25k jump, no chute

**WillBrink** · 06-13-18, 14:19

There's nads of uranium and then there's this guy. This seems to one of the greatest feats of skill and daring in human history: 25k jump with no chute to hit a 100'x100' specially designed net. No human has ever done that. Yet, it seemed to get little press when it happened a few years ago. The one guy did land in a bunch of boxes wearing a wingsuit, which was amazing enough, but this is insane.

Maybe a some starlet got a new butt lift that day and the media et al missed it? Every time I watch this it makes me stomach tighten, even knowing how it ends. Years of prep went into it. Imagine the feeling when the guys around him pulled their chutes and were gone and he was alone making minor adjustments? Imagine the number of variables that all had to go right, and the few that if they'd gone wrong, and splat. Imagine realizing that you were off say 50ft and you were not gonna make it...

**Moose-Knuckle** · 06-13-18, 14:42

I watched that live when it went down.

Insane in the membrane.

**grnamin** · 06-13-18, 14:53

I'm looking forward to seeing the tech that went into the net being used for high rise rescues, if ever.

**MegademiC** · 06-13-18, 18:02

****, he didnt exactly nail the center. I saw the wingsuit one, never this one.

**yoni** · 06-13-18, 18:10

WOW! That is just insane.

**ABNAK** · 06-13-18, 18:41

Sadly, he will do some stunt one day that will kill him.

But yeah, it was incredibly insane. I'm guessing he rolled onto his back (I couldn't tell) right before impact.....you wouldn't want to be bent backwards as you slowed from ~ 126mph terminal velocity. Wonder if it knocked the wind out of him?

**SteyrAUG** · 06-13-18, 19:29

I'm never gonna need to feel that cool. It's impressive, but I remember when the wingsuit dude lost to vegas odds.

That said, I'm in complete agreement with grnamin and wish the WTC had been surrounded by those nets on 9-11. Looks like a promising "low tech" solution.

**FromMyColdDeadHand** · 06-14-18, 00:25

The funny thing is, does 25k matter? Really? 50 feet requires less skill, but just as dead.

**SteyrAUG** · 06-14-18, 01:24

Originally Posted by FromMyColdDeadHand

The funny thing is, does 25k matter? Really? 50 feet requires less skill, but just as dead.

Well if you are going to potentially die, might as well set the record. And honestly, for the record, Kittinger had the most important jump at 102,800 feet back in 1960 going 614 miles per hour. He held the record until 2012.