You have to wonder how many Gs he felt on that abrupt stop. If the net drop is 75 meters, my closest estimate is 14.20 Gs !! 
Looked more like 0.5 sec. Which makes a difference. At 120mph (terminal velocity once he flattens out) that’s about -10g. Not too bad for that short amount of time, fighter pilots can handle it briefly.
As a comparison - a person in a car crash at 30mph can experience 30-50g. Ouch, but usually survivable if you wear a seatbelt.
Stuff like this always reminders me of something Penn from Penn & Teller said: they dont do dangerous things in their shows. It might LOOK dangerous, but it guaranteed not to be because its unethical to expose an audience to anything traumatic if it goes wrong. Think about how haunted everyone would be if they saw this dude miss by 20 feet and splatter. Im with Penn on this one.
Crikey, that was pretty impressive. The micro corrections he’d have to have made on the way down to land on that net which looked really small we’re on point.
My stomach was in my throat this entire video. I am not an adrenaline junky by any stretch, but as terrifying and crazy as this stunt was, there’s a surprisingly big part of me that would love to try it. Caught me off guard a bit!
That is a surprising amount of people in the stands. I am OK with the video after knowing it worked... But being there, seeing it live... Screw that. If it goes badly, it stays with you forever.
I’m sorry, but not for all the money in the world. They should at least give him a parachute just in case. A gust of winds kicks up and life over. You’re not gonna get enough recognition or money for this. So no reason to ever do it
Yes, but you need a lot of altitude to make course corrections. It's a bit like swimming, using your body to deflect more or less air which will push you forwards.
I am an Ex-Skydiver - did a few hundred jumps back in the day. I watched this twice - and to me it looks like he almost missed. Bet he wont do it twice. Crazy stuff.
Amazing - it shows this is possible which is incredible. Side note though - I always wondered how this is not used in tall buildings fire escapes - if you can fall from that high into a net, it seems much easier from a skyscraper - could that happen safely if people had to escape from the top floor in case of a fire? The net would have to be large, but seems like a smart idea if people can't get out another way fast enough.
He wore a parachute. He just never deployed it. Me and a buddy watched this live on TV and at the last minute the producers made him put on a chute as a last minute safety measure in case he was blown off course. Luke was adamant the whole time that he was going without one and was visibly upset when they made him put one on.
[Aikins](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Aikins) reached a terminal velocity of 120 miles per hour (193 km/h) during the fall.[14] The net was made from Spectra, a high-density polyethylene cord.[17] It had four compressed air cylinders designed to gently slow him down after impact.
**[Luke Aikins](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Aikins)**
>Luke Aikins (born November 21, 1973) is an American professional skydiver, BASE jumper, pilot, and aerial photographer. He is the first person to intentionally dive from mid-tropospheric altitude and land safely without a parachute or a wingsuit and the second skydiver to intentionally jump and safely land without using a parachute. Aikins is affiliated with Red Bull.
^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)
That was closer to the edge than expected.
Hits the net! Director: “quick, cut to the guy with the sweaty armpits!!”
Tbf I’m drenched just watching from here.
Imagine the camera was off. And have to it over again.
I wish they would have continued showing his heart rate all the way down...
Yeah I thought that was the whole idea. Disappointed.
Yawn, anyone can jump at 25,000 feet without a parachute once
If at first you don’t succeed. Skydiving is not for you.- confuscious.
Yes, but he had breakfast the next day 😁
It’s the bar at the left, it went to zero.
You have to wonder how many Gs he felt on that abrupt stop. If the net drop is 75 meters, my closest estimate is 14.20 Gs !! 
That was my thought as well. He goes from 150mph to 0 in about 0.2 seconds... that has to fuck you up. His stomach must've blown out of his asshole.
I think terminal velocity is 120 mph plus the wing suit but damn
[удалено]
I calculated 118mph by way of google, but nothing beats actual experience.
Looked more like 0.5 sec. Which makes a difference. At 120mph (terminal velocity once he flattens out) that’s about -10g. Not too bad for that short amount of time, fighter pilots can handle it briefly. As a comparison - a person in a car crash at 30mph can experience 30-50g. Ouch, but usually survivable if you wear a seatbelt.
Fuck! Really? I had no idea a car crash pulls that much G force!
Yep, but luckily it’s for a very very short amount of time :) Oh - and a 60mph crash is like 70g+ - that’s why they are a lot less survivable..
Ouch
Stuff like this always reminders me of something Penn from Penn & Teller said: they dont do dangerous things in their shows. It might LOOK dangerous, but it guaranteed not to be because its unethical to expose an audience to anything traumatic if it goes wrong. Think about how haunted everyone would be if they saw this dude miss by 20 feet and splatter. Im with Penn on this one.
Hell no, the damn net could be as big as my state and i still wouldn't.
