The History of the World's Highest Jump

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  • @EmperorLemon
    @EmperorLemon  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4868

    First I'd like to thank Keeps for sponsoring this video. keeps.com/emplemon
    I've also included a list of references/links in the description if you'd like to learn more about this topic. I must admit that there will certainly be record-holders I have missed. I tried my best, but information before 1950 is quite spotty and hard to find. There could easily be documentation of other record-holders tucked away in an obscure newspaper or book, and maybe in time we will find them.
    For now, this is the only comprehensive list of the world's highest jump. Prior to making this video I could not find one that covered before Joe Kittinger. Hope you guys enjoy!
    Edit:
    I apologize to my metric viewers for using imperial units, but two-thirds of my audience is from the US, and I felt that including the conversions for so many numbers would make everything a visual mess.
    For this one you'll have to bare with me and divide by 3.

  • @garrisonchilds2610
    @garrisonchilds2610 ปีที่แล้ว +4029

    Joseph Kittinger died this morning on December 9th, 2022. He is a legend who will not be forgotten. May he rest in peace.

    • @nathanamey3075
      @nathanamey3075 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Rest in Peace Joe Kittinger

    • @garrettcarmichael1119
      @garrettcarmichael1119 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Damn Rest in peace seemed like a genuinely good dude glad he got lots of recognition.

    • @asheep7797
      @asheep7797 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      just found out in 2023.
      o7
      /|
      ^
      -----
      ______ground

    • @cosinev1265
      @cosinev1265 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nooo rip

    • @fazefusion2220
      @fazefusion2220 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Rip

  • @IRUKANJI
    @IRUKANJI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10692

    This is the weirdest Summoning Salt video i've seen so far

    • @stokerstchannel4828
      @stokerstchannel4828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +233

      My exact thought

    • @brandybennett6406
      @brandybennett6406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Lol

    • @swiftsword6489
      @swiftsword6489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Ikr

    • @jojolafrite90
      @jojolafrite90 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      I don't understand how longer and longer jumps has anything with speedrun. But OK.

    • @SangerZonvolt
      @SangerZonvolt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +622

      "The jump from outer space was the highest one yet. Until Matt Turk entered the competition."

  • @magistrmaestro2845
    @magistrmaestro2845 ปีที่แล้ว +605

    Jospeh Kittinger has passed away. Rest in peace to one of the greatest aeronautical legends ever.
    Excelsior; Latin
    To go Higher.

    • @williambarringer6513
      @williambarringer6513 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      If you pause at 17:32 of his video when he starts to spin you can see a fist horizon behind him

  • @bluemym1nd
    @bluemym1nd ปีที่แล้ว +728

    Rest in peace Joe. Truly a revolutionary man in space jumping. His record length will probably never be broken too

    • @literallyshaking8019
      @literallyshaking8019 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      What about his record girth?

    • @MasterTaters
      @MasterTaters ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@literallyshaking8019 The best gems are under view more replies.

    • @staringcorgi6475
      @staringcorgi6475 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This dude’s had a record record for as long as most people in the comment section have lived

  • @TheWise-dk4wj
    @TheWise-dk4wj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3390

    Voice Over Lemon: Vsauce
    Live Action Lemon: That kid on the playground that waits for you to get off the swing

  • @billsmith30
    @billsmith30 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8760

    For anyone wondering, Joe Kittinger is still alive. He's 92.

    • @tristantheoofer2
      @tristantheoofer2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +468

      hopefully he gets to 100 :D but srsly he has teh legacy of jumping from 100k ft so yeh

    • @mudged
      @mudged 3 ปีที่แล้ว +192

      He's a beast

    • @EpicGamer-kj1tj
      @EpicGamer-kj1tj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Pog

    • @EpicGamer-kj1tj
      @EpicGamer-kj1tj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Joe mama

    • @staringcorgi6475
      @staringcorgi6475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      He survived the unbelievable getting shot down and jumping over 100,000 ft

  • @Horizon206
    @Horizon206 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    Immediately came to this video after I heard of Joe Kittinger's passing, his career was truly remarkable. Rest in peace Kittinger, you may be gone, but you will not be forgotten.

  • @silencedogood5631
    @silencedogood5631 2 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Alan Eustace is the speed runner that no one knows of, and out of nowhere claims a world record. Everyone doubts him until he shows a new, more efficient, method of ascension.

  • @aquileslame6897
    @aquileslame6897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3597

    Jumping was invented by Tsung Jump in 9040 b.c. when he tried to take a step with both feet at the same time

    • @adrianpulta1498
      @adrianpulta1498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Nani?
      *I didn't know?*

    • @alexkim1529
      @alexkim1529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@adrianpulta1498 r/wooooosh

    • @valdecoxib
      @valdecoxib 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Afears Sol no idiot it was invented by emperor shun

    • @mafiaboss1975
      @mafiaboss1975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +268

      @@alexkim1529 r/ihavereddit

    • @ohyeahyeah5266
      @ohyeahyeah5266 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@yannisone7148 *have*

  • @ihavetowait90daystochangem67
    @ihavetowait90daystochangem67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4174

    Everyone else: *Uses the height of a building or a mountain to show how tall the jump is*
    Emplemon: It is comparable to the cruising altitude of the Fortnite Battle Bus

    • @MultiverseMediaSpace
      @MultiverseMediaSpace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      The Frizz's is better.

    • @Bobby-ud4xk
      @Bobby-ud4xk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +227

      That and using the height of Minecraft blogs as a measure for fall damage makes this TV style documentary internet compatible

    • @TurtleMarcus
      @TurtleMarcus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      @@Bobby-ud4xk As a minecraft block is 1 meter by 1 meter by 1 meter, that was the only time in the video I - as a metric non-American - could relate.

    • @DPedroBoh
      @DPedroBoh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Emplemon is hip

    • @craftandshaft
      @craftandshaft 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@TurtleMarcus divide feet by 3 and you get a rough estimate of meters that is doable in your head

  • @JerkyMurky
    @JerkyMurky 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Joe Kittinger's life story is so fucking intense, the dude was basically a real life main character.

    • @dionlindsay2
      @dionlindsay2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's a great way of looking at it. I've not heard the expression before but Joe the Protagonist/Main Character Joe seems about right!

  • @dekelyosifon
    @dekelyosifon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    19:12 This moment had me smiling ear to ear, incredible storytelling EmpLemon, that reveal along with the beat drop is just too good!

    • @dekelyosifon
      @dekelyosifon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @SIR. Fronos I didn't write this for the purpose of getting him to reply to it, I'm just sharing a moment I liked from the video, chill tf out dude

    • @dekelyosifon
      @dekelyosifon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @SIR. Fronos I'm appreciating the effort put into the video and the quality of it, what could you possibly dislike about that?

