Red Bull doesn't give you brains!

[EternalOptimist]

"As the dog returns to his vomit, so the fool returns to his folly" ?

Just guessing mind.

packeth thine own parachute. return thou not a faulty one

[OwlHoot]

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place

Revelation 2, 5

[Gentile]

Couldn't this have a lightweight lock, based on a spring-loaded piston for example, which prevents the toggle from being pulled until a "safe" altitude of say 20,000 feet is reached, at which point atmospheric pressure pushes the piston back past a certain point?

If not, I'll whump up a design in five minutes and apply for Dragon's Den. The snag is I imagine there's rather limited demand for high-altitude parachute gear.

I was reading a bit more about their equipment on their website last night. It appears they've thought about this problem that normal reserve chutes have. They've designed their reserve to be a cut-away design (like a regular main chute is), so he could just release it if he accidentally deployed it at too high an altitude.

Whew! After consigning Max Bygraves to the grave a few weeks ago by dreaming of his death, I'd have hated to have done for this guy as well by suggesting a potential way for his demise only for it to subsequently happen!

[EternalOptimist]

I was reading a bit more about their equipment on their website last night. It appears they've thought about this problem that normal reserve chutes have. They've designed their reserve to be a cut-away design (like a regular main chute is), so he could just release it if he accidentally deployed it at too high an altitude.

Whew! After consigning Max Bygraves to the grave a few weeks ago by dreaming of his death, I'd have hated to have done for this guy as well by suggesting a potential way for his demise only for it to subsequently happen!

is one of your eyes bigger than the other ?

[Gentile]

He will have slowed down by 1500m.

Even at 300mph he is over 10 seconds from the ground.

That's not a lot of time to get free from a tangled main parachute and deploy your reserve at a safe height if need be. I think Joe Kittinger (existing highest jump record holder at 76,000ft) automatically deployed his main chute about 10,000ft : twice the height this guy will be aiming for.

[Gentile]

is one of your eyes bigger than the other ?

Only if I turn my head so that I'm looking at you quizzically. o_O

[NickFitz]

How can they be sure they can slow him down enough after 23 miles of freefall

I can't believe nobody else thought of that since they started planning this seven years ago. You should let them know it might be a problem

[NickFitz]

Only if I turn my head so that I'm looking at you quizzically. o_O

"This eye is small; this eye is far away."

[BrilloPad]

I can't believe nobody else thought of that since they started planning this seven years ago. You should let them know it might be a problem

I would prefer to know where they are going to be landing so I can be sure I am not underneath.

[SantaClaus]

And to think this is all in the name of a sickly pink drink.