The History of the World's Highest Jump

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  • Опубликовано: 21 дек 2024

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  • @EmperorLemon
    @EmperorLemon  4 года назад +4926

    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 2 года назад +4972

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

  • @TheWise-dk4wj
    @TheWise-dk4wj 4 года назад +3655

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

  • @billsmith30
    @billsmith30 4 года назад +8921

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

    • @tristantheoofer2
      @tristantheoofer2 3 года назад +475

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

    • @mudged
      @mudged 3 года назад +196

      He's a beast

    • @EpicGamer-kj1tj
      @EpicGamer-kj1tj 3 года назад +62

      Pog

    • @EpicGamer-kj1tj
      @EpicGamer-kj1tj 3 года назад +36

      Joe mama

    • @staringcorgi6475
      @staringcorgi6475 3 года назад +122

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

  • @magistrmaestro2845
    @magistrmaestro2845 2 года назад +839

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

    • @williambarringer6513
      @williambarringer6513 Год назад +2

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

    • @RedTail1-1
      @RedTail1-1 14 дней назад

      So many people who use the passing of a stranger to try and get likes on RUclips...

    • @magistrmaestro2845
      @magistrmaestro2845 14 дней назад

      @@RedTail1-1 i wasn't trying to get likes pal, I was saying something to remember the legacy one of my role models, the fact that people liked it is irrelevant to MY purpose of leaving the comment

  • @IRUKANJI
    @IRUKANJI 3 года назад +11345

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

    • @stokerstchannel4828
      @stokerstchannel4828 3 года назад +245

      My exact thought

    • @brandybennett6406
      @brandybennett6406 3 года назад +40

      Lol

    • @swiftsword6489
      @swiftsword6489 3 года назад +27

      Ikr

    • @jojolafrite90
      @jojolafrite90 3 года назад +75

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

    • @SangerZonvolt
      @SangerZonvolt 3 года назад +664

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

  • @ItIsRan
    @ItIsRan 4 года назад +1742

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

  • @UBvtuber
    @UBvtuber 4 года назад +946

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

    • @pooptubesex
      @pooptubesex 4 года назад +39

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

    • @iceboyseth
      @iceboyseth 4 года назад +17

      I think you mean "hate"

    • @michaelmodernsonicfan5341
      @michaelmodernsonicfan5341 4 года назад +8

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

    • @armanzakwan1898
      @armanzakwan1898 4 года назад

      How much is their debt

    • @armanzakwan1898
      @armanzakwan1898 4 года назад

      Just checked, the debt is about 11 billion

  • @bluemym1nd
    @bluemym1nd 2 года назад +802

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

    • @literallyshaking8019
      @literallyshaking8019 2 года назад +38

      What about his record girth?

    • @MasterTaters
      @MasterTaters Год назад +17

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

    • @staringcorgi6475
      @staringcorgi6475 Год назад +3

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

  • @imacookieboichocchip8819
    @imacookieboichocchip8819 4 года назад +975

    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 4 года назад +166

      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 4 года назад +113

      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. 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +25

      @@Neo2266. because we needed this?

    • @lowfn
      @lowfn 4 года назад +12

      @@Neo2266. Go back to playing Hatred

  • @GDNachoo
    @GDNachoo 4 года назад +2101

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

    • @udbhavshrivastava
      @udbhavshrivastava 4 года назад +169

      epic gamer move right there

    • @Luke_Segovia
      @Luke_Segovia 4 года назад +49

      udbhav shrivastava I bet he’s a gamer

    • @supathechest
      @supathechest 4 года назад +6

      of course you're here
      _of course_

    • @qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn
      @qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn 4 года назад +6

      alan eustace:lmao NNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRDD

    • @vasilivros4166
      @vasilivros4166 4 года назад +16

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

  • @ArrestingWriter
    @ArrestingWriter 4 года назад +495

    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 4 года назад +44

      Yes.

    • @HokeyBugle
      @HokeyBugle 4 года назад +139

      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 4 года назад +13

      @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 4 года назад +5

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

    • @dbblues.9168
      @dbblues.9168 11 часов назад

      Nah. I think he just wanted a reason to build a rocket.

  • @silencedogood5631
    @silencedogood5631 2 года назад +240

    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.

  • @JellySword8
    @JellySword8 4 года назад +1424

    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 4 года назад +229

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

    • @bagelforks
      @bagelforks 4 года назад +12

      @@derick1259 same

    • @notgray88
      @notgray88 4 года назад +279

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

    • @Coolguy98765
      @Coolguy98765 4 года назад +122

      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 4 года назад +45

      Incredible story, her name is Vesna though.

  • @virgilio6349
    @virgilio6349 4 года назад +724

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

    • @rogaldorn3525
      @rogaldorn3525 4 года назад +34

      *Slowly raises hand*

    • @BudgiePanic
      @BudgiePanic 4 года назад +90

      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 4 года назад +1

      same here

    • @johnnybensonitis7853
      @johnnybensonitis7853 4 года назад

      Me too!

    • @InvidiousIgnoramus
      @InvidiousIgnoramus 4 года назад

      I knew about him, but I forgot about it.

  • @ethanyamar1299
    @ethanyamar1299 4 года назад +800

    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 4 года назад +114

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

    • @isse6790
      @isse6790 4 года назад +9

      He isn't an astronaut.

    • @littleferrhis
      @littleferrhis 4 года назад +84

      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 4 года назад +20

      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 4 года назад +3

      Feels bad man

  • @Horizon206
    @Horizon206 2 года назад +260

    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.

    • @RedTail1-1
      @RedTail1-1 14 дней назад

      So many people using the death of strangers to get attention...

