Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking jump: Lego style - When Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier by skydiving from 24 miles up, he became an instant celebrity. Reactions were tweeted by millions of watchers, who saw the leap from the safety of their laptop screens. Not bad.
The "bunny hop" represents a crucial moment for Lego Felix.
But we doubt even Baumgartner could have been prepared for the ultimate honor: Seeing his epic tumble to Earth re-created in Legos form. The video, an ad for the Model Maker Fair in Vienna, includes majestic music, squawky radio chatter and some impressive visuals.
But, while Baumgartner's daredevil jump lasted more than four minutes (it takes a long time to fall 128,100 feet), the Legos version is over and done in a matter of seconds and ends with a rather inglorious face-plant. Walk it off, Lego Felix.
This isn't the first time enterprising folks have sent toys skyward. Last month, a father-son team successfully launched a toy train into the stratosphere using a weather balloon and a small camera. ( The Sideshow )
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Did You See This? The Lego Stratos Jump - A record 8 million people watched Felix Baumgartner’s 23-mile fall to Earth yesterday, live on YouTube, as the skydiver became the first to plummet faster than the speed of sound. At least one of those viewers has already followed up by recreating the feat using Legos.
The results, apparently filmed using an actual hot air balloon (made from what looks like a trash bag), are surprisingly dramatic. I’m still not sure exactly how our Lego filmmakers pulled this off, let alone so quickly. (Did they film this all beforehand? If so it still manages to be remarkably faithful.) But they deserve extra points for the helicopter shot at the end. Watch it in HD if you can. ( slate.com )
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