First I'd like to thank Keeps for sponsoring this video. https://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.

Apologizing for using the unit of measurement most viewers use? Weird.

Apologizing for using the unit of measurement most viewers use? Weird.

ur not summoning salt ur dispeling peper ps great video

ur not summoning salt ur dispeling peper ps great video

This is the cream of your content crop. Mmmmmmmm tasty

This is the cream of your content crop. Mmmmmmmm tasty

The world record for diving into water is 58.8 meters. which is 193 feet. so a 100ft fall into water can't be considered unsurvivable

can you add timestamps for all the music, i'm trying to find the one played before/ when the altitude for joe kittenger is revealed

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

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

@Kase Castiel it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy!
<br>Thanks so much you really help me out :D

@Kase Castiel it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy!
Thanks so much you really help me out :D

@Kase Castiel i really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.<br>Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later with my results.

@Kase Castiel i really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later with my results.

@Brett<br>I think Emp might have not considered McCoy “successful” as he was later arrested

@Brett
I think Emp might have not considered McCoy “successful” as he was later arrested

Btw her name was vesna vulovic not vensa

Btw her name was vesna vulovic not vensa

Wait, all u need to dk is dicide by three to get metric free from inperial????

Wait, all u need to dk is dicide by three to get metric free from inperial????

I love this hommage to Summoning Salt 😁<br>So many references

I love this hommage to Summoning Salt 😁
So many references

What!? Only using 1835 British Standard acre-feet per Fahrenheit-ounce units? Shall not bother watching then. 🤣

Cool video but plz also use meters in you video's. Most of the world does NOT use the Imperial system

You make this video almost completely unwatchable for a third of your viewers, just so that you don't have to put a small meters number below the feet???

Lemon, I've been a subscriber on your channel from way before your original channel was deleted years ago. I like your new style. Stick with a history like this bub, this is where it's at.

26:47 Is this a photograph or an artist's rendition? I cannot tell.

26:47 Is this a photograph or an artist's rendition? I cannot tell.

And that’s where the record stands today.

And that’s where the record stands today.

Yo dude, a few things. 1, love how thorough this is, I loved this video, and all of the lil touches you scattered throughout.
2. I love your choices in music, very nice
3. I doubly love that you put a direct reference/link to LEMMiNO's D.B. Cooper video. His stuff does not get anywhere enough appreciation for the amount of effort he puts into it.

@EmpLemon  Hey Emp, I've watched all your videos and this one is by far your best. Whatever you did here, keep doing it.

Holy fuck I recognize this song, it's from a hotel sim right?

Holy fuck I recognize this song, it's from a hotel sim right?

I did not expect a Data-wing song in this video

I did not expect a Data-wing song in this video

Placeholder more like a rip off with no credit given

Placeholder more like a rip off with no credit given

Tbh, I though that keeps thing was a skit until I went to the website

Tbh, I though that keeps thing was a skit until I went to the website

Hey emp, before when you were talking about Yuri Gagarin, you used a picture of Valentina Tereshkova, the first <b>woman</b> in space. Just figured you might want to know.

Hey emp, before when you were talking about Yuri Gagarin, you used a picture of Valentina Tereshkova, the first *woman* in space. Just figured you might want to know.

Yanik The Youtuber yeah, I think he explains it in another video

Yanik The Youtuber yeah, I think he explains it in another video

Holy shit bro I live like 5 minutes from that park and that airport is where I got my pilot's license

DB cooper was not the only person to sucessfully commit airplane piracy with a parachute.  Richard Floyd McCoy, Jr. also jumped after hijacking an airplane and demanding ransom.  Also DB cooper most likely died in the jump where McCoy did not.

This video format is awfully similar to that of Summoning Salt...

This video format is awfully similar to that of Summoning Salt...

I’m sure I am not the only one that misses State of the YouTube. I know all about a lot of the issues in the background. It was an excellent and informative little vidcast.

Bro, this is now the fourth video, I´m downloading on a single day, by a single channel! That must be Youtube record for me, for sure. At least for videos, I didn´t know yet and I am subscribed to over 200 channels! How come, I´ve never heard of you until today? This is like a goldmine of quality entertainment!

Hold up, was that hair loss ad filmed at Skidaway Island?

Hold up, was that hair loss ad filmed at Skidaway Island?

Alan Eustace basically pulled an "I'm about to end this man's whole career" meme. Add to that the fact that he had no prior history of skydiving and he did it only 2 years after the set record with no issue, the meme is even more appropriate.

So Emp what your telling me is, the movie auronauts has a fake forced female lead in it... interesting.

you couldve avoided the metric problem by saying the metric units  while displaying the imperial units. that way, you wont need to clutter up the screen with too much text

you could also have made an unlisted version with metric units - no visual mess.
you know what it doesn't really matter
numbers that big are impossible to visualize anyway

-you could also have made an unlisted version with metric units - no visual mess.-
you know what it doesn't really matter
numbers that big are impossible to visualize anyway

I wss never notified of your upload.. i have notifications turned on.. had i known i would have watched immediately.

