Felix Baumgartner RIP

[normalbloke]

Apparently died in a paragliding incident today.

[swampy442]

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/17/sport/felix-bau...

[bergclimber34]

I always felt a little for military American guys who did similar dives as their job in the 50s and 60s, some of their stories are remarkable!

However, when you see the actual jump he did, and how small the earth looks, man,

[LotusOmega375D]

He was doing stunt flying in the Red Bull MBB Bo105 at Ragley Hall airshow a few weeks ago. A man of many talents.

[Jonmx]

A totally unfitting end for a bloke with such massive balls. Jumped from space in one of the coolest spectacles of the century so far...….dies falling into a swimming pool. I'd imagine his character would have seen the funny side of the manner of his exit, but really far, far too young.

[some bloke]

• Paramotoring </pedant>

But yes, RIP Felix.

[RizzoTheRat]

Some news reports are suggesting he had some kind of "medical event" and was already dead before he hit the ground. Certainly a more fitting end than thinking he lost control of a paraglider after some of the other things he'd done.

Much better publicity machine than Alan Eustace though.

[Arrivalist]

The jump from the edge of space was just epic.

That was almost 13 years ago and it’s still fresh in my memory today.

He looked fit as a fiddle so rather strange that he had a (suspected) heart attack but at least he had it doing something he loved.

RIP you crazy man and thanks for the memories.

[Arrivalist]

anonymous said:

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That’s why I said ‘looked’. You really can never tell.