World record "skydive"
 

Live now on Discovery, Red Bull is sponsoring a record parachuting attempt, from a balloon-supported capsule at 120,000 feet.

Though wind is causing problems now....and it was just aborted. Move along, nothing to see here.

Darn it, thanks for the heads up anyway. I tried to watch yesterday too but it was canceled.

I want to be that man. Not when it's cancelled. When he gets to do it.

He's back at it. 50,000 feet up right now!

http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/1...tos-jump-live/

The ascent is expected to take around 3 hours. About an hour in right now.

Went a little faster. He's broken the record for highest altitude manned balloon ascent. Probably about 10 minutes away from jump height. But the heat in his helmet isn't working, so I wonder if he'll jump or not.

They've decided to go ahead with the jump despite the helmet heat problem. Any minute now.

Amazing.

Huh. All I ever see is "Starting Soon".