Felix Baumgartner’s skydive from the stratosphere in October of 2012 stole the breath of millions of viewers worldwide. It’s taken a while, but now we have a first-person view of the jump, which shows us just how it would have felt to jump from such a height.
After making his final preparations and fiddling with his GoPro cameras, Felix steps out onto the edge of his shiny, futuristic air balloon. The complete nothingness behind him demonstrates just how high he was (don’t forget, this took place during the day). He says a few mumbled words and steps away into very, very thin air. Within a few seconds he’s out of sight.
See what goes through the mind of a man free falling to Earth higher and faster than any sole man has before:
And a few highlights from the fall:
Is it ironic that Red Bull (“gives you wings”) sponsored this jump, yet the guy fell straight to the ground?