As a heads up you missed quite a bit of earlier jump cases by not including tethered jumping (i.e Bungee Jumping) present in numerous Indigenous cultures. "Land Diving" for instance was an ancient ritual practiced by Pentecost Islanders in Vanuatu where people dived off structures 100ft high, and intentionally hit the softened ground; or the dancing Papantla flyers of the Indigenous cultures in Pre-Columbian Mexico.

That’s ok, metric doesn’t exist anyways, and neither do the countries that use it

That’s ok, metric doesn’t exist anyways, and neither do the countries that use it

Dang emp, that gran turismo music mixes great with the video

Dang emp, that gran turismo music mixes great with the video

Didn't see this in my subscriptions. Thanks YouTube.

Didn't see this in my subscriptions. Thanks YouTube.

Please never stop doing these documentary style videos ive been loving the way you do these

Landing on water at a hundred feet is not equivalent to concrete, that myth was busted.

Landing on water at a hundred feet is not equivalent to concrete, that myth was busted.

People who might be of note, My uncle Mike Pelkey and his friend Brian Schubert were the first people to jump off a sheer cliff the El Capitain mountain. With a drop of more then 3,000 feet second only to mount Thor. Widely considered to be the grandfathers of base jumping. Another great video Emp keep up the good stuff.

Hair cream sponsorship is woke AF<br>Raid shadow cream

Hair cream sponsorship is woke AF
Raid shadow cream

Why did you not put YouTube ads on your video? They make me feel like I am contributing

Why did you not put YouTube ads on your video? They make me feel like I am contributing

My boi EmpLemon asking the real questions!

My boi EmpLemon asking the real questions!

even more, I have read now that he apparently crossed to Asia from Europe that way. neat

even more, I have read now that he apparently crossed to Asia from Europe that way. neat

There is one gliding record before it was all balloons if I remember it correctly, like that Chinese prisoner, in Istanbul where Hezarfen crossed the Golden Horn Bay after jumping off of the Galata Tower. But it is not a jump to fall, but much rather a jump with the purpose of travelling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hez%C3%A2rfen_Ahmed_%C3%87elebi
more on that here

(Honer's voice) Neeeerdd! Nah, just kidding mate, stellar video as always.
I was actually surprised, that there's no list of "Highest recorded parachute jumps in history" on Wikipedia, or something like that - they seem to have a list, table, chronology or tally for everything (well, there will probably be one after this video...)

_(Honer's voice)_ Neeeerdd! Nah, just kidding mate, stellar video as always.
I was actually surprised, that there's no list of _"Highest recorded parachute jumps in history"_ on Wikipedia, or something like that - they seem to have a list, table, chronology or tally for everything (well, there will probably be one after this video...)

Was it a coincidence that you released this video on the day of the SpaceX flight?

Was it a coincidence that you released this video on the day of the SpaceX flight?

you should put meters in the notification so the rest of the world can have a image of what are you talking in the data you give

Always love these! The pure quality put into these videos is Amazing!!

Always love these! The pure quality put into these videos is Amazing!!

My man didnt even give summoning salt a shoutout

My man didnt even give summoning salt a shoutout

One of your best videos in a while, Emp. Loved every second.

One of your best videos in a while, Emp. Loved every second.

I'd like to thank you for always putting some actual prog rock bangers in your videos, keep it up, proud of you.

Is the thumbnail a SummoningSalt reference?

EDIT: is the entire video a SummoningSalt reference?

Commented this already, but shown conversions in metres would be very appreciated next time

Please next time use metters instead of feets.

Please next time use metters instead of feets.

Hey EmperorLemon have you ever made a "History of (video game name)" video? You should try out do a series on that by starting on a video game series called Burnout

You're becoming a video producer of great quality

You're becoming a video producer of great quality

I wish you explained how they were able to measure the height

I wish you explained how they were able to measure the height

i don't think you should have used the star wars clip

i don't think you should have used the star wars clip

Hey Zero made a video on your hungrybox video

Hey Zero made a video on your hungrybox video

Dude did you just stop making youtube poops or what?

Dude did you just stop making youtube poops or what?

Is there a "so guys we did it" joke in here?

Is there a "so guys we did it" joke in here?

I've been waiting for this one. 2012 was a big year.

I've been waiting for this one. 2012 was a big year.


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

This is good to know. Makes me happy, actually made my day

I wonder if he's seen this video and knows we all appreciate his amazing accomplishments 🤔

Holy shit, imagine jumping from 100,000 feet in the air and living to your 90’s

@Flesh Automaton still alive according to Wikipedia

It would be cringe if he actually died before he reached 102

@Joshua J he’s actually not a hard ass type, everyone says he’s a relaxed nice guy… obviously a brave one….

