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On Sunday, Austrian Felix Baumgartner leapt into the record books when he skydived from 128,100 feet (39,045 meters), possibly going supersonic as he plunged earthwards over New Mexico. Simultaneously, somewhere in Holland, his diminutive twin made his own bid for glory, albeit from a slightly less heady height: Good stuff …

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  1. Andy ORourke
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    Awesome

    That is all..........

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    1. Shagbag
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      Das ist gut yah, fantastisch!

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  2. Slartybardfast
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    Absolutely Brilliant

    See above

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  3. Michael H.F. Wilkinson Silver badge
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    Neat!!

    Absolutely neat!!

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  4. DJ Smiley
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    Needs javascript..... I think?

    Als je dit ziet dan doet de player het niet (dat rijmt). Bekijk de video hier. EN ZET JE JAVASCRIPT AAN!

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  5. Jamie Kitson

    Amazing

    It's amazing what you can do with tilt-shift these days, it looks so much like a model!

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  6. Mondo the Magnificent
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    Brilliant

    Excellent production and good use of the GoPro cams too..

    Did I see a giant Land Rover drive by towards the end?

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  7. Graham Bartlett

    Blocked here?

    Hum. My company's web-washer (FortiGuard) has blocked that as "other adult materials". What else lives on that server? And any reason it's not been put on YouTube?

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: Blocked here?

      Mine too:

      Compliance Alert:URL - http://www.dumpert.nl/embed/6394742/6eb9eea8/; Category - Nudity, Streaming Media, Media Sharing

      Access to this site may not be permitted

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      1. Lee Dowling Silver badge
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        Re: Blocked here?

        Mine too:

        This site was categorized in: Humor, Video sharing, Photo sharing, Adult Themes, Nudity

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    2. Annwyn
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      Re: Blocked here?

      Yep, mine too, with a highly descriptive "Open/Mixed Content" categorisation - which is less annoying than the "Hacking" one I frequently get for tech forums, yet a lot less humorous than the ones that get blocked because they're apparently "Educational"

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    3. Bill B
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      Re: Blocked here?

      Yup, same here.

      "The website http://www.dumpert.nl/embed/6394742/6eb9eea8/ has a ScanSafe category rating of "Adult"."

      So I have to use my imagination based on the information given to me.

      Hummmmmm.

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  8. Anonymous Coward
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    Can we be assured that no Raspberry Pis or Arduinos were harmed in the making of that video? I think we need to know.

    (oh yes - brilliant.)

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  9. Annihilator
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    Record?

    Don't think it's been declared an official record yet. I suspect that's because they're mulling over whether they have to do the usual speed record thing of asking him to repeat the feat in the opposite direction...

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    1. Mike Wilson
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      I salute your comic genius.

      Is it not time there was an Oscar for work like this?

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  10. Tom 7

    That was the funniest thing since

    grandma caught her left tit in the mangle!

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  11. Matt 116

    Somewhat less graceful and heart stopping than the real version!

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  12. I Am Spartacus
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    Brilliant

    SPB strikes again. This is a classic.

    Much better than the real thing.

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  13. Fred Dibnah
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    Good use for an old condom

    Fantastic.

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  14. fixit_f
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    Awesome

    Hope you didn't break the Go Pro!!

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  15. Colin Brett
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    Outstanding

    Makes me wonder what Gerry Anderson and the SuperMarionation team could do.

    Colin

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  16. Oli 1
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    Congratulation Sirs!

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  17. Steve Evans

    Hmmm....

    Are you sure that was over Holland? The advert at the end if for a Model event in Vienna, and the flag on the retrieval buggy was decidedly Austrian.

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    1. Paul Johnston
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      Re: Hmmm....

      Not conclusive I know but the view from the balloon suggests a very flat country, no sign of mountains or singing nuns so probably Holland not Austria.

      P.S. Austrian jumper, Austrian flag?

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      1. Steve Evans
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        Re: Hmmm....

        True, but I think it needs clogs, tulips and a few windmills to be conclusive.

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