    • @dekelyosifon
      @dekelyosifon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @SIR. Fronos ok, continue it

    • @dekelyosifon
      @dekelyosifon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @SIR. Fronos lol

    • @ethanmctague8620
      @ethanmctague8620 ปีที่แล้ว

      Had my ass too

  • @ItIsRan
    @ItIsRan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1621

    26:35 "Airplane piracy"
    YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A PLANE WOULD YOU??

  • @peachabutt
    @peachabutt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1443

    2010: TH-cam Poops
    2017: Video Essays About TH-cam
    2019: Videos About Things Emp Likes
    2020: *J* *U* *M* *P*

    • @FKP_1510
      @FKP_1510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      No 2018 were video essays
      2016 was complain complain complain

    • @blueberix
      @blueberix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      2020: video documentaries

    • @migolas8222
      @migolas8222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      2022: *E G G*

    • @yarlodek5842
      @yarlodek5842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Tom 2017 were his angry libertarian days

    • @ivanlozano2019
      @ivanlozano2019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do it. Just do it.

  • @SomeoneCommenting
    @SomeoneCommenting 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    It's hilarious how Eustace just saw Baumgartner like "Hey, that looks fun. I want to try it". And he just did, and boom. Just like that. Old man, first try, no big show, no big promotion.

  • @GDNachoo
    @GDNachoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2030

    After over 50 years of struggling and death, Felix Baumgartner finally-
    Alan Eustace: *GG ez*

    • @udbhavshrivastava
      @udbhavshrivastava 3 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      epic gamer move right there

    • @lukesegovia6310
      @lukesegovia6310 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      udbhav shrivastava I bet he’s a gamer

    • @supathechest
      @supathechest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      of course you're here
      _of course_

    • @qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn
      @qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      alan eustace:lmao NNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRDD

    • @vasilivros4166
      @vasilivros4166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      That's a flex if anyone ever saw one, ha!

  • @ethanyamar1299
    @ethanyamar1299 3 ปีที่แล้ว +747

    Imagine training your whole life as an astronaut and have the backing of a large company to beat a 50 year old jump world record and doing it...
    and then get beat by a middle aged computer nerd from google with no prior experiences 2 years later.

    • @asdfoifhvjbkaos
      @asdfoifhvjbkaos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      he sees it
      he wants it
      he's got it
      no bullshit lol

    • @isse6790
      @isse6790 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He isn't an astronaut.

    • @littleferrhis
      @littleferrhis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      This is aviation in a nutshell. Famed aviator Tex Johnston did a barrel roll in a Boeing 707, for most pilots a kind of maneuver like that in an airliner is unfathomable. Then a couple years ago Richard Russell, a grounds crew guy who had no prior flying experience beyond “video games” did the same thing when he stole a Q400, and before unfortunately killing himself afterwards. A lot of the time with aviation records it’s more a challenge of whose got the bigger balls than who has the most skill. Or as test pilots call it, “pushing the envelope”.

    • @protonjones54
      @protonjones54 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I mean... if you're a google exec, then you have all the resources in the world to get this kind of project started

    • @NatRevKitty
      @NatRevKitty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Feels bad man

  • @steamedclams5689
    @steamedclams5689 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    A legend of jumping died today. RIP Joe Kittenger 1927-2022

  • @JellySword8
    @JellySword8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1339

    26:42 I love how he just casually mentions that Vesna Vulovic survived from 33,000 feet without a parachute like its not important

    • @derick1259
      @derick1259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +211

      At that moment legit rewinded, paused, and opened up a new tab to read about this.

    • @humanmp3
      @humanmp3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@derick1259 same

    • @notgray88
      @notgray88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +260

      Whats even crazier, is that she made a full recovery from a broken spine. What a badass!

    • @Coolguy98765432q457
      @Coolguy98765432q457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      I remember reading about that years ago in a book about unlikely survival stories. It was such a freaking 1 in a million chance, and she was the only person who survived that crash.

    • @Nape420
      @Nape420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Incredible story, her name is Vesna though.

  • @imacookieboichocchip8819
    @imacookieboichocchip8819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +909

    The “EMERGEN” call at 25:04 is one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever heard. No jumpscare or spooky noise is more terrifying than that. It tells a cruel story.

    • @ldblokland463
      @ldblokland463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      Its so horrifying because you know he couldnt do anything about it. Hes just at nature's mercy. In a second he's just gone.

    • @gabijota11
      @gabijota11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      The thing that makes it scary is that you can hear panic and fear in his voice. He cries out for help, and before he could finish, no one could hear him anymore.

    • @Neo2266.
      @Neo2266. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      @@ldblokland463
      Oh no he ain't gone in a second, just unable to communicate
      As you're exposed to low pressure, all your bodily fluids expand and want to get out of any crevice possible, mouth, ass eyes, ears, nose. you feel your saliva boiling on your tongue seconds before your lungs deflate and your innards get slowly pulled through your mouth. The blood rushing around your system and burning you from the inside will eventually make you pass out, but not soon enough to save you from at least 10 seconds of unnatural agony

    • @The-kr9rb
      @The-kr9rb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@Neo2266. because we needed this?

    • @lowfn
      @lowfn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Neo2266. Go back to playing Hatred

  • @abrahamben-dayan9843
    @abrahamben-dayan9843 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    R.I.P Sir Kittenger😢❤ Forever a jumping Legend!!

  • @TheMercenary04
    @TheMercenary04 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Joe Kittiner's words really say something, the fact he was risking his life to test how far can the human body endure through the lines of sky and space really says a lot and just testing the lines they can go to save human lives and not caring setting a world record speaks volumes to me.
    Rest in peace Joe Kittner and may his words never be forgotten.

  • @OfficialMaxBox
    @OfficialMaxBox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4257

    This genuinely might be my favorite video of yours so far. Seemed like a lot of fun to make, and was engaging the whole way through. Brilliant.

    • @theletterl8948
      @theletterl8948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Max Box woah, one of my favorite youtubers? Commenting on another one of my favorite TH-camrs videos? No way.

    • @kalapoikedeviere7962
      @kalapoikedeviere7962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      tf2man

    • @brettvv7475
      @brettvv7475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same.

    • @kevinkempt
      @kevinkempt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Wait the TH-camr Ive been watching for years watches a youtuber that I’ve also been watching for years?

    • @16thnotegaming16
      @16thnotegaming16 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What do you think about the new community developed mann vs machine update?

  • @UglyNTRBastard
    @UglyNTRBastard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +902

    I love how even sky-diving records aren't safe from Google's domination, just imagine if Disney decided to sponsor this...

    • @pooptubesex
      @pooptubesex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Disney has so much fucking money it's insane. You can do a lot with that money.