@D Sandoval I’ve had that picture as my wallpaper on my laptop for years. Has meaning not only about having courage to leap into the unknown, but also as an engineer I like the simple practicality of taping equipment to your butt with duct tape. If it works, why not, instead of paying a contractor millions of dollars and waiting for years to develop a one time use attachment.

He was also the guy in the very famous tests of rocket sleds in the 60’s. He volunteered after his divorce. He told a funny story wherein when he was a test pilot (yes he was also a test pilot) his plane crashed, of which his wife was informed, and he says that when he came home he didn’t know if the expression on her face was because she was glad he was alive, or she was upset because he survived. He was also a POW in Vietnam.

93 now 🥶🥵🥵😈😈😈

93 now 🥶🥵🥵😈😈😈

For anyone wondering, Joe Kittinger is still alive. He's 93.

Holy shit I truly thought the guy was dead

Holy shit I truly thought the guy was dead

@Andrew Dzierson I can understand a man not wanting to help someone who's just dicking about when Kittinger's goal was actually important.

QUICK ASK HIM WHST WAS MORE TERRIFYING THE JUMP OR BEING CAPTURED

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

Hope be breaks the oldest human alive record

Hope be breaks the oldest human alive record

@Benny BooBoo Bear I think you missed the joke I was trying to make. Either that or my joke sucked. I was saying they had to make him a special suit just to hold his giant balls. The kind of balls it would have taken to do a jump like that years ago.

@Joshua J they make a special suit for everyone.

This comment inspired me to write a letter to Mr. Kittinger and he actually responded!  I asked him a few short questions and this is what he said:

1) What was going through your head when your suit malfunctioned?
“I was a [tall?] pilot prepared for any emergency”

2) Did you think your record would ever be broken?
“Yes - I didn’t do the jump for a record but for research”

He also signed the index card!

He's outlived all of the original US astronauts.

He's outlived all of the original US astronauts.

His book “Come Up and Get Me” is a good read, and in many ways, he is a man of great principle.

who.? But Felix Baum gartner'sdid the highest jump from space..

Saw the video (of his actual jump) first time a few years ago. It's fucking awesome. I can only imagine how much more the feeling must have been multiplied for him.

jesus christ this man is just a fucking legend holy shit

I saw Joe Kittinger at a school assembly in second grade. 2008 ish I think

his hand almost exploded from pressure and he's still alive. Amazing!

He was spot on about his assessment of Piantanida.

@Evan Golinske He's 92 and is happily living in Tampa, Florida.

For anyone wondering, Emperor Shun is still alive. He's 4260.

@preston it would be satisfactory if he got to a 100

@Niepoważny Człowiek and still lives past 90, what a gigachad

Yeah he survived jumping from outer space and being captured in vietnam

@Evan Golinske about to comment that but just saw you said it 7 minutes ago😂

Is Joe Kittinger still alive, I’m wondering, also, how old is he.

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

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


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?

Yea I legitimately thought it was a little shitpost joke at the end about some random and was like 😐

@JD it was unique because he doesn’t use a gondola

No, because Alan's record was kind like a home project without big sponsors.

@envitech02 even tho he works at google (idk if he does anymore)

Alan is a nice guy, very humble and friendly. He and I and Dick Rutan had lunch at the Voyager restaurant a few years ago... working for a rocket company in Mojave had its perks.

Yes, I've only heard of him from this video.
I still thought the red bull one was the highest.
Weird that it didn't get more press.

It's because it (Eustace's project) was done mostly in secret with very little publicity before, during or after. Eustace just wanted the record, not the glory.

Maybe because Felix Baumgartner was the first person to break the sound barrier in free fall.

@kelly hill I mean that's literally the point of their sponsorship. They wanted people to see it, so since this was a big deal for the jumping community anyway, they heavily marketed it on top of it's natural interest and so lots saw it and heard of it. Alan didn't have a company trying to promote viewership of his jump, and like an above comment mentions, second guy to jump from near space, bit slightly higher than the last guy, isn't as big of a deal as first guy to ever jump from near space.

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

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

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.

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.


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

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


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

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

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


Aliens: "What're they doing now?"

"They're just flying all the way up from their planet and just falling down."

@Dislike Button And I just searched for the definition of alien, and realized that the definition was "life from another world" and we, here we are are not from another world :D

@Dislike Button Hi, I am an alien. Yes we are real

@Dislike Button well obviously they havent been publically proven to be real, otherwise we wouldnt be talking or joking about it


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

My favorite was how she became an activist and protested against the government, but the government was too scared of arresting her because of her popularity.

@JellySword I have quite a few grammar annoyances.

To be fair, he went through all of them in that bit quickly.

@Bong Jovi Yeah sorry I just noticed that one has a b at the end while the other has a d. At first, I only noticed the a and the e. I can see how this could be a pet peeve and I'm sure that now that I'm aware of it, I won't be able to stop noticing it. For me, my grammar annoyance is when people don't know how to use semicolons.