  • @OfficialMaxBox
    @OfficialMaxBox 4 года назад +4266

    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 4 года назад +25

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

    • @kalapoikedeviere7962
      @kalapoikedeviere7962 4 года назад +7

      tf2man

    • @brettvv7475
      @brettvv7475 4 года назад +2

      Same.

    • @kevinkempt
      @kevinkempt 4 года назад +7

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

    • @16thnotegaming16
      @16thnotegaming16 4 года назад

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

  • @aquileslame6897
    @aquileslame6897 4 года назад +3860

    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 4 года назад +87

      Nani?
      *I didn't know?*

    • @alexkim1529
      @alexkim1529 4 года назад +46

      @@adrianpulta1498 r/wooooosh

    • @valdecoxib
      @valdecoxib 4 года назад +24

      Afears Sol no idiot it was invented by emperor shun

    • @mafiaboss1975
      @mafiaboss1975 4 года назад +286

      @@alexkim1529 r/ihavereddit

    • @ohyeahyeah5266
      @ohyeahyeah5266 4 года назад +6

      @@yannisone7148 *have*

  • @GreenEnvy.
    @GreenEnvy. 4 года назад +1480

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

    • @Rose-fu7rz
      @Rose-fu7rz 4 года назад +60

      @Rusty ruclips.net/video/1vT0y2HjEHM/видео.html

    • @Neo2266.
      @Neo2266. 4 года назад +11

      @@Rose-fu7rz
      thank you

    • @เจ๊ะอัมนะห์เจะยิ
      @เจ๊ะอัมนะห์เจะยิ 4 года назад +16

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

    • @Afiriss
      @Afiriss 4 года назад

      เจ๊ะอัมนะห์ เจะยิ :)

    • @alc202
      @alc202 4 года назад +19

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

  • @dekelyosifon
    @dekelyosifon 3 года назад +170

    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 года назад

      @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 года назад +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 года назад

      @SIR. Fronos ok, continue it

    • @dekelyosifon
      @dekelyosifon 2 года назад

      @SIR. Fronos lol

    • @ethanmctague8620
      @ethanmctague8620 2 года назад

      Had my ass too

  • @spaceaddict5484
    @spaceaddict5484 3 года назад +3476

    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 3 года назад +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 3 года назад +266

      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 3 года назад +80

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

    • @kellyhill430
      @kellyhill430 3 года назад +129

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

    • @oddsandwindsocks5905
      @oddsandwindsocks5905 3 года назад +1

      I'm now thinking the same

  • @nevod.
    @nevod. 4 года назад +4498

    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 4 года назад +62

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

    • @BL4NK.F4C3
      @BL4NK.F4C3 4 года назад +4

      *Whang

    • @FirstLast-mn4re
      @FirstLast-mn4re 4 года назад +64

      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 4 года назад +12

      Summoning salt and star_ too

    • @ArsSymphinity
      @ArsSymphinity 4 года назад +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

  • @trash
    @trash 4 года назад +2357

    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 4 года назад +75

      EmpLemon makes any topic interesting

    • @seronymus
      @seronymus 4 года назад

      me

    •  4 года назад +44

      @@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 4 года назад +23

      @ 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 4 года назад +9

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

  • @SomeoneCommenting
    @SomeoneCommenting 2 года назад +51

    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.

  • @ironjide7975
    @ironjide7975 4 года назад +644

    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 4 года назад +44

      You are a metric hero.

    • @Bigos4
      @Bigos4 4 года назад +20

      I salute you, fellow user

    • @thelocalshaman8024
      @thelocalshaman8024 4 года назад +1

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

    • @bonkow
      @bonkow 4 года назад

      When text is *thicc*

    • @Liggliluff
      @Liggliluff 4 года назад +19

      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.

  • @grandarkfang_1482
    @grandarkfang_1482 4 года назад +786

    "There's something absolute about falling to your death."
    >shows Palpatine falling.
    "...ironic."

    • @rokkraljkolesa9317
      @rokkraljkolesa9317 4 года назад +14

      but palpatine is dead

    • @grandarkfang_1482
      @grandarkfang_1482 4 года назад +13

      @@rokkraljkolesa9317 he died in ROTJ, yes.

    • @DrewPicklesTheDark
      @DrewPicklesTheDark 4 года назад +89

      @@grandarkfang_1482 Disney's fanfics aren't canon.

    • @grandarkfang_1482
      @grandarkfang_1482 4 года назад +8

      @@DrewPicklesTheDark yes

    • @bjeizus521
      @bjeizus521 4 года назад +26

      I mean he did literally die... But Disney made up some soul essence transfer bullshit because they killed off their main villain

  • @scoopitywoop
    @scoopitywoop 4 года назад +657

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

    • @randgrithr7387
      @randgrithr7387 4 года назад +38

      It has its.. ups and downs.

    • @folfielukather8083
      @folfielukather8083 4 года назад +6

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

    • @noahpaulette1490
      @noahpaulette1490 4 года назад +1

      @@randgrithr7387 ight

    • @nasostravl17
      @nasostravl17 4 года назад +1

      This freaking touched. Scared me to the core

  • @JerkyMurky
    @JerkyMurky 2 года назад +143

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

    • @dionlindsay2
      @dionlindsay2 2 года назад +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!

  • @eligellock2023
    @eligellock2023 3 года назад +1659

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

    • @Duzty
      @Duzty 3 года назад +24

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

    • @YarnMisery-xc3lh
      @YarnMisery-xc3lh 3 года назад +13

      when matt greek gets invaded by turkey:

    • @Ifarmplasma
      @Ifarmplasma 2 года назад +10

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

    • @MsCerealCat
      @MsCerealCat 2 года назад +1

      @@Ifarmplasma Wow

    • @olympian543
      @olympian543 2 года назад +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.’”