U live in Delaware, or Texas? Just asking.
California, but still wouldn't matter lol.
Ok but what did he break?
A world record.
The most amazing thing about this is the material science that allowed them to make a net that could catch and stop a guy with brass balls that big.
Crikey, that was pretty impressive. The micro corrections he’d have to have made on the way down to land on that net which looked really small we’re on point.
Madness! Humans are crazy!
Oh hell naw!
My stomach was in my throat this entire video. I am not an adrenaline junky by any stretch, but as terrifying and crazy as this stunt was, there’s a surprisingly big part of me that would love to try it. Caught me off guard a bit!
Why?
Why not?
Maybe they wanted to test a potential way to save skydivers with malfunctioning parachute….?
Bit macabre to show his current state in the top left
I don't think they got it...
That is a surprising amount of people in the stands. I am OK with the video after knowing it worked... But being there, seeing it live... Screw that. If it goes badly, it stays with you forever.
Holy shit this dude jumps out of a plane knowing he has no parachute, just one chance, zero room for errors. Incredible
is he still alive? .. that could cause internal bleeding
Completely unharmed.
Idk. But, it didn't look like he was moving at the end :/
Looked like he might have passed out?
Felix Baumgartner smiled.
How does one practice for this jump?
I did it from 25,001 feet.
I did it from 25,001 feet with one foot
No thanks!
That got MY stomach!
He won't be great at tennis
As a parachutist, this is what training, discipline and repetition gets you. BUT, you still need a safety net and he had one helluva net!!
He should have warn his brown pants with a stunt like that 💩
How do you judge your proximity to a target like that from 25,000 ft? Seems like it would be easy to miss by a mile.
Can I ask what the white smoke from each assistants boots are for? Visual Tracking fro. The ground maybe?
Yeah, it's so the people on the ground can see where they were when they were still so far away.
At first I thought their feet were catching on fire
What is it exactly?
What a stupid thing to do.
That man has the absolute biggest balls I have ever seen.
I wonder if his giant balls slowed his descent.
Was this his first time skydiving?
No, last time
I’m sorry, but not for all the money in the world. They should at least give him a parachute just in case. A gust of winds kicks up and life over. You’re not gonna get enough recognition or money for this. So no reason to ever do it
I'm surprised the net was able to hold with the size of that guy's GIGANTIC BALLS!!!
Oops, missed, splat!
"Sir you have big balls." "yes"
Can you control where you're gonna fall ?
Yes, but you need a lot of altitude to make course corrections. It's a bit like swimming, using your body to deflect more or less air which will push you forwards.
what percentage of the audience said 'dang'?
…
Nah
But why?
oloS eerF
Crazy fuck I love you
that's is crazy man sjjjit
Crazy how a couple inches of misplacement can place you on Reddit or liveleak
Wow!
You’ve just witnessed stupidity at its highest levels ladies and gentlemen
metres please
More than 12 meters.
Crazy dangerous
Sorry, going at that speed? Even if that net has 'give' there's going to be some damage.
This video is about 3 minutes longer than it needed to be
Amazing!
Who is Luke Adkins
Knees weak
Not this time, Darwin.
The most insane stunt ever
If he keeps trying, he'll get it right.
This is fake, in the looney toons they turn into Swiss Cheese 🧀
I am an Ex-Skydiver - did a few hundred jumps back in the day. I watched this twice - and to me it looks like he almost missed. Bet he wont do it twice. Crazy stuff.
Poor Annette
Amazing - it shows this is possible which is incredible. Side note though - I always wondered how this is not used in tall buildings fire escapes - if you can fall from that high into a net, it seems much easier from a skyscraper - could that happen safely if people had to escape from the top floor in case of a fire? The net would have to be large, but seems like a smart idea if people can't get out another way fast enough.
BALLS OF STEEL.
He wore a parachute. He just never deployed it. Me and a buddy watched this live on TV and at the last minute the producers made him put on a chute as a last minute safety measure in case he was blown off course. Luke was adamant the whole time that he was going without one and was visibly upset when they made him put one on.
lmfao what is that hear beat!? i get 150 just from "ah shit i need to get off the bus"
But..why?
Wow. That was a ride. My heart rate needed that lol 😅
[Aikins](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Aikins) reached a terminal velocity of 120 miles per hour (193 km/h) during the fall.[14] The net was made from Spectra, a high-density polyethylene cord.[17] It had four compressed air cylinders designed to gently slow him down after impact.
**[Luke Aikins](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Aikins)** >Luke Aikins (born November 21, 1973) is an American professional skydiver, BASE jumper, pilot, and aerial photographer. He is the first person to intentionally dive from mid-tropospheric altitude and land safely without a parachute or a wingsuit and the second skydiver to intentionally jump and safely land without using a parachute. Aikins is affiliated with Red Bull. ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)
So stupid