@JellySword No, they're not. Otherwise I wouldn't have noticed he said "undoubtably".

@Bong Jovi I'm not sure where he says it in the video so correct me if I'm wrong but aren't the two words ("undoubtably" and "undoubtedly") pronounced the same anyway?

@JellySword I meant he says "undoubtably" which isn't a word. It should be "undoubtedly"

And "gif" is a totally different case. It didn't have an established pronunciation.

Sorry, but you can't claim someone knows what they're talking about if they don't even know how to speak their first and only language. Pronouncing things differently and pronouncing them wrong are two totally different things.

Guess I hit a little close to home, huh? Not everyone can have an average IQ, sorry you got the short end of the stick but that's not my fault.

@Bong Jovi Idk what you're saying about "undoubtedly" not being a word. It seems that multiple dictionaries seem show it as one and the fact that you spelled it wrong doesn't help much either.

Personally, I find that pronunciation tends to be something subjective in most cases; Its purpose is to simply allow people to both know the meaning of a word. Just look at the debates people had over how "gif" should be pronounced.

It seems like you're implying that because his grammar and speech were wrong it invalidates the facts that he researched, which it doesn't. To me, you kind of just sound like someone in a bad mood who wanted to find things wrong with the video but that's ok; it happens to all of us.

@JellySword Yeah he pronounces shit wrong all the time too. "undoubtably" isn't a word, but he uses it, "kittinger" is pronounced wrong and he says it in literally every other sentence for about 5 minutes straight... The problem is that youtubers don't bother doing any proofreading or research past googling shit. They also can't be bothered looking up how to pronounce words they don't know how to pronounce. And pronouncing words properly is a pretty major part of being a narrator.

A good example of why you shouldn't really trust anything you see on youtube. Youtube is still part of the internet.

VeSNa Vulović, stewardes, JAT DC-9 airliner hit by mistake by Czecz rocket ...

Actually RealLifeLore made a video on that

She survived but she was messed up pretty good.

I'm very disappointed he never mentioned Franz Reichelt.

@Nape I was copying the name from the video so it turns out that the video is wrong

Incredible story, her name is Vesna though.

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.

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

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


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

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*

I mean, that's what you get for record-chasing, imo.

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

Heres the song
https://youtu.be/M-0TB9JMpdE

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


I went skydiving recently, and I never could've imagined what it felt like before I did it, you never really feel the sensation of falling  for more than like half a second in normal life, so you don't really have time to think as it happens. I'd highly recommend it to anyone willing to face their fears of heights and falling, or anyone in general, because it is such a unique experience.

As someone who skydived for charity, looking over a plane before falling, it left like how emperor lemon describes it.

Going skydiving I was more scared of the plane being literally duct taped together than jumping. It's only been three months since I jumped but now I'm kind of addicted and can't wait to get enough money to afford the training for a license. A lot of fun, the only bad part was that sinking feeling as you jump but it doesn't last long.

Awesome dude, I went a few years ago. I want to go again soon, it was so much fun.


The story of everything surrounding stratos is something straight out of a movie. The record being broken after decades and decades, the previous holder being a mentor to the new one, a large collaborative effort and a perfect ending. a random ceo deciding he wanted to feel more validation one day is honestly just kinda cringe in comparison lol

Alan isn't a "random CEO", he's been an avid skydiver for decades and had his jump in planning (but without a PR machine) even before Red Bull got started.

@The Jersey Ninja i commented this 2  weeks ago, i know now

@cinema lazare how about watch the video

Yea, my first thought was "what an asshole, he's not even passionate about it."


Several year ago i was obsessed with jumping from the mesosphere like the guy did with red bull from the beginning of the stratosphere. It was insanely expensive and no one like red bull would sponsor me. They told me suit alone was like 250k i think. That dream has fadded but now i really want to get one of those backpack paragliders and fly it around my local area. They look like soo much fun.


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.

@MultiverseMedia Space You realize the guy was pretty much just reading ever-so-slightly altered Wikipedia articles, right?

I personally really like tales from the bottle

I agree, but even Emp himself has mentioned that he is inspired by Jon Bois.

From Youtube Pooper to documentary maker. Wow!

I think this was very inspired by summoningsalt

imarachelo 294 I was disappointed to not see any acknowledgment of the “borrowing” of SS’s format.

yeah, I love how he's retained his distinct YTP style of editing and source-mixing with visuals and audio, but has developed a completely new style of documentary-like storytelling around it.

You should check out Jon Bois, who he's undoubtedly inspired by.

yeah but i still miss his ytp's i';m tired of commentary stuff

Its like the man said himself, "Why aren't there people trying to become the new vsauce?"

a compliment for the creator AND recommendations for similar YouTubers? have a like

@JohnSmith 294 It still stands as a good video on its own

Couldn't of put it better myself, I really love his content!

Isn't this whole video a parody of summoning salt?

If YTP was still Lemon's main type of content, I probably wouldn't watch him anymore.