  • @InviZ.
    @InviZ. 4 года назад +639

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

  • @twistedyogert
    @twistedyogert 3 года назад +2627

    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 3 года назад +81

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

    • @semesabrown489
      @semesabrown489 3 года назад +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 3 года назад +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 3 года назад +4

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

    • @michaelcrockis7679
      @michaelcrockis7679 3 года назад

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

  • @milesschabel9536
    @milesschabel9536 4 года назад +208

    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 4 года назад +1

      Same lol

    • @yeleoh
      @yeleoh 4 года назад

      Lmao Emple mon

    • @jdon6484
      @jdon6484 4 года назад

      The Hbox one sucks

    • @four-en-tee
      @four-en-tee 4 года назад +2

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

    • @marzipancutter8144
      @marzipancutter8144 4 года назад

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

  • @BryceCorbitt
    @BryceCorbitt 4 года назад +390

    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 года назад +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 3 года назад

      What club were you with lol

    • @BryceCorbitt
      @BryceCorbitt 3 года назад

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

  • @kuma6572
    @kuma6572 4 года назад +325

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

    • @brettvv7475
      @brettvv7475 4 года назад +5

      100% agreed.

    • @johnnybensonitis7853
      @johnnybensonitis7853 4 года назад +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 4 года назад

      I genuinely feel that you are one sad person

    • @kuma6572
      @kuma6572 4 года назад +4

      Ok

    • @johnnybensonitis7853
      @johnnybensonitis7853 4 года назад

      @@The_Foxxo 😞

  • @BenetbenetLive
    @BenetbenetLive 2 года назад +2

    Takk! quality takes time. time you should be compensated for. thanks a lot !

  • @marceloamezcua223
    @marceloamezcua223 4 года назад +528

    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 4 года назад +23

      That guy is a absoloute madlad

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude 4 года назад +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.

    • @User-1939t9
      @User-1939t9 4 года назад +6

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

    • @Bonkers-yl2jd
      @Bonkers-yl2jd 4 года назад +6

      @@User-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 4 года назад +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

  • @Cryros_sphere
    @Cryros_sphere 4 года назад +894

    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 4 года назад +10

      Cryrosphere oh it just get progressively easier

    • @dontreadthiscomment3026
      @dontreadthiscomment3026 4 года назад

      Lmao ikr

    • @ThZuao
      @ThZuao 4 года назад +76

      Proof that money is the best superpower.

    • @PongoXBongo
      @PongoXBongo 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +4

      Screw the rules, I have money.

  • @dekudragon6474
    @dekudragon6474 3 года назад +2683

    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 года назад +86

      Yeah but he also showed Gandalf

    • @joshuasalem5022
      @joshuasalem5022 3 года назад +147

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

    • @Mememan9076.
      @Mememan9076. 3 года назад +17

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

    • @fluffydragon1525
      @fluffydragon1525 3 года назад +13

      Did you really just say darth palpatine

    • @Fattts
      @Fattts 3 года назад +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.

  • @apatheticgorilla
    @apatheticgorilla 4 года назад +344

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

    • @cromeaxe
      @cromeaxe 4 года назад +16

      Don't mess with nerds

    • @brettvv7475
      @brettvv7475 4 года назад +7

      Hold my Earl Grey*

    • @ninjagaro.
      @ninjagaro. 4 года назад +7

      Hold My Keyboard

  • @laserpanda9553
    @laserpanda9553 4 года назад +463

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

    • @waspoppin4784
      @waspoppin4784 4 года назад

      Laser Panda lol

    • @throatychunk
      @throatychunk 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +7

      Also gandalf

    • @moowaffels
      @moowaffels 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +8

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

  • @andrewduan5123
    @andrewduan5123 4 года назад +842

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

  • @Ferraridude13
    @Ferraridude13 2 года назад +10

    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.

  • @dathaniel9403
    @dathaniel9403 3 года назад +360

    "For most of us, that number never exceeds a few feet." It's funny that despite being a paratrooper for years, my record of 15,000ft was done as a civilian. Most of my military jumps were from 600-800ft. 15,000ft sounds scarier but actually it's way safer. At 600ft you don't have any time to correct mistakes or problems.

    • @spudeleven5124
      @spudeleven5124 3 года назад +3

      Never made a military jump and only jumped a round canopy once, but as a sport jumper did 30k from the Mullins King Air (WFFC 2005)

    • @JohanMood
      @JohanMood 2 года назад +9

      Yhe people always asks me what the highest i've jumped from, never how low i've gone. At a certain point Base jumps are basically only mountain skydives with a lot of room for error, when at a certain low point you don't have any margins at all.
      This is my lowest jump i ever made at 124 feet, didn't even pop my brakes. I've friends who've gone lower but cant find their video:
      ruclips.net/video/QC2DB6QIqME/видео.html
      And btw this is me knowingly the lowest skydive, which is ballsy in its own way considering the gear:
      ruclips.net/video/LUbvsXGyrD0/видео.html

    • @r0cketplumber
      @r0cketplumber 2 года назад +2

      @@JohanMood I was invited to jump from the Royal Gorge Bridge in 1980, but did a gut check and decided I wasn't skilled enough at the time- I think I had less than thirty jumps at the time.
      124 feet? Wouldn't it be easier to just set up a stuntman's airbag?
      The lowest I ever jumped was 885 feet on the Skyjump abseil off the Stratosphere Tower in Vegas. That was the closest I ever got to a base jump, it's cheating since there's no canopy to deploy, but 18 seconds top to bottom is still a pretty good rush.