    • @iceboyseth
      @iceboyseth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I think you mean "hate"

    • @michaelmodernsonicfan5341
      @michaelmodernsonicfan5341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I think people over estimate how much money Disney has they just buy a bunch of stuff

    • @armanzakwan1898
      @armanzakwan1898 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How much is their debt

    • @armanzakwan1898
      @armanzakwan1898 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just checked, the debt is about 11 billion

  • @adastra83
    @adastra83 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I have no idea but this legitimately my second favorite video ever, right behind your Dale Earnhardt video. Please do more videos like this. Maybe one about the record of depth in the ocean?

  • @Ferraridude13
    @Ferraridude13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is such a well put together video. You pack so much content into the half hour, and the pacing and editing are absolutely perfect. There are a lot of video essayists/amateur documentarists on here and it’s really easy to put together a mildly informative, slightly poppy product on some popular topic and for it to do really well, so you’re truly a cut above the rest. The music is also really well done. I’m a big fan of you Emp.

  • @virgilio6349
    @virgilio6349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +618

    Who else legit still taught RedBull guy was still the record holder? Never heard of the google guy till now.

    • @rogaldorn3525
      @rogaldorn3525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      *Slowly raises hand*

    • @BudgiePanic
      @BudgiePanic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      It's probably because the google guy didn't make a spectacle out of it like redbull did (and they should, since they're an energy drink company trying to sell a product)
      You can't even watch google guy's full jump on youtube since they didn't post the full on-board cameras.

    • @alphashadow8793
      @alphashadow8793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same here

    • @johnnybensonitis7853
      @johnnybensonitis7853 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too!

    • @InvidiousIgnoramus
      @InvidiousIgnoramus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I knew about him, but I forgot about it.

  • @GreenEnvy.
    @GreenEnvy. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1463

    John Kittinger is still alive. He's 91 years old.

    • @Rose-fu7rz
      @Rose-fu7rz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @Rusty th-cam.com/video/1vT0y2HjEHM/w-d-xo.html

    • @Neo2266.
      @Neo2266. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Rose-fu7rz
      thank you

    • @user-xs6qz8js7l
      @user-xs6qz8js7l 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Rose-fu7rz better to not be Rick rolled again

    • @Afiriss
      @Afiriss 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      เจ๊ะอัมนะห์ เจะยิ :)

    • @alc202
      @alc202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @Rustic There are many, I actually got to personally meet him a few months ago

  • @stephenh9483
    @stephenh9483 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    God that smile on Kittenger's face when his record went - wow. Just such pure joy. That's what we all want. To feel happy. Just wonderful

  • @UpNextWithNickLate
    @UpNextWithNickLate 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Emp, I would just like to let you know that this video is one of my all-time favourite videos on all of TH-cam. I've rewatched this video so many times. Excellent job my man.

  • @christopherjohnson5961
    @christopherjohnson5961 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’ve watched this video 4 times now. Every time I’m left in awe of the feats these people performed and your ability as a film maker and story teller. Thank you for sharing with us.

  • @ArrestingWriter
    @ArrestingWriter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +472

    so what your telling me is, that guy who died in his homemade rocket to try and see the shape of the horizon could have just used a hot air balloon?

    • @DanielFerreira-ez8qd
      @DanielFerreira-ez8qd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Yes.

    • @HokeyBugle
      @HokeyBugle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      If you're referring to Mike Hughes, he was just a daredevil pretending to be a flat earther so they would fund his rocket launches.
      It's a shame tricking flat earthers has become his legacy

    • @HokeyBugle
      @HokeyBugle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @Please Complete All Fields you seem to know more than I do so I'll take your word for it.
      My understanding was one of the first things his PR guys did after he died was to try to separate his image from FE belief. like you said he would have to have known his rockets werent the most effective way to see the curvature of the Earth.

    • @RabidlyTaboo
      @RabidlyTaboo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      he was showing his rocket off at cafe 247 in my home town. he was def faking the flat earth stuff

  • @r1konTheAutomator
    @r1konTheAutomator ปีที่แล้ว +7

    30:57 - oh man you missed SUCH a great opportunity! After touch down he fell to his knees and put his fists in the air above his head. It was a tear jerking moment, I thought for sure you'd show it!

  • @silasmabilas3551
    @silasmabilas3551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Your editing is just amazing, this is definitely one of my favorite videos on TH-cam!

  • @spaceaddict5484
    @spaceaddict5484 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3446

    It kinda surprises me that the whole world knew of and saw Felix baumgartners jump, but I never heard of Alan's record breaker till now. Anyone else miss that too?

    • @michaelcrockis7679
      @michaelcrockis7679 2 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      Same here. I was sure the endpoint of the vid is the Baumgarthers jump. Damn, I hardly recalled about Alan while reading your comment, meaning, just half an hour after watching the vid. I haven't had enough sleep though.

    • @MachineCode0
      @MachineCode0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +260

      Yep totally. I suppose the novelty of breaking the record that had held for fifty years was interesting and newsworthy, but only two years later even though setting a new record it's also "just another guy jumping from near space like that other dude just did" kind of way.

    • @envitech02
      @envitech02 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Despite the internet and instant news, I have to admit this is the first time I've heard of Alan Eustace.

    • @kellyhill430
      @kellyhill430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      Leave it to red bull to commercialize something they funded. Go figure.

    • @oddsandwindsocks5905
      @oddsandwindsocks5905 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm now thinking the same

  • @twistedyogert
    @twistedyogert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2625

    I can imagine Kittenger's thoughts during the glove incident.
    *"My hand is swelling up like the balloon carrying me. Screw it, I'm jumping anyway."*
    I think they needed a bigger chute because his balls are so big.

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Then the first thing the crew does is shake that hand when he lands.

    • @semesabrown489
      @semesabrown489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      He realised the glove was torn before he even left the ground(or very shortly after, I don't remember.). And it was his left hand, not his right. You can see him cradling it to his body in the photo of the hand shake

    • @michaelcrockis7679
      @michaelcrockis7679 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      That was stupid air jokey (jet pilot) mentality. He was afraid his boys would think he does not have the "right stuff" in him. There is a whole book about it. Aptly named The Right Stuff.
      He actually risked his mission and the fate of the whole program on his childish pride.

    • @SofaKingShit
      @SofaKingShit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Michael Crockis I'm thinking of Maj. Kong from the closing scenes of Dr Strangelove.

    • @michaelcrockis7679
      @michaelcrockis7679 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SofaKingShit I like your alias btw. Clever pun.

  • @Richardjohnson6969
    @Richardjohnson6969 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    HOME - Resonance
    One of the most iconic synthwave tracks ever made. Impeccable and exquisite taste; amazing choice.