@Hunter McNeil did I really misspell the man's name? Ugh give me a second I'll edit my comment

He’s beginning to remind me of some mix of Whang, Jon Bois, and Austin McConnell.

“But on some accounts [...] he’s better than them all.”
Now let’s all be very clear, this is on SOME accounts. Not all. Some.

You find me a man with this kind of content and a sly-er smile than Wavy, or more magnificent facial hair than Whang, then we can talk. Until then I’ll just sit here and enjoy all 4

“But on some accounts [...] he’s better than them all.”
Now let’s all be very clear, this is on *SOME* accounts. Not all. Some.

You find me a man with this kind of content and a sly-er smile than Wavy, or more magnificent facial hair than Whang, then we can talk. Until then I’ll just sit here and enjoy all 4

@Scrape God Ars Thanks for catching that b4 I did. Dankula is the Mad Lad we need but don't deserve.

@SparkleSparkleSparkle Harry Houdini is a personal favourite, while Dryden is one that's all too common but because how it ends is why most people give up on their dream home/bunker plans. Honorable mention for SKY KING! 👏👏🙏

@Tipperzack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmr6jIpXSmg you should watch the Mad Lad episode of the Killdozer first it's one of his best ones and will give you a feel for why you need to watch all the mad lad episodes. the most recent one was...eh okay I suppose.

Watching EmpLemon's vids remembers me the time when I watched Discovery Channel, National Geographic and History Channel in my childhood.

@Tipperzack Most recent Mad Lad: https://youtu.be/NPiNO3a_anw

@MultiverseMedia Space 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

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.

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


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


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?


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

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

@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


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.


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.

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

My favorite one from Emplemon still stands with the Youtube copyright metagame parts 1 through 3. You can't change my mind.

it’s definitely my favorite. what an unlikely interesting topic, and what a masterful way of putting it together

I second. The editing, pacing, and the music make this the dopest documentary I’ve ever seen.

theres a channel called summoning salt that makes content like this, but for video game world records

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

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

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


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.


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


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


As an avid skydiver I think you did a great job capturing the thrill an wonder of being up where you're not supposed to be. While the highest jump I've done is only 30.1k feet, even at that height you start to get a sense of how small you are. I wonder when someone will try a wingsuit space jump to get the record for longest distance traveled in a skydive.


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

This freaking touched. Scared me to the core

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


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


Absolutely fantastic video. As a licensed skydiver halo jumps start getting strangely boring and anxious as you keep glancing over at your altimeter wondering when it’s time to pitch, especially jumping solo. I can’t imagine the instincts you would have to fight falling for nearly 5 minutes, eyes locked on your altimeter and every part of your skydiver brain screaming at you to pitch 3 minutes ago.


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

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


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


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

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

เจ๊ะอัมนะห์ เจะยิ :)

เจ๊ะอัมนะห์ เจะยิ :)

@Rose better to not be Rick rolled again

เจ๊ะอัมนะห์ เจะยิ


I remember watching Felix's jump live in High School. It was amazing


I love that you made references to summoningsalt using a variation on the formula he codified, without straight up ripping off the format for some clickbaity topic. And, hell, you even subverted the formula with a bait and switch straight off the bat with that iconic music ending abruptly for a subtle gag. It communicates to me that you have admiration and respect for his work that other creators i've seen don't seem to show.

Well... Probably. I think so, at least. Right? All I know for sure is that this is one of the few videos taking on the Summoning Salt formula which  i didn't just click away from within five minutes, but watched to the end with no regrets or feelings of, for lack of a better term, cringe. That speaks for something, i feel.

I love that you made references to summoningsalt using a variation on the formula he codified, without straight up ripping off the format for some clickbaity topic. And, hell, you even subverted the formula with a bait and switch straight off the bat with that iconic music ending abruptly for a subtle gag. It communicates to me that you have admiration and respect for his work that other creators i've seen don't seem to show.

Well... Probably. I think so, at least. Right? All I know for sure is that this is one of the few videos taking on the Summoning Salt formula which  i didn't just click away from within five minutes, but watched to the end with no regrets or feelings of, for lack of a better term, *cringe.* That speaks for something, i feel.


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


i went skydiving once, on my 18th birthday. i couldnt breathe until the chute was pulled. it felt like i was unable to exhale from the force of the wind going into my lungs but i think i just panicked. felt like 1 minute but im sure it was like 20 seconds or less lol. anyone else experience this?


I once fell nearly 20 feet.  That was terrifying, and terrifyingly fast.


These videos are awesome!!! Your script is very well written and you make history entertaining. Rip Nick P.


The whole "input over destiny" thing is the reason why you are not very likely to die in a plane crash - because you have far more time(a few minutes) to make adjustments before impact. Whereas, with a car you often only have a couple of seconds at the MOST.


Great! Haven't thought about it before. You imply objects burn in the atmosphere mostly because of orbital velocity. This means if we could decelerate an object right on the orbit it will fall without burning. Cool!