  • @theactualTVB
    @theactualTVB 4 года назад +254

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

    • @kanyewest2731
      @kanyewest2731 4 года назад +6

      hes just a normie now reading wikipedia outloud

    • @DunkeyIsBlack
      @DunkeyIsBlack 4 года назад +1

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

    • @SkyflyNB
      @SkyflyNB 4 года назад +2

      It's not about the fear but yea

    • @gasaiyuno6021
      @gasaiyuno6021 4 года назад

      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 4 года назад

      @@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.

  • @aidengray3998
    @aidengray3998 4 года назад +1265

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

    • @k8rgrl
      @k8rgrl 4 года назад +58

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

    • @dougmcauliffe2253
      @dougmcauliffe2253 4 года назад +61

      @@k8rgrl he actually uses it at 24:05

    • @unocualqu1era
      @unocualqu1era 4 года назад +47

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

    • @ThePaperKhan
      @ThePaperKhan 4 года назад +6

      How like, really? How?

    • @blackshirts_and_breads
      @blackshirts_and_breads 4 года назад +2

      @Mr blu Eagle
      world record progression

  • @steamedclams5689
    @steamedclams5689 2 года назад +39

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

  • @motherhors7036
    @motherhors7036 3 года назад +790

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

  • @AidanChickTV
    @AidanChickTV 4 года назад +468

    You know you're an icon when EmpLemon parodies you.

    • @piewert787
      @piewert787 4 года назад +52

      Aidan Chick summoning salt the legend

    • @Laiser
      @Laiser 4 года назад +41

      @@migaloo364
      Actually it could be called a parody. Parodies aren't always mocking or criticising. Parodies can act as tributes.

    • @wilhelmvg9978
      @wilhelmvg9978 3 года назад +1

      @@Laiser it’s not a parody not even close, and a tribute is not a parody either. a parody has to involve imitation of which there is none in this video. unless you’re referring to something else in this video?

    • @cursedmailman3999
      @cursedmailman3999 3 года назад +2

      @@Laiser Parodies *cannot* be in a mocking manner, since it would then become satire. However, parodies need to have some aspect that's inherently over exaggerated or hyperbolic in nature. Think Megamind, OPM, etc. Satire is essentially the same but made to criticize the media it satirizes.
      The only part of this video that can even be remotely considered hyperbolic or a "parody" is the third title card. However even that doesn't count as parody since the distortion implies satire as a way to communicate that Emp felt SS uses too many cards.
      TL;DR this isn't parody, it's an homage

    • @corte_s
      @corte_s 3 года назад +1

      @@cursedmailman3999 man’s going off! :=D

  • @Limeking_
    @Limeking_ 4 года назад +538

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

    • @oklol3461
      @oklol3461 4 года назад +4

      im not I miss the RUclips poops and memes

    • @Limeking_
      @Limeking_ 4 года назад +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

    • @AyyNash727
      @AyyNash727 4 года назад

      Same I love these types of videos

    • @oklol3461
      @oklol3461 4 года назад

      @@Limeking_ u right

    • @possiblettegegg7519
      @possiblettegegg7519 4 года назад

      Well made from a yt person

  • @TheMercenary04
    @TheMercenary04 Год назад +12

    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.

  • @RealMephres
    @RealMephres 3 года назад +1065

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

    • @Duzty
      @Duzty 3 года назад +2

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

    • @vrtrunky552
      @vrtrunky552 3 года назад +4

      And bless his parachute

    • @withlessAsbestos
      @withlessAsbestos 2 года назад

      @@Duzty stop spamming

    • @pumpkinn8685
      @pumpkinn8685 2 года назад +1

      Yes he is quite gigachad

  • @whitehonda2874
    @whitehonda2874 3 года назад +4236

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

    • @ONE-vt1fz
      @ONE-vt1fz 3 года назад +46

      nikolai niktin

    • @Skibidicum99
      @Skibidicum99 3 года назад +83

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

    • @ONE-vt1fz
      @ONE-vt1fz 3 года назад +157

      @@Skibidicum99 he did, for a time
      ohhh but he said _hold_ the record. fair.

    • @marcellpeto8843
      @marcellpeto8843 3 года назад +81

      Alan Eustace

    • @ahmadzahraniAAZ
      @ahmadzahraniAAZ 3 года назад +55

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

  • @KingKRinge99
    @KingKRinge99 4 года назад +204

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

    • @jaimedanielhernandezrios5398
      @jaimedanielhernandezrios5398 4 года назад +56

      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 4 года назад +13

      It's done like the Summoning salt videoes

    • @Thndrstrike
      @Thndrstrike 4 года назад +5

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

    • @r.p3728
      @r.p3728 4 года назад

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

    • @willsmish2837
      @willsmish2837 3 года назад

      @@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.

  • @adastra83
    @adastra83 3 года назад +38

    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?

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 года назад +809

    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 4 года назад +15

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

    • @Flapsman
      @Flapsman 4 года назад +2

      HE'S HERE

    • @TieTries
      @TieTries 4 года назад +4

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

    • @BokuGlack
      @BokuGlack 4 года назад

      Just Some Guy without a Mustache the GOAT

    • @lars1228
      @lars1228 4 года назад +1

      How on Earth is this dude know what videos I watch. He is in literally every comment section here...

  • @Glory2Snowstar
    @Glory2Snowstar 4 года назад +138

    This is one of the very few channels left on this website that feels like it has the same magic as old RUclips.
    Thank you for keeping that alive, EmpLemon.

  • @arctovishfan100
    @arctovishfan100 4 года назад +445

    “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 4 года назад +52

      "...Ironic."