    • @oliviersavard8676
      @oliviersavard8676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well it's also the best known synthwave song

    • @boiled_egg_
      @boiled_egg_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@oliviersavard8676 ...Do you know what iconic means?

  • @Yungbeck
    @Yungbeck ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wait only 10 million watched the jump? I remember being glued to my laptop in school about to witness history. So cool that Kittinger blessed the project as well. And he's still with us at 94!!

    • @mateozapata3112
      @mateozapata3112 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It was 2012, after all. The Internet was not as massively used as it is today.

  • @ironjide7975
    @ironjide7975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +624

    Metric measurements for all you out there:
    *when text is thicker, it means it's record
    *when text is thicker and has a question mark behind it, it means that I don't whether I should count it or not
    10 - 12ft ~ 3 - 3,5m
    16ft ~ 4,8m
    20 - 25ft ~ 6 - 7,5m
    100ft ~ 30,48m
    Golden Gate Bridge (reference 3:17) (220ft) ~ 68,5m
    Preikes tolen (1 982ft) ~ 604m
    Mt. Thor (4 101ft) ~ 1 249m
    *20ft ~ 6m*
    *108ft ~ 32,9m*
    120 miles ~ 193km
    3 200ft ~ 975m
    Burj Khalifa (reference 7:39) (2 722ft) ~ 829,5m
    5 000ft (reference 8:01) ~ 1 524m
    10 000ft (reference 8:01) ~ 3 048m
    *8 000ft ~ 2 438,4m*
    2 000ft - 5 000ft (8:14) ~ 609,6m - 1 524m
    15 000ft ~ 4 572m
    26 000ft ~ 7 924m
    29 000ft ~ 8 839m
    35 000ft ~ 10 668m
    40 470ft ~ 12 335m
    51 775ft ~ 15 781m
    61 237ft ~ 18 665m
    60 000ft - 65 000ft (11:08) ~ 18 288m - 19 812m
    72 000ft ~ 21 945m
    72 400ft ~ 22 067m
    *13 000ft ~ 3 962m*
    *40 200ft ~ 12 252m*
    *42 650ft ~ 12 999m*
    *47 960ft ~ 14 618m*
    120mph ~ 193km/h
    The Karman Line (16:01) (60miles) ~ The Karman Line is most of the time defined at about 100km, so I am not gonna use my calculator for that, because it ends up on 96,5km, which is pretty much 100km
    *96 784ft ~ 29 499m*
    *76 400ft ~ 23 286m*
    13miles (17:35) ~ 20,9km
    3 000ft (17:39) ~ 914m
    74 000ft (18:00) ~ 22 555m
    50 000ft (18:27) ~ 15 240m
    614mph (19:04) ~ 988km/h
    102 800ft ~ 31 333m
    *83 530ft ~ 25 459m* ?
    93 970ft ~ 28 642m
    16 000ft (23:40) ~ 4 876m
    *123 500ft ~ 37 342m* ?
    57 000ft (25:06) ~ 17 373m
    78 000ft ~ 23 774m
    2 300mph ~ 3 701km/h //I am starting to go crazy, pls send help
    10 000ft ~ 3 048m
    33 000ft ~ for aviators (like me) I think it's FL330 (correct me) or 10 058m
    16 000ft ~ 4 876m
    130 000ft ~ 39 624m
    29miles (28:39) ~ 46,6km
    1 000mph + (28:40) ~ 1 609,2km/h+
    130 000ft (28:51) ~ 39 624m
    130 000ft is mentioned multiple times and no I am not gonna writeit mulitple times
    71 000ft ~ 21 640m
    96 000tf ~ 29 260m
    at 30:44 multiple speeds are shown, so I am gonna use my calculator only for the lowest and the highest speeds shown
    654mph ~ 1 052km/h
    710mph ~ 1 142km/h
    *127 852ft ~ 38 969m* //My cursor seems to have broken, I now can't write between words without deleting them
    *843mph ~ 1 356, 556km/h*
    *119 431ft ~ 36 402,57m*
    *135 889ft ~ 41 418m*
    at 32:14 ther's 25miles ~ 40,2km
    32:30 8 000ft ~ 2 438m
    1 300 000ft ~ 396,2km //I just wanna point out that measuring this fucking distance with some king's foot is fucking retarded
    300 000ft ~ 91 440m
    PS: I may have to edit this, because I don't if the time stamps are going to work
    Edit: I didn't have to

    • @geebeedee9509
      @geebeedee9509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      You are a metric hero.

    • @Bigos4
      @Bigos4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I salute you, fellow user

    • @thelocalshaman8024
      @thelocalshaman8024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fairly certain its just preikestolen but yeah he did make the spacing a bit weird

    • @bonkow
      @bonkow 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      When text is *thicc*

    • @Liggliluff
      @Liggliluff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Of course, it would be much better if this video was made in metric instead. It is the international set of units of measurement, and he has an international audience. If everyone just started using metric now, we could go towards using metric for everything eventually.

  • @kuma6572
    @kuma6572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    It genuinely feels like an event when EmpLemon uploads a video.

    • @brettvv7475
      @brettvv7475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      100% agreed.

    • @johnnybensonitis7853
      @johnnybensonitis7853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Most definitely. He can upload about anything and we'll watch it since he's built up that credibility of proving he makes everything more interesting. Or rather, he understands how to highlight what makes a subject interesting and can trust us to have an attention span superior to that of a gerbil.

    • @The_Foxxo
      @The_Foxxo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I genuinely feel that you are one sad person

    • @kuma6572
      @kuma6572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ok

    • @johnnybensonitis7853
      @johnnybensonitis7853 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@The_Foxxo 😞

  • @electrospank
    @electrospank 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow guys, this is some truly incredible production. Style, music and flow all uniquely awesome the whole way through.

  • @dug_the_fug
    @dug_the_fug 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Second time watching this still just as oddly fascinating, idk why but I love learning about useless knowledge, in terms of day to day life, the way EmpLemon constructs and presents these types of videos is so refreashing and enjoyable.
    Good job man, i love watching your content pls continue. Well done EmpLemon.

  • @scoopitywoop
    @scoopitywoop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +651

    This documentary made me feel all kinds of emotions - what a rollercoaster

    • @randgrithr7387
      @randgrithr7387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      It has its.. ups and downs.

