I don't need no stinkin' capsule. I don't need no stinkin' backup systems. Just strap me to the balloon and let fly, Earl. (Business Insider: A Google Exec Just Beat The World Record For Highest-Altitude Jump From The Stratosphere)
Alan Eustace did this two days ago and forever he must be addressed as His Dudeness for this stunt. They just attached his suit to the balloon and let it rip. He hung from it like that for two hours for the ascent and here's the beauty part: what broke him loose from the balloon was a set of explosive bolts.
It took him fifteen minutes to get back down again and his speed at one time was about 880 mph. He flies alone way faster than a Boeing 747 going flat out.
Where they found a balloon big enough to lift the stones of His Dudeness is left to you to discover.
I know this is frivolous rich bitch crap but, dayum, is it cool. He had no Red Bull sponsor and his cameras were just GoPros. He just decided, screw it, I have to do something ridiculously insane ... so he did.
Hat tip to His Dudeness, Alan Eustace.
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