    • @LARAUJO_0
      @LARAUJO_0 4 года назад +18

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

    • @grandarkfang_1482
      @grandarkfang_1482 4 года назад +45

      @@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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +37

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

  • @UpNextWithNickLate
    @UpNextWithNickLate 2 года назад +6

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

  • @thischannelisinactiveimsor9500
    @thischannelisinactiveimsor9500 4 года назад +601

    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 4 года назад +15

      @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 4 года назад +6

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

    • @pokekiller787x
      @pokekiller787x 4 года назад +3

      @Sr Asshole lmao Nakeyjakey reference.🤣🤣🤣

    • @qwerty343d5
      @qwerty343d5 4 года назад +1

      Something something Crimson Skies

    • @prod5stars954
      @prod5stars954 4 года назад +7

      “Airplane Piracy” sounds like a gta vip mission

  • @manusgraham1159
    @manusgraham1159 4 года назад +63

    I remember I was really pissed when Emp Lemon stoped making YTPs, gotta say it was probably the best decision he could've made

  • @HumansOfVR
    @HumansOfVR 4 года назад +97

    I don't even care what EmpLemon makes a video about, *_i just know it's gonna be quality_*

    • @notgray88
      @notgray88 4 года назад +2

      EmpLemon could make a video on the intricacies of yeast and I would watch it

    • @RobinTenTwo
      @RobinTenTwo 4 года назад

      EXACTLY!!

  • @silasmabilas3551
    @silasmabilas3551 3 года назад +10

    Your editing is just amazing, this is definitely one of my favorite videos on RUclips!

  • @reformedzoomer
    @reformedzoomer 4 года назад +426

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

    • @JRexRegis
      @JRexRegis 4 года назад +27

      Let's hear a collective OOF for this

    • @MarioLuigi0404
      @MarioLuigi0404 4 года назад +57

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

    • @DummyAccount829
      @DummyAccount829 4 года назад +14

      Only a sith deals in absolutes.

    • @SparkySywer
      @SparkySywer 4 года назад +2

      @@MarioLuigi0404 TLJ > TFA > Prequels > TRoS

    • @armanzakwan1898
      @armanzakwan1898 4 года назад

      Basically the sequel trilogy is better than the prequels yeah?

  • @stephenh9483
    @stephenh9483 2 года назад +36

    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

  • @6piecechickenmcnuggets23
    @6piecechickenmcnuggets23 4 года назад +590

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

    • @noahfessenden6478
      @noahfessenden6478 4 года назад +12

      EmpLemon has that effect no?

    • @Atheist_1940
      @Atheist_1940 4 года назад +23

      Imagine thinking an emp lemon video is gonna be boring.

    • @bepis_real
      @bepis_real 4 года назад +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 4 года назад

      I guess you can say you were skyhooked

    • @kanyewest2731
      @kanyewest2731 4 года назад +2

      normie trash

  • @kabbablabba4073
    @kabbablabba4073 4 года назад +139

    "Project Man-High" reminds me of that family guy joke where the guy who names military Operations is on vacation so they just call it "Operation Blow up Peter's House" or something

  • @abrahamben-dayan9843
    @abrahamben-dayan9843 2 года назад +31

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

  • @rosemulet
    @rosemulet 4 года назад +436

    From edgy memes to documentaries about human achievement, nice channel progression.

    • @36inc
      @36inc 4 года назад +1

      He certianly was inspired by Jon bois- the writting is stupid simular the graph- the music placement- if you havent yet go watch jon bois hell make you fall in love with sports.

    • @hypochondriac1
      @hypochondriac1 4 года назад +1

      @Keegan Young wait whats lemmino's old content like?

    • @dantethewanderer4989
      @dantethewanderer4989 4 года назад +5

      @@hypochondriac1 Rage comics of the week and creepypastas

    • @hypochondriac1
      @hypochondriac1 4 года назад

      @@dantethewanderer4989 he does sound like that actually

    • @Slamboni4k
      @Slamboni4k 4 года назад

      Perfectly balanced, as all should be.

  • @robby_zhang
    @robby_zhang 4 года назад +363

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

    • @MultiverseMediaSpace
      @MultiverseMediaSpace 4 года назад

      Did u plank the whole way down?

    • @Fran_5
      @Fran_5 4 года назад +23

      255? Pft
      Fly up until your elytra breaks mate.

  • @furretwalky
    @furretwalky 3 года назад +820

    24:19 Me: "HELL YEAH NICK! LET'S G-"
    *Nick's name turns red*
    *_Oh shit._*
    *he survives and is doing it again*
    Me: Okay, let's g-
    24:54 "But this time, he would pay the ultimate price."
    *OH SHIT OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*

    • @ragansaville_
      @ragansaville_ 3 года назад +12

      So true

    • @diegorincon4673
      @diegorincon4673 3 года назад +37

      At the very least nick’s last moments where in the place he loved; the sky.

    • @avatarmadman
      @avatarmadman 2 года назад +4

      Heres the song
      ruclips.net/video/M-0TB9JMpdE/видео.html

    • @alahatim
      @alahatim 2 года назад +4

      Quite the turn of events in 30 or so seconds, LOL !!!!!!!!!!

    • @garbagejuice1
      @garbagejuice1 2 года назад +1

      @@avatarmadman thanks

  • @christopherjohnson5961
    @christopherjohnson5961 2 года назад +5

    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.