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

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

@Mirooo i mean that intro music is straight summoning salt lol

I know he's copying summoning buuuut idc 😎 I genuinely enjoy the chill vibes

@Richard Wiley Emp's video is inspired by Summoning Salt, he didn't steal Salt's style or copy/paste it

I actually thought it was, then I looked to see who made it…

I actually thought it was, then I looked to see who made it…

They had all the records until rustemeyer came back

They had all the records until rustemeyer came back

@Richard Wiley they are two video essays ofc they’re similar but that doesn’t mean it’s a rip off. Shut up bro

@jojolafrite90 he’s just comparing the two different video essays. They are similar

81 comment and 8.1k liked LIKE WOW 10 TIME HIGHER LIKED

81 comment and 8.1k liked LIKE WOW 10 TIME HIGHER LIKED

Swear to God this was my exact first thought!

Swear to God this was my exact first thought!

Ever since he changed his name to “EmpLemon” his content got kinda weird. The stuff about Dale Earnhardt was kinda cool though.

Ain’t even watched it yet and this was my first thought lmfao

Ain’t even watched it yet and this was my first thought lmfao

I fr thought this was summoning salt before clicking

I fr thought this was summoning salt before clicking

@Matthew Skelton no, he is just a fan making a tribute

@Matthew Skelton no, he is just a fan making a tribute

Is this guy associated with Summoning Salt at all?  Is he just stealing his style?

@jojolafrite90 The music, fonts, and overall format of the video

@Mirooo no coincidence this guy just saw it worked for salt so he copied it lol

@jojolafrite90 this is in the exact style of summonig salt though? the lofi/vaporwave, the font... it doesn't have to be speedrunning content to resemble summoning salt lol

I know man. It's a pretty wierd Summoning Salt video ngl

I know man. It's a pretty wierd Summoning Salt video ngl

@CptGooch it was fantastic and I want to see more content like this to be honest. Just other guys who like Salt's presentation talking about their own interests and history.

I have no doubt he gained inspiration from but I also have no doubt that he did it justice. Imitation is the highest form of flattery when executed correctly.

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

How have y’all not seen the American Dad video??? 😆

How have y’all not seen the American Dad video??? 😆

@jojolafrite90 Summoning Salt videos are called "world record progression" not "speed"

@jojolafrite90 world record progression is salts main thing BUT OK

This might be one of my favourite comments lol

This might be one of my favourite comments lol

@jojolafrite90 the thumbnail looks almost exactly like a summoning salt video

@jojolafrite90 same font. Similar music. Paced the same. You are blind

@jojolafrite90 He pretty much copied and plasted the Summoning Salt style. Ripped off the same music, same font etc.

I mean isn't life just a video game with no respawns, or save states

Its not a summoning salt video without the music

Its not a summoning salt video without the music

@CyberKaze he just used the same music as him what your saying is that he took something that was not his

i feel like this was Emps take on summoning salt editing style

LMAO saw the thumbnail and thought it looked just like summoning salt then I heard HOME

When you realize ur on the wrong channel

When you realize ur on the wrong channel

@CyberKaze  that’s just royalty free music - tons of youtubers use it. For instance Eckhartsladder uses that song. Either way its likely a nod or homage to Summoning Salt. His videos have inspired a ton of people. The thing is that Summoning Salt didn’t invent this style of documentary aesthetic. He just uses it expertly in a recognizable way.

He even ripped off the music he starts his videos with!

He even ripped off the music he starts his videos with!

@LN I'm pretty sure they just use whatever royalty free music is available. I recognized a few songs here from other videos

@jojolafrite90 they're both world record progression and have the same mood.

@jojolafrite90 I think emp definitely watches him, the music in a few videos is the same like at 24:04 there’s a home song in there which summoning uses in just about every video, his storytelling and editing is similar too and the thumbnail of this video is surely a nod to summoning. Doing jumps from higher and higher is also like real world speedrunning because it’s a world record

@jojolafrite90 fighting for any record is similar.

@jojolafrite90 fighting for any record is similar.

@jojolafrite90 you dont understand what longer and longer world record jumps has to do with shorter and shorter world record speed runs? You didn't notice the lofi upbeat music, an aside on the inspirations of the record setter, and the big reveal of the final record with a lofi beat drop to accompany it?

Did you notice that birds fly?

@jojolafrite90 The exact same song, font, and general style?

@jojolafrite90 The exact same song, font, and general style?

wow, super original, its not like theres a comment almost exactly like this one.. that got commented 2 months ago... thats right under this one... right?

@William Kim theres no way this is a coincidence right? this man was probably heavily inspired by summoning salt

@Mirooo Sorry, more accurate timestamp: 24:04

@Mirooo Sorry, more accurate timestamp: 24:04

@William Kim omg i didnt watch that far wtf

@William Kim omg i didnt watch that far wtf

i was waiting for the "we´re finally landing" intro music, but it never came -.-

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

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


Hey, nice video, I loved the lyricism of the introduction.  But could you tell distances in meters too ?