    • @folfielukather8083
      @folfielukather8083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      the story of aviation is one of the most amazing stories in all of history, and it's still unfolding

    • @noahpaulette1490
      @noahpaulette1490 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@randgrithr7387 ight

    • @chococroissant
      @chococroissant 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This freaking touched. Scared me to the core

  • @eligellock2023
    @eligellock2023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1645

    When Matt Turk starts trying to get the highest jump record:

    • @Duzty
      @Duzty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      LMAO 3:46 in the corner, Also this is him when he started vs now lol

    • @YarnMisery-xc3lh
      @YarnMisery-xc3lh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      when matt greek gets invaded by turkey:

    • @Ifarmplasma
      @Ifarmplasma 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      *Summoning Salt's "The Quest to Beat Matt Turk" video is right next to this comment lol ( I am on Pc ).*

    • @MsCerealCat
      @MsCerealCat ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Ifarmplasma Wow

    • @olympian543
      @olympian543 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      “One day, without any warning, there was a new person on the top of the leader boards. His name… was Matt Turk. He didn’t offer any video evidence but he had a picture of himself on the moon with a deflated ballon and shoes with springs on the bottom. In this image, he held a note with three words, ‘coming back down.’”

  • @jonny555ive
    @jonny555ive 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a great video.
    I love the retro touches you did.
    And thanks for the history lesson, it was very well done. 👍👍
    You have a new subscriber.

  • @InviZ.
    @InviZ. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +629

    "There is something so absolute about its outcome"
    *Shows Palpatine in episode 6*
    Ironic

  • @dekudragon6474
    @dekudragon6474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2670

    I love how he mentions the finality of great falls and shows Emperor Palpatine falling when the modern star wars movies completely ruined any finality the scene was intended to have.

    • @fugyfruit
      @fugyfruit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Yeah but he also showed Gandalf

    • @joshuasalem5022
      @joshuasalem5022 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      And Gandalf who survived and Mario who respawns
      Mufasa did actually die so there’s that

    • @Mememan9076.
      @Mememan9076. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You do know that rise of skywalker was the the 4th time they brought palatine back to life

    • @fluffydragon1525
      @fluffydragon1525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Did you really just say darth palpatine

    • @Fattts
      @Fattts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Many stories use the "Great fall" and a "rebirth" as a christ metaphor in the case of LOTR. Super Mario is a video game so respawns are a mechanic. Palpatine returning in the sequel trilogy is bad writing.

  • @tazzamanaka725
    @tazzamanaka725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I swear we are all just NPC’s in a video game and Joe Kittinger is a player doing the side missions.

  • @liamhodgson
    @liamhodgson ปีที่แล้ว

    Congratulations on the million man. For the this is the video where you really cranked up the story telling and it has paid off, great job

  • @trash
    @trash 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2360

    00:00 : "ok, the subject is not so cool but it's EmpLemon so give it a try".
    35:00 : "GOD DON'T STOP I WANT MORE"'

    • @skyrozx
      @skyrozx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      EmpLemon makes any topic interesting

    • @seronymus
      @seronymus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      me

    •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@skyrozx Exactly, i liked his ytps but honestly i ADORE his documentaries, i am very happy with the direction he took with his channel

    • @skyrozx
      @skyrozx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @ Honestly, I did not expect that he would be really good at making these documentaries, the fact that he makes a topic I'm not interested in enjoyable to watch is surprising.

    • @carlosorellana9812
      @carlosorellana9812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      15:00
      more!!
      35:00
      *MORE!!!!*

  • @aidengray3998
    @aidengray3998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1261

    It took me nearly ten minutes to realize this wasn't Summoning Salt.

    • @k8rgrl
      @k8rgrl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Aiden Gray I was ready to hear the signature music. Bbbbrdring

    • @dougmcauliffe2253
      @dougmcauliffe2253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@k8rgrl he actually uses it at 24:05

    • @unocualqu1era
      @unocualqu1era 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      And the thumbnail shows "World record progression"
      It isn't the first time Emp Lemon references Summoning Salt

    • @ThePaperKhan
      @ThePaperKhan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      How like, really? How?

    • @blackshirts_and_breads
      @blackshirts_and_breads 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Mr blu Eagle
      world record progression

  • @richardmerriam7044
    @richardmerriam7044 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I recall reading about the Eustace Jump. At first, he thought he was just floating and would never reach Earth. This was due to the air being so thin that there was no sensation of drag. He was terrified. He also experienced a horrific incident of uncontrolled spin, brief but still terrifying. What a ride! I'm so glad he survived this intact. I can't cite my sources, but they are still out there.

  • @0tia4
    @0tia4 ปีที่แล้ว

    ur videos are the best to watch when im doing my nails because the length is perfect and the content is always interesting!!

  • @Cryros_sphere
    @Cryros_sphere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +888

    Felix: ha! I have finally been able to secure Joe Kittinger’s blessing after a lot of training, i now have the highest free fall record
    Some random guy at google: lmao no

    • @possiblettegegg7519
      @possiblettegegg7519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Cryrosphere oh it just get progressively easier

    • @dontreadthiscomment3026
      @dontreadthiscomment3026 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmao ikr

    • @ThZuao
      @ThZuao 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Proof that money is the best superpower.

    • @PongoXBongo
      @PongoXBongo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@possiblettegegg7519 Much like how it took forever for someone to reach the peak of Mt. Everest, and now tourists do it on holiday.

    • @iennefaLsh
      @iennefaLsh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Screw the rules, I have money.

  • @6piecechickenmcnuggets23
    @6piecechickenmcnuggets23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +586

    “What a lame idea for a video.”
    Six minutes later
    “Okay. I’m hooked.”

    • @noahfessenden6478
      @noahfessenden6478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      EmpLemon has that effect no?

    • @thanks721
      @thanks721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Imagine thinking an emp lemon video is gonna be boring.

    • @bepis_real
      @bepis_real 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Emp seriously has some of the best editing and scripting I’ve ever seen. Goes to show that anyone can make anything super engaging if they spin it right

    • @Exist-Tron
      @Exist-Tron 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess you can say you were skyhooked

    • @kanyewest2731
      @kanyewest2731 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      normie trash

  • @swift1y
    @swift1y ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Falls from height are no joke WHATSOEVER!
    A few years back I was building a tree fort in our back yard for the children. As I ascended the ladder to make some final adjustments, I heard my wife call out to me that supper was nearly ready.
    I looked over and realized I could hop off the ladder of the tree fort and land on the patio next to me. This turned out to be a critical mistake. I missed the patio and came crashing through the small work bench I had set up at the base of the ladder below me. The last thing I remember before I blacked out was my wife screaming hysterically about how this same exact thing happened in nineteen ninety eight when The Undertaker threw Mankind off hell in a cell and he plummeted sixteen feet through an announcer's table.

  • @QuilloManar
    @QuilloManar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:57 - That subtle change from No Depth Perception to No Death Perception, very cheeky

  • @milesschabel9536
    @milesschabel9536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    Emplemon has an uncanny gift of talking about something I've never heard of or didnt care about (This, Dale Earnhardt, Hungry Box) and making me feel like an expert once the video finishes

    • @ok-xs2oo
      @ok-xs2oo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same lol

    • @yeleoh
      @yeleoh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmao Emple mon

    • @jdon6484
      @jdon6484 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Hbox one sucks

    • @four-en-tee
      @four-en-tee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jdon6484 hard disagree, its easily the best one and created ripples in the Melee community.