  • @epicdude8742
    @epicdude8742 4 года назад +673

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

    • @opgaquatics5609
      @opgaquatics5609 4 года назад +11

      That's a terrible title lmao

    • @narvdogg8671
      @narvdogg8671 4 года назад +47

      Another alternative: "Up 2: Down"

    • @kylegregory2876
      @kylegregory2876 4 года назад +20

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

    • @Xanthopathy
      @Xanthopathy 4 года назад

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

  • @JadeyJ4d3y
    @JadeyJ4d3y 4 года назад +557

    The highest “so guys we did it” ever done

    • @wisemankugelmemicus1701
      @wisemankugelmemicus1701 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +61

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

    • @JadeyJ4d3y
      @JadeyJ4d3y 4 года назад +13

      Bendy Snowball you sir, have dropped this 👑

    • @aldxbaran
      @aldxbaran 4 года назад +25

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

    • @slyish4
      @slyish4 4 года назад +3

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

  • @raymond-reviews
    @raymond-reviews 4 года назад +129

    1:39 “To question it is to question one’s own sanity.”- Emperor Lemon
    Disney bringing back Palpatine was insanity at its finest.

    • @192mait
      @192mait 4 года назад

      Vesna Vulović wants to know your location.

  • @dug_the_fug
    @dug_the_fug 2 года назад +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.

  • @stebo231
    @stebo231 3 года назад +649

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

    • @kiiturii
      @kiiturii 3 года назад +12

      exactly what I was thinking

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM 3 года назад +14

      Redbull gives you wings.

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM 3 года назад +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 3 года назад

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

    • @kiiturii
      @kiiturii 3 года назад +6

      @@Duzty what?

  • @flar7137
    @flar7137 4 года назад +97

    My favorite thing about EmpLemon is that he makes videos on whatever he finds interesting and it means I never know what to expect next. Keeps things fresh and often times I learn something new whenever he uploads.

  • @Dysphoros
    @Dysphoros 4 года назад +547

    Piantinida: *Tragic Story of a man who was willing to spend so much effort for a world record and sacrificing years only to meet his demise.*
    Alan Eustace with no skydiving or extreme stunt experience with millions of dollar: *Lol, just broke the record. Was fun.*

    • @shytheguy3004
      @shytheguy3004 4 года назад +23

      God that made me sad.

    • @zeromailss
      @zeromailss 4 года назад +6

      If he spends his money on a business venture instead and hopefully gains some success then after 10-20 years he could just pay a group of professional to make his dream a reality
      The world is such a pragmatic place after all

    • @georgemen
      @georgemen 3 года назад +2

      ...so? What's the point of having money if not for doing stuff you deem fun and are unharmful for other people? Did he do something bad just because he's got more money than the most of us? I mean, isn't this why we all work and try and earn more money than minimum wage? I'm currently saving money to get a license to sail small boats. I don't even know how to swim and am shitscared of being in any body of water larger than my sink, but, shit, that seems cool as fuck, just sailing to whatever.

    • @papasscooperiaworker3649
      @papasscooperiaworker3649 3 года назад +8

      @@georgemen Bruh, the person was not attacking the guy for spending his money on trying to make a world record. That’s fine. The person was pointing out how sad it was that someone spent so much money only for them to die, while another person spent nothing and gained what the person died for. There’s nothing wrong with spending your money on something you’re passionate about and which doesn’t hurt anyone inherently. It’s just sad that someone died with so much lost.

  • @tazzamanaka725
    @tazzamanaka725 2 года назад +6

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

  • @ThePsychoRenegade
    @ThePsychoRenegade 4 года назад +66

    I didn't expect this topic to be this interesting. I never realized what a triumph Baumgartner's jump was.

    • @AnAbsurdExistence
      @AnAbsurdExistence 4 года назад

      That’s Emp for ya, able to make almost any topic interesting!

  • @TRDario
    @TRDario 4 года назад +68

    Interesting tidbit: Here in Croatia we've always been told in school and such that Faust Vrančić (Fausto Veranzio) actually built the chute and jumped off a tower in front of a crowd in Venice and survived. Genuinely did not know that wasn't actually confirmed until a few months ago.

    • @lukadobrovic182
      @lukadobrovic182 4 года назад

      Another croatian watching emplemon? Čovjek od kulture, vidim.

  • @cellokid5104
    @cellokid5104 2 года назад +4

    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

  • @Godzilla-mq5zv
    @Godzilla-mq5zv 4 года назад +101

    I really like how you're branching off into this category of the testing of human limits. Strength, speed, endurance, I could see all of them being equally entertaining if you ever decide to do them. Keep up the great work.

    • @Nickbotmax
      @Nickbotmax 4 года назад

      Hi Crabs, hope you're enjoying your break

    • @ThePhantom4516
      @ThePhantom4516 4 года назад +1

      a land speed record vid would have a lot to talk about

    • @Nickbotmax
      @Nickbotmax 4 года назад

      @@ThePhantom4516 I've been thinking about making a video like that

  • @siegesquirrel42
    @siegesquirrel42 3 года назад +298

    One gets the sense that Joseph Kittinger was a man born about ten or twenty years too early. Imagine him as an astronaut!

    • @Duzty
      @Duzty 3 года назад

      LMAO 3:46 in the corner, Also this is him when he started vs now lol ruclips.net/video/WS3mSC3M_0s/видео.html

    • @robyn051
      @robyn051 Год назад +2

      Absolutely, if he was born at little later he very well could’ve jumped on the moon

    • @shady8045
      @shady8045 Год назад

      idk if he would have been qualified, maybe tho.

  • @NewbyTon
    @NewbyTon 4 года назад +233

    Maybe the true heights were the friends we made along the way

  • @welcomefire
    @welcomefire 4 года назад +685

    This feels like summoning salt on real life.
    Also, I rewatched this after getting into the emperor's other content, and now it feels weird. Still good, but... now it feels like an off brand of himself.

