-83779460471045793652012-10-16T12:45:56.108-05:002012-10-16T12:45:56.108-05:00@Rebecca: A fellow Geek! LOVE!! I keep asking peop...@Rebecca: A fellow Geek! LOVE!! I keep asking people if they watched and the majority of the response is a shoulder shrug and "I caught it on YouTube" and I'm all in their face THAT'S NOT ENOUGH! It's been a long, long time since I was held captivated like that. (The last time was 9/11 -- this was MUCH MORE hopeful.) <br /><br />Can you even imagine working for a company that makes THAT much difference in the world? Who knew? I thought it was just an overpriced energy drink that tasted like cough syrup. <br /><br />Thanks for answering my questions! The camera was REALLY bothering me!Bridget McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989230513113751517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467695300141993139.post-34972237065395934862012-10-16T12:13:01.493-05:002012-10-16T12:13:01.493-05:00Yay! Another person who watched it al! (You'r...Yay! Another person who watched it al! (You're the only person I know other than family who did, so forgive my book of a comment.) <br /><br />He did seem a little panicked when it came time to unhook the oxygen, but maybe he had far too much going through his head right then to process what he was being asked to do. Did your jaw drop like mine did when the door opened and all you could see was blackness and the curve of the Earth? I was no nervous and audibly gasped when he jumped off of that little platform. And then he was tumbling and tumbling and spinning and I flashed to SpaceCamp when they talked about having to be at just the right angle to enter the atmosphere and I was sure he wasn't going to make it...but then he leveled out. (It's different, I know but still...) How the heck did he <i>do</i> that? (I'm not sure which channel you were watching it on, but on Discovery they stayed with the fall other than about 1.5 seconds. I would have been ticked if they had cut away.)<br /><br />To your thoughts:<br />They were able to catch him on video because they were using an infrared camera. It wasn't until he got much closer that they switched back to regular video.<br />The helicopters were close because they were tracking where the capsule was. It had drifted east during the ascent due to some winds and then started heading back to the west when he hit a different air current. They were keeping a pretty good eye on him. ;) How he didn't get stuck in their propellers though...that's a good question!<br />As to #3...I think I'll do the same. Again.<br /><br />Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202099675520183724noreply@blogger.com