    • @marzipancutter8144
      @marzipancutter8144 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jdon6484 That's what a crab yeeter would say

  • @andrewduan5123
    @andrewduan5123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +835

    Alan Eustace is the epitome of:
    Whats your superpower?
    I'm Rich

  • @r0cketplumber
    @r0cketplumber 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    About 17,500 above sea level was my highest jump- it was supposed to be 15,500 but we had booming lift on the second jump run. I was seeing specks in my vision and they only went away when I did some g-strain -like pressure breathing. If you take a deep breath and and then bear down, you can add about 1.5 psi of pressure in your lungs and the specks go away.

  • @CountFisco
    @CountFisco 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    9:58 this intrigued me. What would have happened if he didnt deflate the balloon in time? 2 unconscious bodies floating upward to their death? Would the balloon fail and they fall back to earth before dying? Or, would 2 dead bodies just float in space forever? Or, would 2 dead bodies plummet to earth?

    • @timothyholley2546
      @timothyholley2546 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The balloon would have eventually burst and they would have fallen back down, dead.

    • @Heroo01
      @Heroo01 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If you pass out from oxygen loss, you have minutes, if that, to get back to oxygen. They would die before the balloon burst, then plummet back down

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 3 ปีที่แล้ว +811

    You see, this is how my parents claimed they had to do to get to school every day, so I thought it was just an average feat.

    • @RandoM-vw3ty
      @RandoM-vw3ty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Why do I see you in the comment section of every video?!

    • @Flapsman
      @Flapsman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HE'S HERE

    • @Targon1011
      @Targon1011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You.... You are about 4 days late....

    • @TieTries
      @TieTries 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So I'm not the only one who sees the famous TH-cam comment guy without a mustache

    • @BokuGlack
      @BokuGlack 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just Some Guy without a Mustache the GOAT

  • @motherhors7036
    @motherhors7036 2 ปีที่แล้ว +790

    Aliens: "What're they doing now?"
    "They're just flying all the way up from their planet and just falling down."

    • @generichuman6220
      @generichuman6220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      "Ah, remember when we used to do that"

    • @clare-sv3do
      @clare-sv3do 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love this a;jfsdlkajsd

    • @5446isnotmynumber
      @5446isnotmynumber 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aliens arent real

    • @noahjones9833
      @noahjones9833 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@5446isnotmynumber haha ok, sure, alien 👽

    • @5446isnotmynumber
      @5446isnotmynumber 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@noahjones9833 prove there real bozo

  • @crackedferret253
    @crackedferret253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still revisit this video after 2 years, honestly one of the best modern media pieces ive watched

  • @Dontworryaboutmynam
    @Dontworryaboutmynam 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Emp, Local Orlando man here. I love your videos man I’ve recently binged all your video essays. It’s nice to see a local Florida homie doing well. Much Love.

  • @whitehonda2874
    @whitehonda2874 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4241

    Moral of the story: you can’t hold the highest jump record without “er” in your name.

    • @ONE-vt1fz
      @ONE-vt1fz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      nikolai niktin

    • @robinpopsoff1007
      @robinpopsoff1007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      @@ONE-vt1fz yeah but does he have the world record

    • @ONE-vt1fz
      @ONE-vt1fz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

      @@robinpopsoff1007 he did, for a time
      ohhh but he said _hold_ the record. fair.

    • @marcellpeto8843
      @marcellpeto8843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Alan Eustace

    • @ahmadzahraniAAZ
      @ahmadzahraniAAZ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      What about Alan Eustace?
      He doesn't have "r" in his name, let alone "er"

  • @robby_zhang
    @robby_zhang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    “Highest you’ve ever jumped?”
    255 blocks but I mlg water bucketed so I’m good

    • @MultiverseMediaSpace
      @MultiverseMediaSpace 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did u plank the whole way down?

    • @Fran_5
      @Fran_5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      255? Pft
      Fly up until your elytra breaks mate.

  • @Estabanwatersaz
    @Estabanwatersaz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cute Keeps commercial. Takes me back to the golden days of TV. Thanks 🙏🏼 for the Jump video also.

  • @cellokid5104
    @cellokid5104 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    13:04 Lindgergh was the first person to make a non-stop transatlantic flight SOLO. The first ever transatlantic flight was made by John Alcock and Arthur Brown in 1919

  • @laserpanda9553
    @laserpanda9553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +463

    Emp: uses the emperor falling into the death Star core to signify it's finallty
    Disney: are you sure about that?

    • @waspoppin4784
      @waspoppin4784 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Laser Panda lol

    • @throatychunk
      @throatychunk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes, we are all sure and there was no return, Vaders sacrifice was never in vein and it was a full-filling story where it chronologically ended at the "Return of the Jedi"

    • @nikewilly8404
      @nikewilly8404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Also gandalf

    • @moowaffels
      @moowaffels 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nikewilly8404 and wile.e coyote and mario. Also I don't recall joker dying in that clip...even mufasa comes back in the sky just to say yo.

    • @TalonTheRetroGamer
      @TalonTheRetroGamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I regard Disney Star Wars about as canon as Bethesda Fallout.
      And by that I mean not at all.

  • @randomman8353
    @randomman8353 3 ปีที่แล้ว +540

    I'm loving these documentaries Emp, keep up the great work!

    • @oklol3461
      @oklol3461 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      im not I miss the TH-cam poops and memes

    • @randomman8353
      @randomman8353 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@oklol3461 I do too but I think Emp should do what makes him happy. If a creator is happy with their work then we are all better off for it

    • @AyeNash727
      @AyeNash727 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same I love these types of videos

    • @oklol3461
      @oklol3461 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@randomman8353 u right

    • @possiblettegegg7519
      @possiblettegegg7519 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well made from a yt person

  • @kojacked
    @kojacked 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Big shout out to your excellent music choices, they really make it a funner way of taking in the info. Special shout out for the Gran Turismo menu music. That made me all tingly and nostalgic inside ☺

  • @freatythedreary5491
    @freatythedreary5491 ปีที่แล้ว

    Masterful storytelling and beautiful editing, keep up the good work

  • @theactualTVB
    @theactualTVB 3 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    2010: "A new TH-cam Poop by EmperorLemon"
    2020: 35-minute essay about the fear of jumping
    My boy has grown up.

    • @kanyewest2731
      @kanyewest2731 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      hes just a normie now reading wikipedia outloud

    • @DunkeyIsBlack
      @DunkeyIsBlack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's really cool man, thanks for sharing. Your comment was so relatable and necessary.