    • @hypersnake7904
      @hypersnake7904 3 года назад +5

      True

    • @mikespearwood3914
      @mikespearwood3914 3 года назад +40

      Even using the same music as SS.

    • @Niagaranobs
      @Niagaranobs 3 года назад +2

      24:04

    • @wckiid
      @wckiid 3 года назад

      @Se Google Nutzer it gives me goosebumps every time. Idk if it's because of the song or the way it makes me think of summoningsalts godlike videos

    • @BoB36_
      @BoB36_ 3 года назад +6

      not to mention he was using the same font

  • @Bone8380
    @Bone8380 4 года назад +87

    Weird subject. Never thought I'd actually be this interested in something like this. I feel like I'm watching a Fredrik Knudsen video, but with more memes.

    • @DaelinZeppiTheComputerGamer
      @DaelinZeppiTheComputerGamer 4 года назад +3

      The presentation of the video is similar to Summoing Salt, who covers the World Record History of video game speedruns.

    • @gabbo7101
      @gabbo7101 4 года назад

      emplemon has that affect
      he can make you interested in something you previously had no interest in.

  • @gigatoaster8274
    @gigatoaster8274 4 года назад +1216

    Redbull: Nooo, you can't just break the fall record without proper training.
    Random google man: ha ha fall go brrr.

    • @think_of_a_storyboard3635
      @think_of_a_storyboard3635 4 года назад +24

      Missed opportunity to say "wind go brr"

    • @IAm-zo1bo
      @IAm-zo1bo 4 года назад

      @@think_of_a_storyboard3635 no

    • @lonesome3958
      @lonesome3958 4 года назад +18

      Haha fall go aaaaaaaaaaaaah

    • @WhosAmbit
      @WhosAmbit 4 года назад

      hehehe big fall mahcine go brrrrrr

    • @charluspupuce
      @charluspupuce 4 года назад +43

      no one:
      absolutely nobody:
      still nobody:
      not a single soul:
      literally no one:
      not even big chungus:
      random incel on 4chan: Can we just chill together and share good memes?
      [everyone disliked that]
      baby yeed: wait that's illegal
      brie larson: ok that was lowkey on point
      pickle rick: slaps roof of car luke did i ever tell you about the time i turned myself into a pickle? it was an epic moment.
      luke: is retarded
      CIA: Bane?
      sans undertale: hey don't google HP Lovecraft's cat name
      [OP googles hp lovecrafts cat name]
      CIA: congratulations you got yourself caught!
      stan lee: flies past in a spaceship ooooh i dont care what universe you're from that's GOTTA HURT
      [everyone laughed]
      keanu reeves: you're breathtaking!
      area 51 guards:i bet i can take keanu reeves
      keanu reeves: you sure about that
      keanu reeves: kills all area 51 guards
      area 51:wait thats illegal
      Everyone liked that
      CIA: am I joke to you?
      Alt right incels: there's no way star wars can be good agai....
      Baby Yeed: hold my beer
      Big chungus joined the chat
      Drumpf has left the chat
      4chanlets: 'Yeah, I'm thinking this is kind of epic based pilled, maybe a bit of a coom moment?? Idk think I might post a frog
      Edit: Thank U So Much For The Upvotes. Can we Get 100 Likes on This Comment ?
      Edit 2: OMG !!!!! Holy Crap !!!! Thank You So Much For 100 Likes.. I Love You Guys So Much for all the Support (Can we reach 200 next?)
      Edit 3: Wow, 184 LIKES ?!? We're so close to 200 upvotes now ! Come on, reddit !
      Edit 4: HOLY CR*P ! NO WAY !!! 200 LIKES ??? Thank you SO MUCH Reddit. we've made it so far... And this time... maybe we can hit 300 UPVOTES ?
      Edit 5: OH. MY. GOODNESS. WE'RE SO CLOSE TO 300 LIKES !!! We can make it, everyone. Let's get there to 300 upvotes. We're so close, reddit !!!

  • @Yungbeck
    @Yungbeck 2 года назад +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 Год назад +3

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

  • @MannyloAnimeSquad
    @MannyloAnimeSquad 4 года назад +981

    All i got to say is... this man did his research xD

    • @Sneedles
      @Sneedles 4 года назад +4

      Indeed. He definitely didn't come to the right conclusion.

    • @veryedgyswan7326
      @veryedgyswan7326 4 года назад +1

      @LTrain45 45 EMP LEMON COMMENTED! ruclips.net/video/Qm65G3VEQNM/видео.html

    • @veryedgyswan7326
      @veryedgyswan7326 4 года назад

      @@Sneedles EMP LEMON COMMENTED

    • @w1ndStrik3
      @w1ndStrik3 4 года назад

      He always does

    • @ностромов
      @ностромов 4 года назад

      Does the video explain the missing cut in Baumgartner's jump? If it doesn't, I don't wanna watch it. :)

  • @carlieprosser1431
    @carlieprosser1431 3 года назад +221

    Kittingor not informing the ground crew about his hand gotta be one of the biggest flexes in existence

    • @Duzty
      @Duzty 3 года назад

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

    • @Duzty
      @Duzty 3 года назад

      LMAO 3:46 in the corner, Also this is him when he started vs now lol ruclips.net/video/WS3mSC3M_0s/видео.html

    • @MDLuffy1234YT
      @MDLuffy1234YT Год назад

      Imagine him actually informing the crew right as he made the jump.

    • @MetFanMac
      @MetFanMac Год назад

      Aside from the fact that he couldn't actually, you know, flex his hand. Because it was so swollen.

