The original scheduled launch on the morning of 9 October 2012 was delayed and cancelled because of a 25-mile-per-hour (40 km/h) gust of wind at the launch site. Technicians at the launch site also found that one of the capsule's communications radio was faulty.
Red Bull Stratos Skydive Rescheduled for today
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#12Freefall live on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/redbull?v=MrIxH6DToXQ
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#13All in the name of selling sugary sodas. Noble.
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#14All in the name of selling sugary sodas. Noble.
No. The sugary soda is what pays for this inspiring and informative break from the shit on the learning channel.
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#15roughly in 1hr from now he will get to the desired altitude.
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#16IS someone else having trouble with youtube, showing "static" ? (can't connect to live stream)
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#17All in the name of selling sugary sodas. Noble.
No. The sugary soda is what pays for this inspiring and informative break from the shit on the learning channel.
It's interesting, for sure. But the goal is to get you to drink more Red Bull. It's a very unique ad, but still an ad. For a sugary beverage people should probably actually be drinking less of, not more.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
No. The sugary soda is what pays for this inspiring and informative break from the shit on the learning channel.
It's interesting, for sure. But the goal is to get you to drink more Red Bull. It's a very unique ad, but still an ad. For a sugary beverage people should probably actually be drinking less of, not more.
They're going to be spending money to sell their sugary beverage one way or another, but it's cool they're doing it in a way that will advance the state of science rather than just polluting the world with more billboard ads.
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#19Can someone explain why they say it will take 2 hours for him to reach his altitude? Right now he's 12.5 miles up after 35:26 minutes.
Will he slow down as his altitude increases?
I keep hearing them talk about dropping ballast -- is there a danger in ascending too fast?
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#20All in the name of selling sugary sodas. Noble.
No. The sugary soda is what pays for this inspiring and informative break from the shit on the learning channel.
I think this is a perfectly fair debate, with good points on both sides. It's similar to the incredibly ironic sponsorship of sporting events by tobacco and fast food companies. Or perhaps to Bill Gates using illegal monopolistic methods to impose the Windows Tax on the world and then spending the wealth saving lives.
These are deep issues to ponder about morality, touching on Ends vs. Means, although that may be OT for HN. But Felix's ambition is somewhat noble, even if RedBull's sponsorship may not be.