I've watched this twice already, such an interesting video! Love your documentary style!!!


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


I've jumped 34 feet (10 meters or so) from a paratrooper training tower, it was an amazing experience, sadly there's hardly any skydiving in my country though.


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

@Random man I agree with this and your original comment.

@ok lol 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

im not I miss the YouTube poops and memes


10:36 Actually, Hawthorne Gray's balloon's barometers (since he had two!) showcased he had reached a height of between 43,000feet and 44,000 feet. I'm not sure why his record is considered to be set at 42,470feet, but I guess it's based on his unofficial record where he had to parachute out at 8,000 feet during descent because of the rapid descent of the balloon (since the FAI required the balloonist to land with their aircraft this is considered an unofficial record).

He had oxygen tanks on hand but his clock stopped working so he wasn't able to keep track of time passed and most likely used up his oxygen too quickly.


man, i love your content. i watched this live as a kid and had no idea the weight of it lol. very awesome.


Honestly it was one of the best 30 mins of learning in my life I am inspired to new lengths


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


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?

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

@Please Complete All Fields you seem to know more than I do so I'll take your word for it.<br>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.

@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.

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.<br>It's a shame tricking flat earthers has become his legacy

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


Orbital mechanics 101: if you where to just jump from from the ISS in orbit, you would still be in orbit. You would t simply fall to earth at that speed, you would continue to fall around the earth at that speed


Superb video,  and great pics and dialogue here, amazing to think that the highest jump was never in the public eye. He was just a normal guy who has done well for him self.


I love how humans take their instinctual fears and then decide to build structures specifically designed to trigger those fears.


HOME - Resonance

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

@Olivier Savard ...Do you know what iconic means?

Well it's also the best known synthwave song


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

Idk I feel like he is a Jon bois wanna be

I genuinely feel that you are one sad person

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.


I remember watching Felix jumping live and it was awesome!


I remember my class watching Felix Baumgardner in 5th grade. My teacher stopped everything and we watched every minute of the stream. While talking about aeronautic history.


Joe Kittinger is a legend! What a great video, I'll keep sure to watch more of yours :)


Coming down off a week long anxiety attack and your videos help me focus on something. Thanks EMP.


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

The Hbox video wasn't the best to be honest, lots of mistruths in it.

@JDon That's what a crab yeeter would say

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


i deadass almost cried when felix touched the ground. such a good video 😭


really well put together and informational as well as enjoyable. Bravo


I’ve fallen 20 feet without injury, it felt like I was falling for a long time. Time slowed down because I wasn’t excepting it, I then had to go back up to climb it again. Not fun but I was fine


Amazing stuff. Did somebody calculate the gravity force accordingly with the fal data? (love the movie graphics btw)


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

@Ahmad zahrani that just means something undesirable will happen to alan

Considering my last name is “Skinner” (Skinn “er”)…looks like I got a chance.

@Ahmad zahrani Comput <b>*er*</b> scientist

Can't wait for Neil Jumper to get the all time world record

Wow! I rolled snake eyes. I should start practicing.

@Chris Hopkins Someone is erererer erererererererererererere

Just think of the number of attempts that ended in cadav”er”!

@Moira Gauci RIP Rick may. He broke this record years ago.

@Andrea Cusack  the only TF2 reference, I am proud.

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

spoiler:

people who were in Paris, can hold the record

spoiler:

_people who were in Paris, can hold the record_

If I were to make it youd still be right

@Marcell Peto his full name is Robert Alan Eustace so

Question: Can it be in somehow in the beginning or middle of it?

@Ahmad zahrani he doesn't hold the record any more, read cqr's comment again

My name ends in re, does that count? Lol

Everyone gangsta til someone says "Wait didn't N*<b>*</b> have the world record?"

Everyone gangsta til someone says "Wait didn't N**** have the world record?"

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

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

@RobinPopsOff he did, for a time
ohhh but he said hold the record. fair.

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

@ONE yeah but does he have the world record


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.


watching this while being afraid of heights is really something else, I felt like I was gonna fall off those heights any second


I remember being in 7th grade seeing Felix jump. And inspired me to become a pilot


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


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.

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.

If you think about it, the fastest way to stop the hand from swelling is to jump

what do you think that red box was carrying? precious cargo that's what lol

"There's no goddamn way I'm going all the way back down there right now"

@Michael Crockis 'Childish pride' is what compels us to take risks which might reward us for taking the risk. It's related to evolution/natural selection.

Joe's still alive as of me writing this comment. Would love to shake that big right hand of his.

It's amazing how far we've come as a species. Just some crazy monkeys who dared to challenge nature in every possible way, and found a way to win every time.

@Michael Crockis Aye, that's fair. I haven't read it, I'll give it a go and get back to ya.