  • @gabithink5079
    @gabithink5079 4 года назад +874

    Redbull: HURR DURR WE HIGH BIG RECORD BREAKING JUMP WOOHOO
    2 years later:
    Random google man: Haha no

    • @User-1939t9
      @User-1939t9 4 года назад +54

      redbull: no you can't just beat the record 2 years after we did first try
      alan eustace: haha record go weee

    • @XminisamuraiX
      @XminisamuraiX 4 года назад +11

      Although Eustace claimed the new balloon height record, both Eustace and Baumgartner would hold their respective own respective records for jump height and freefall recognized by the FAI since they were categorized differently. Eustace would hold the "Drogue Chute Assisted" record whereas Baumgartner claimed the "Unassisted" record.
      Fast Man Go NYOOOOM

    • @_Tzer
      @_Tzer 4 года назад

      other way around

    • @charluspupuce
      @charluspupuce 4 года назад +7

      no one:
      absolutely nobody:
      still nobody:
      not a single soul:
      literally no one:
      not even big chungus:
      random incel on 4chan: Can we just chill together and share good memes?
      [everyone disliked that]
      baby yeed: wait that's illegal
      brie larson: ok that was lowkey on point
      pickle rick: slaps roof of car luke did i ever tell you about the time i turned myself into a pickle? it was an epic moment.
      luke: is retarded
      CIA: Bane?
      sans undertale: hey don't google HP Lovecraft's cat name
      [OP googles hp lovecrafts cat name]
      CIA: congratulations you got yourself caught!
      stan lee: flies past in a spaceship ooooh i dont care what universe you're from that's GOTTA HURT
      [everyone laughed]
      keanu reeves: you're breathtaking!
      area 51 guards:i bet i can take keanu reeves
      keanu reeves: you sure about that
      keanu reeves: kills all area 51 guards
      area 51:wait thats illegal
      Everyone liked that
      CIA: am I joke to you?
      Alt right incels: there's no way star wars can be good agai....
      Baby Yeed: hold my beer
      Big chungus joined the chat
      Drumpf has left the chat
      4chanlets: 'Yeah, I'm thinking this is kind of epic based pilled, maybe a bit of a coom moment?? Idk think I might post a frog
      Edit: Thank U So Much For The Upvotes. Can we Get 100 Likes on This Comment ?
      Edit 2: OMG !!!!! Holy Crap !!!! Thank You So Much For 100 Likes.. I Love You Guys So Much for all the Support (Can we reach 200 next?)
      Edit 3: Wow, 184 LIKES ?!? We're so close to 200 upvotes now ! Come on, reddit !
      Edit 4: HOLY CR*P ! NO WAY !!! 200 LIKES ??? Thank you SO MUCH Reddit. we've made it so far... And this time... maybe we can hit 300 UPVOTES ?
      Edit 5: OH. MY. GOODNESS. WE'RE SO CLOSE TO 300 LIKES !!! We can make it, everyone. Let's get there to 300 upvotes. We're so close, reddit !!!

    • @gabithink5079
      @gabithink5079 4 года назад +2

      Pupuce sound like the biggest reddit kid virgin in existence

  • @spectreg3
    @spectreg3 Год назад +9

    A summoning salt video for falling

  • @reversal
    @reversal 3 года назад +1159

    28:45 Rodd Millner looking like Gordan Ramsay's younger brother lmao

    • @ManOfPillowDoom
      @ManOfPillowDoom 3 года назад +40

      "You call this a fucking parachute!?"

    • @jacklarsen7362
      @jacklarsen7362 3 года назад +7

      28:43

    • @Fritz9672
      @Fritz9672 3 года назад +2

      @@jacklarsen7362 28:47

    • @csn6234
      @csn6234 3 года назад

      TF are you talking about, son

    • @Duzty
      @Duzty 3 года назад

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

  • @MattProductions2012
    @MattProductions2012 3 года назад +98

    24:20 is a wrench to the heart, emplemons storytelling is what makes these vids so good

  • @nikodoge99
    @nikodoge99 4 года назад +470

    “VISOR!”
    “What was that?”
    “EMERGEN-“

    • @jarofdelisauce2266
      @jarofdelisauce2266 4 года назад +134

      Haunting to say the least

    • @helix2331
      @helix2331 4 года назад +134

      i actually just listened to a dude die
      like damn

    • @li_ka2
      @li_ka2 4 года назад +8

      25:00

    • @SparkzUK.
      @SparkzUK. 4 года назад +6

      5:31

    • @TriniAjo
      @TriniAjo 4 года назад +8

      Jar of Delisauce it was very scary he went out like a badass

  • @QuilloManar
    @QuilloManar 2 года назад +7

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

  • @calimerohnir3311
    @calimerohnir3311 4 года назад +27

    Fun fact: the Swiss physicist Auguste Piccard was the real life inspiration behind Hergé's Professor Calculus in the the Tintin comic books

  • @DoodleZoo
    @DoodleZoo 4 года назад +225

    “There’s something so absolute about it” shows sheev palpatine falling into a pit and living

    • @froglv.2097
      @froglv.2097 4 года назад +42

      The Disney side of star wars leads to many abilities some would consider to be... complete bs

    • @Pashizzle500
      @Pashizzle500 4 года назад +3

      And Gandalf

    • @xtensioncordtv1969
      @xtensioncordtv1969 4 года назад +9

      We dont talk about TLJ and ROS here.

    • @internettraveler8666
      @internettraveler8666 4 года назад +2

      Xtensioncord TV not do we speak of TFA

    • @--------352
      @--------352 4 года назад +1

      Only the original prequel and expanded exists here