    • @SkyflyNB
      @SkyflyNB 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's not about the fear but yea

    • @gasaiyuno6021
      @gasaiyuno6021 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's literally been doing this for almost two years now. So maybe get the facts right and do A SIMPLE view of his channel to see, or don't comment at all.

    • @theactualTVB
      @theactualTVB 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gasaiyuno6021 >literally replies by missing the joke and taking it too seriously
      also no he was doing it since 2015, so you try again and do some research you pleb. GG.

  • @KingKRinge99
    @KingKRinge99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    Something tells me this script started out as a 'Never Ever'

    • @jaimedanielhernandezrios5398
      @jaimedanielhernandezrios5398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      probably but unlike other topics
      1.- the current record holder is not the interesting part, is the whole progression and some other guys
      2.- this record may be broken in the future as suggested here

    • @KokiriKidLink
      @KokiriKidLink 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's done like the Summoning salt videoes

    • @Thndrstrike
      @Thndrstrike 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "There will Never Ever be another Felix Baümgartner... Fuck, there was"

    • @r.p3728
      @r.p3728 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KokiriKidLink thought i was the only one, when i first saw the title i thought this was a summoning salt video

    • @willsmish2837
      @willsmish2837 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Thndrstrike Never ever a Joe kittinger would be more fitting since he was an actual pioneer testing his pressure suit and new parachute designs. Not many will ever have the balls Joe kittinger had on those test flights, especially the third with his depressurized glove.

  • @OnePurpleBuffalo
    @OnePurpleBuffalo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    such a good video man, thanks for making it, i loved it

  • @jrmustang9496
    @jrmustang9496 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Joe Kittinger just recently passed away :(

  • @apatheticgorilla
    @apatheticgorilla 3 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    a trained skydiver helped by a world record holder: breaks the jump record
    some computer nerd: hold my beer

    • @cromeaxe
      @cromeaxe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Don't mess with nerds

    • @brettvv7475
      @brettvv7475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hold my Earl Grey*

    • @ninjagaro.
      @ninjagaro. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hold My Keyboard

  • @RealMephres
    @RealMephres 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1069

    Joe Kittinger's smile warmed my heart. Bless this man's soul.

    • @Duzty
      @Duzty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LMAO 3:46 in the corner, Also this is him when he started vs now lol

    • @vrtrunky552
      @vrtrunky552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And bless his parachute

    • @withlessAsbestos
      @withlessAsbestos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Duzty stop spamming

    • @pumpkinn8685
      @pumpkinn8685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes he is quite gigachad

  • @gamerclan2277
    @gamerclan2277 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "Once you fall into the bottomless pit, it's game over. There's something so absolute about its outcome"
    >proceeds to show Gandalf, Palpatine and Mario falling, all of whom came back afterwards

  • @legion5747
    @legion5747 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the best and well put together videos I have seen

  • @reformedzoomer
    @reformedzoomer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +422

    "There's something so absolute about it's outcome."
    **Shows Palpatine falling into the reactor.

    • @JRexRegis
      @JRexRegis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Let's hear a collective OOF for this

    • @MarioLuigi0404
      @MarioLuigi0404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Sequel trilogy is not cannon you can’t change my mind

    • @DummyAccount829
      @DummyAccount829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Only a sith deals in absolutes.

    • @SparkySywer
      @SparkySywer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MarioLuigi0404 TLJ > TFA > Prequels > TRoS

    • @armanzakwan1898
      @armanzakwan1898 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Basically the sequel trilogy is better than the prequels yeah?

  • @nevod.
    @nevod. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4508

    Emp has fully undergone a transformation into a really entertaining and informative channel on the likes of Whang, wavywebsurf, and Fredrick Knudsen. But on some accounts, and in my personal opinion, he's better than them all. I love that you finally decided to make videos about whatever the fuck you want regardless of how much exposure you might get from it. I'm aware that this has been going on for a while now with the never ever series but I still think that around this time it finally actually shows that you've fully grown up from your old type of videos and is on looking for greener pastures.

    • @MultiverseMediaSpace
      @MultiverseMediaSpace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      You missed (imo) the best one, Count Dankula's "Mad Lads" series.

    • @BL4NK.F4C3
      @BL4NK.F4C3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      *Whang

    • @FirstLast-mn4re
      @FirstLast-mn4re 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      To some extent I miss the YTPs. Poopers are kind of an endangered species on the platform, and the good ones tend to offer a very unique kind of comedy not really seen anywhere else.

    • @skibidibap4411
      @skibidibap4411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Summoning salt and star_ too

    • @ArsSymphinity
      @ArsSymphinity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@MultiverseMediaSpace Definitely good but I'm not sure if it's the best. I think Emp's has more editing and visuals which makes it a better experience. It's all a matter of opinion ofc

  • @lektik2941
    @lektik2941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Presenting real life events within the context of video game rules and restrictions is pretty satisfying. Probably one of my favorite internet tropes.

  • @Jgreb314
    @Jgreb314 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic content. Thanks for posting!

  • @marceloamezcua223
    @marceloamezcua223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +525

    God damn it, I was so emotionally invested in the whole Felix arc: after 50 years of failed attempts, broken dreams and daredevils on the edge of glory, the record still stood, high and mighty. The skies had proven to be an unbearable trial of courage for most jumpers. But not all of them. There was still one, the one with a fearless heart and determined spirit. A man of sheer fucking will. And not only that, but he was standing on the shoulders of the great Joe Kittinger himself. He had passed his wisdom to Felix and it was now time to shatter the frontier that had broken so many before him. Each test, each attempt was one step closer to the ultimate goal.
    Then, the time had come. Felix was in position, standing on the edge of the world, admiring what he had worked so hard for. The stakes where high, and, with the hopes and dreams of mankind weighing down on his shoulders, he took the leap. People would then be subjected to the longest five minutes in existance, silently witnessing as the man came thundering down from the heavens above, uncertain of what the next moments would bring.
    But he did it. Felix had written history. At last, after half a century of heartbreak and sorrow, he had he obliterated the record that had chained humanity for so long. He was a hero. And Kittinger, after finally passing the mantle to a new generation, he could finally rest...
    And then like the most random of dudes, a computer scientist that didn't even have skydiving experience, the god damn Gary Stu of skydivers just swoops down and yoinks the record on his first try. Like... what??
    Not hating on the guy btw, nothing but mad respect for him. I just think the whole thing is kinda funny.

