Tuesday, October 16, 2012

After two delays, another attempt to break world free-fall record

This post has been updated. Please see note below.

October 14, 2012, 5:35 a.m.

The jump in which daredevil Felix Baumgartner will attempt to become the first free-falling human to break the sound barrier is set to take place?in the morning in the skies above the New Mexico desert.

On Sunday, Baumgartner is scheduled to leap from a capsule dangling 120,000 feet, or 23 miles, above the Earth?s surface. The event, called Red Bull Stratos, is to be webcast on the event website beginning at 6 a.m. PDT and in the video stream above.

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  • [Updated at 6:45 a.m. Oct. 14: Because of winds, the mission launch has been pushed back until between 8:30 a.m. and 9. a.m. PDT.]

    Baumgartner's mission was first set for last Monday and then for last Tuesday, but both attempts were canceled because of high winds. Officials have said an attempt at the feat can be made only if winds on the ground do not exceed 3 mph.

    PHOTOS: Preparing for a record breaking jump

    It is an endeavor, five years in the making, to break a free-fall world record of 102,800 feet, or 19 miles, set by Air Force test pilot Joe Kittinger in 1960.

    The jump by Baumgartner, 43, is designed to test the threshold of his equipment and find out what it shows about the limits and capabilities of the human body bailing out from aircraft at ultra-high altitudes.

    Clearly, Red Bull has things in mind besides scientific breakthroughs. The mission involves two dozen cameras, including a helmet cam, to catch the action and to deliver live Web streams. The Austrian company hopes its promotional investment reaps returns in drink sales.

    Red Bull has paid millions of dollars to Southern California aerospace companies to pull off the mission, but it won't say exactly how much.

    Wearing a newly designed suit and helmet, Baumgartner will be carried skyward inside a pressurized capsule suspended from the largest balloon ever used in a manned flight. Most of the equipment involved was built by Sage Cheshire Inc., a small aerospace firm in Lancaster.

    The pressurized capsule, weighing 2,900 pounds -- a little more than a Volkswagen Beetle -- will be carried by an enormous helium-filled balloon to an altitude of 23 miles near Roswell, N.M. The trip will take up to three hours, and temperatures will fall as low as minus 70 degrees.

    Once Baumgartner jumps from the capsule, he is expected to become supersonic within 35 seconds and ultimately reach about 700 mph.

    After free falling an additional five minutes, Baumgartner is supposed to deploy his parachute. About 15 minutes later, he should reach the ground. His descent is expected to last up to 20 minutes in all.

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    Source: http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/UPpK4BqfZ2Q/la-fi-mo-red-bull-stratos-jump-baumgartner-20121012,0,7626292.story

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    Tuesday, October 9, 2012

    Power Outage Activated LED Lantern with USB Charger from ReadyBright

    If you read Bill’s recent review of the mrBEAMS ReadyBright Home Power Outage System and thought it was a great idea but you’d like a portable light, too, you might want to check out the ReadyBright Lantern. ?(This?is an IndieGoGo project currently seeking funding.) ?The ReadyBright Lantern is an add-on to the mrBeams system, and [...]

    Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/10/08/power-outage-activated-led-lantern-with-usb-charger-from-readybright/

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    Twitch TV: Love Online Gaming? You'll Love This? ? All My Faves ...

    Posted on Monday, October 8th, 2012 by Uri Halevi

    If you like online gaming, you?re gonna love this? Twitch TV is the World?s largest video game broadcasting and chat community, and is ready to induct you into its parallel world?

    Heaven for the hardcore gamer?

    Twitch features video from the top gaming personalities, players, tournaments, leagues and commentary, in addition to the most active and interesting discussions around video games.

    Everything you need for your gaming pleasures is present: a chat community, the ability to broadcast your game-play and to connect with a whole universe of gaming fanatics just like you!

    And what hardcore gamer wouldn?t want to watch tournament winners, platform dominators and dungeon grinders play live, all while seeing and hearing their thoughts and insights as you watch!

    Confirming the power of Online Gaming

    For a long time the world of gamers was considered an unimportant niche??Twitch was exactly the catalyzer the gamers needed to break through the main stream barrier, providing a platform good enough for them to show their numbers and strength!

    By January 2012 Twitch had attracted more then 12 Million unique viewers per month and it continues to grow. You just cannot ignore the gaming scene around the web any more! So join the Twitch community and celebrate your love for gaming with millions of others.

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    Source: http://www.allmyfaves.com/blog/video/twitch-tv-love-online-gaming-youll-love-this/

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