57 year old Jumps From Stratosphere, Breaking Felix Baumgartner’s World Record

[classic33]

Alan Eustace, 57.
"ROSWELL, N.M. — A well-known computer scientist parachuted from a balloon near the top of the stratosphere on Friday, falling faster than the speed of sound and breaking the world altitude record set just two years ago.

The jump was made by Alan Eustace, 57, a senior vice president of Google. At dawn he was lifted from an abandoned runway at the airport here by a balloon filled with 35,000 cubic feet of helium."

 

[S.Giles]

"Newbald, UK - 53 year-old waster S.Giles attempts to think of something witty or pertinent to say in reply to the OP, but fails miserably."

Steve

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Nice to not see a red bull logo anywhere in the video

 

[Arch]

Nice to not see a red bull logo anywhere in the video

And apparently his employers, Google, offered to sponsor him, but he turned them down, not wanting commercial help.

Amazing feat. I remember watching the Baumgartner jump and being pretty impressed, but to do it all on the quiet, without fanfares and millions of dollars...

 

[EltonFrog]

What's all the fuss? It's just falling down. I'm 57 and do it all the time!

 

[Fnaar]

I think Miss Goodbody up the road has been watching this,,, she's just texted me, and wants me to pop around asap... something about "going down... quietly, without any fuss... don't let the neighbours hear...fanfare...happy ending".

 

[Deleted member 23692]

I think Miss Goodbody up the road has been watching this,,, she's just texted me, and wants me to pop around asap... something about "going down... quietly, without any fuss... don't let the neighbours hear...fanfare...happy ending".

Did she say anything about jumping off the wardrode?

 

[ComedyPilot]

The most I jumped from was 16,000 feet - well done to the fella.

 

[raleighnut]

For me the height's not too big a deal its the last little bit that scares me.

 

[Keith Oates]

Quite a feat, rather him than me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[winjim]

The edge of space just got further away.

 

[hoopdriver]

I like how he did it with no fanfare, no sponsors; he just did it because he wanted to (and, happily, could afford it) Well done. More adventurers should be like that...

 

[Fnaar]

And what's more, he had the foresight to have a completely forgettable name, unlike that Felix Baumgartner chappie.

 

[Fnaar]

[QUOTE 3346270, member: 259"]Alan? Isn't that the name of that lion in Narnia?[/QUOTE]
No, that was Aldi. Or Islam. I think.

 

[Glow worm]

And what's more, he had the foresight to have a completely forgettable name, unlike that Felix Baumgartner chappie.

Could be worse...
http://www.randybaumgardner.com/