    • @user-ls9ic5vr1g
      @user-ls9ic5vr1g 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      That guy is a absoloute madlad

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Software engineers, like any other kind of engineer, find a problem they want to solve and then analyze the exact minimum requirements to solve it effectively. A lot of the people (not including the government programs of course) attempting this jump height record weren't really engineers themselves, they'd just gotten help from engineers with certain things. Eustace, being an engineer and having some money, figured out exactly what requirements he would have to solve and solved them before making any attempts, thus saving him from a bunch of expensive experimentation and securing his victory.

    • @Username-1939t9
      @Username-1939t9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      he probably did it because he thought it would be funny too

    • @Bonkers-yl2jd
      @Bonkers-yl2jd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Username-1939t9 lol ikr imagine smashing the half a century long record for some random dude to just come along 2 yrs later and be like "mine now"

    • @jadesoda5305
      @jadesoda5305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      EVERYONE heard about the redbull jump i didnt even know the record had been broken until i watched this though kittinger might not even know it was broken lmaooo

  • @arctovishfan100
    @arctovishfan100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    “There’s something so absolute about its outcome, to question it would be to question one’s own sanity.”
    Shows Palpatine falling into a pit and exploding, which he survives.

    • @grandarkfang_1482
      @grandarkfang_1482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      "...Ironic."

    • @LARAUJO_0
      @LARAUJO_0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      He didn't survive but his DNA did, allowing the Sith on Exagaul to clone him

    • @grandarkfang_1482
      @grandarkfang_1482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@LARAUJO_0 that's stupid, because he blew up when he hit the bottom, and he should have been vaporized by the Death Star being destroyed .

    • @VinVonVoom
      @VinVonVoom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      That was the intention behind the scene though, so he's kind of right. George said he wanted to mark that he couldn't come back and Anakin had absolutely killed him, exploding violently.

    • @grandarkfang_1482
      @grandarkfang_1482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@VinVonVoom well, Disney decided to spit on George and his vision.

  • @kaybeeva
    @kaybeeva 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    24:05 Just hearing "We've finally landed" by HOME gave me really hope that he did it. 🥲
    Overall this was a very good Record documentary. Summoning Salt would be proud.

  • @MitchCollins15
    @MitchCollins15 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This has been showing up in my recommended for a good 6 months probably. Glad I finally watched

  • @georgeoshea9961
    @georgeoshea9961 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Joe Kittinger had some of the biggest balls in human history.
    Imagine going into a death spiral 13 miles above the earth, regaining consciousness just 3,000ft from the ground, barely surviving and thinking - “I’ve got to do that again…”
    The fact he didn’t care about the record is even more insane.
    What an absolute chap.

  • @thischannelisinactiveimsor9500
    @thischannelisinactiveimsor9500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +599

    I never thought I would ever hear the word "airplane piracy" in my life, and for some odd reason, it's cool hearing that

    • @okie9025
      @okie9025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @Taiga's Tunes I like how, at first, "piracy" was used to convey stealing a ship or a vehicle of any kind, and that was used as a metaphor for stealing digital data, and now stealing vehicles is conveyed in a "stealing digital data" type of piracy lol

    • @Uzedrname
      @Uzedrname 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You can't download a car, but you can download a plane.

    • @pokekiller787x
      @pokekiller787x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Sr Asshole lmao Nakeyjakey reference.🤣🤣🤣

    • @qwerty343d5
      @qwerty343d5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Something something Crimson Skies

    • @prod5stars954
      @prod5stars954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      “Airplane Piracy” sounds like a gta vip mission

  • @JadeyJ4d3y
    @JadeyJ4d3y 3 ปีที่แล้ว +560

    The highest “so guys we did it” ever done

    • @wisemankugelmemicus1701
      @wisemankugelmemicus1701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wouldn't that be the highest dive? In that case the highest space dive was set by Alan Eustace at 135,000 feet.

    • @BendySnowball
      @BendySnowball 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@wisemankugelmemicus1701 I think the joke flew 135,000 feet over your head

    • @JadeyJ4d3y
      @JadeyJ4d3y 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Bendy Snowball you sir, have dropped this 👑

    • @aldxbaran
      @aldxbaran 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@BendySnowball serious kudos to you for saying that instead of the generic "r/woosh!!11"

    • @slyish4
      @slyish4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@aldxbaran I mean you can't even get mad that was pretty clever

  • @enizahm8660
    @enizahm8660 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The first 12 seconds were too well done, the clip and music combination got me invested fast.

  • @sebastienpaquin4586
    @sebastienpaquin4586 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I came here because there is not enough Summoning Salt video. Was not disappointed, good work on this!

  • @BryceCorbitt
    @BryceCorbitt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +388

    I still remember Felix's jump like it was yesterday. I had a regatta the same day with my rowing team when a teammate took out his phone and showed everyone the livestream. As a middle school kid, I wasn't really able to grasp how ambitious the jump was at the time. I ended being far more impressed with the fact that I was in a tent along a river with seemingly no internet access and was witnessing an event happening live thousands of feet up on the other side of the country. Crazy to think we've come as far as we have today where almost anyone can stream live from virtually anywhere and even make a living off of it.

    • @JReaLBiz86
      @JReaLBiz86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Same! I actually geeked out for a second when I realized it happened almost 9 years ago! My cousin-in-law called me and told me about it, I watched it live from my laptop in my bedroom. Like you said, feels like just yesterday.

    • @bee5440
      @bee5440 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What club were you with lol

    • @BryceCorbitt
      @BryceCorbitt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bee5440 Greater Lawrence Rowing. The regatta was the New Hampshire Championships in Pembroke, NH.

  • @epicdude8742
    @epicdude8742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +672

    Alternate title of the video:
    "There will probably some time be another jumper like Alan Eustace."

    • @opgaquatics5609
      @opgaquatics5609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That's a terrible title lmao

    • @narvdogg8671
      @narvdogg8671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Another alternative: "Up 2: Down"

    • @kylegregory2876
      @kylegregory2876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@opgaquatics5609 "there will never be" is a series on his channel

    • @Xanthopathy
      @Xanthopathy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kylegregory2876 expect that those are for stuff that will NEVER EVER happen again, while there can still be other record breakers for this shit

  • @hope6840
    @hope6840 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG, that intro, I did not expect that Resonance to come in, very nice. I'm gonna watch this just for the music

  • @horton368
    @horton368 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You got my sub with this one. Keep up the good work.

  • @stebo231
    @stebo231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +646

    I'd never even heard of Alan Eustice's record jump, but that's the power of Red Bull.

    • @kiiturii
      @kiiturii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      exactly what I was thinking

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Redbull gives you wings.

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I swear I have seen a whole video talking about this great achievement and they didn't talk about Alan Eustice at all, as if he didn't even do it.
      I now wonder if the video was made before 2014.

    • @Duzty
      @Duzty 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      LMAO 3:46 in the corner, Also this is him when he started vs now lol

    • @kiiturii
      @kiiturii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Duzty what?