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re: Felix Baumgartner, who gained fame for jumping from stratosphere, dies while paragliding
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:57 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:57 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Ah damn. What he did with that balloon was badass. RIP to a dude who had a set a balls on him.
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Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:58 pm to Rize
I don’t wanna get on my roof. It’s way too steep.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 4:54 pm to facher08
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This guy probably thought so too.
Isn't that called paramotoring? Paragliding has no electronics or engine. It's just a sail.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 5:42 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I watched his stratosphere jump live and wondered how his huge balls fit in the suit. RIP, Spaceman.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 5:50 pm to bbap
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Isn't that called paramotoring? Paragliding has no electronics or engine. It's just a sail.
Ah. I guess that's true.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 6:05 pm to Chad504boy
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not sure i'd do that jump for 10 million dollars.
Once you’re above 1500 feet it doesn’t matter how high you are as long as you can breathe and have proper equipment to protect from the elements
Once you reach terminal velocity then it doesn’t matter if you jumped from 2,000 ft or 20,000. You’ll hit ground the same
Posted on 7/17/25 at 6:08 pm to CAD703X
That’s not Felix but great song
Posted on 7/17/25 at 6:14 pm to MoarKilometers
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He died doing what he loved... can't hate that
Slamming into the ground at 100mph?
Posted on 7/17/25 at 6:15 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
You are an athlete now to stand up and jump out of an egg?
Posted on 7/17/25 at 6:42 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Still one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Risk takes don't live long but sad nonetheless.
RIP.
RIP.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 6:43 pm to LegendInMyMind
When I was very young, I tried jumping off the roof with an umbrella. My days of paragliding didn’t work out too well.
Posted on 7/18/25 at 5:13 am to MississippiLebowski
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that
Posted on 7/18/25 at 5:51 am to Da Sheik
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When I was very young, I tried jumping off the roof with an umbrella. My days of paragliding didn’t work out too well.
I did the same thing. Watched the Penguin do it on the original Batman tv show.
It worked for the Penguin. I broke my ankle
Posted on 7/18/25 at 5:57 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
People like this just don't live long lives. I almost assume I'm going to read Honnold fell and died.
Posted on 7/18/25 at 5:59 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Posted on 7/18/25 at 6:21 am to Da Sheik
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When I was very young, I tried jumping off the roof with an umbrella. My days of paragliding didn’t work out too well.
That dastardly penguin kept small town doctors in business patching up kids.
Posted on 7/18/25 at 7:25 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Dude was 56, that’s a good run for an extreme sports guy
Posted on 7/18/25 at 7:30 am to Chad504boy
Put 10 million dollars in front of me and I’d probably do it.
Posted on 7/18/25 at 7:36 am to Ricardo
I would definitely do it. All you have to do is step off. This was a non-event for me. The equipment was tested extensively before he did it. Probably no more dangerous than driving to Destin on 4th of July weekend.
Posted on 7/18/25 at 7:39 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
everyone dies. few ever live
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