@Jeremy House Luckily, someone on the Internet always knows better than me. Read the damn book, really. It's totally worth it.

@Michael Crockis it’s quite prideful of yourself to assume you know what he was thinking at the time

@Cupid Stunt I like your alias btw. Clever pun.

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

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.

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

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


It's like a video game, the higher you go. the harder it gets. It's like passing more and more levels.


Can we please take a second to appreciate the editing from 19:24-19:42


Loved this vid. Folks if you've never done it before look up videos of some of these jumps. It'll make your toes curl up


Another excellently made video about something I was never interested in but was made interesting by its excellent creator.


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

@Siri I'm just trying to get rid of a real self promotors. If I get people to dislike his content, it's more effective

@ностромов EMP LEMON COMMENTED: https://youtu.be/XUCXbo7x42o

Just farted, i thought u deleted ur channel, suprised to see u here

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

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


I know I haven’t done anything as impressive with my own life but I still can’t watch the redbull video without thinking to myself “that’s a fall, not a jump”


great video, you have succeded yet again to make a fascinating and entertaining video about something i have never thought about before


Thirty feet, that's as high as I've ever been able to jump. I'd love to go skydiving but with the kids and work, doubt I'll ever have time.


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


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

Okay imma bump this reply chain because i wanna ask if anyone here knows the music at 12:03, emp didn't put it in the pastebin from what i saw.

@michaelmodernsonicfan They have an insane amount of money and yes they buy a lot of stuff meaning they have insane amounts of power.

Speaking of Disney, Alan Eustace actually worked at Walt Disney World scooping ice cream and later operating the monorail while getting through college. So if any of you have dreams of breaking the jump record, but are working minimum wage entry jobs right now, have no fear, you can do it too.

Just checked, the debt is about 11 billion

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

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


I feel like I actually saw Baumgartner's jump live. I vaguely remember the camera angle from the gondola, but this is my second viewing of this video.


He came up with the ending phrase and made the entire video around that, I’m convinced of it.


That was a top tier intro. Got me hooked to watch the rest


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


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

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

I have to wait 90 days to change my name

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

@TurtleMarcus Remembers me of the last Marl Robber video.
"The pressure is the equivalent of hitting a football."
What? I don't even know what kind of football ball is the ball supposed to be.

@craftandshaft he isnt american, he uses meters, why would he need to convert... That was the point of his comment.

@?!?!?!?!?!?! L_? yeah that's why I said maybe not... but yeah thanks for the correction

@Mr. British Monke that’s only 1250 unfortunately

So basically terraria sky island height

Maybe not...

It makes sense, it might not be perfect but anyone can relate because everyone has at least seen or played the game. Not everyone has stood atop a skyscraper

I've fallen away from the game, but that is actually a great analogy because everyone's usually played it at least once, and you actively fall from the Battle Bus every game. It's not the same as a building or mountain, because you've never jumped off of a building or mountain. You've jumped off the Battle Bus though.

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

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

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


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


I think you forgot to mention that after a flight with his family, the Lindbergh baby's jump attempt may be the current record, as it still hasn't officially landed.


IMO, the limit for how high one could jump from would come down to a semantic distinction.

The higher you go, the faster you fall. At some point the speed will cause enough heat that a plain pressure suit won't be enough. A heat shield will be needed to survive. When does a pressure suit just become a small capsule?

And at the point that you have a heat shield can you really still call it a 'jump'.

Maybe if it's more like a canoe that you get out of after deceleration?


That was a really cool video! As a practitioner of Parkour for almost a decade now i feel you missed the chance to talk about the biggest jump a person has done with no parachute at all. As nowadays people of the parkour world are doing 20+ foot drops to concrete on the weekly.

@Cold ill rephrase... With only the human body. No nets or mats to land on. A man didnt jump 33000 feet and land on his feet on the ground.


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

Redbull guy will go down as more iconic though because of how good the footage is

he really just destroyed the main character

remember watching the redbull live stream when i was 7 but never heard anything since of the record being broken :/

I knew about him, but I forgot about it.

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)<br>You can't even watch google guy's full jump on youtube since they didn't post the full on-board cameras.

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.


i jumped from 10 meter into water  and i felt like a saiyan in a space pod


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.


I don’t think I could even imagine fighting to save someone from jumping head 1st out of a plane without a parachute while still flying the same plane


I don't have a fear of falling, I have a fear of dying.

Longest jump I've dropped was about 7 meters as I jumped from our houses roof. I didn't break anything, as I hit a large pile of snow.


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

@Joosh looks like someone watched too much South Park

He literally had "jump" in his name, he had the record.

And then perfected it so that no living man would best him in the ring of jumping

@M.Streicher imagine imagining in 2021 that anyone has ever read a single one of your replies

That is not possible. It only goes back to 4000 b.c.

I even searched for it before I realized it was just bs

@Some Kiwi that was months ago could you even expect me to remember that reply

@grimagikoopa Archived dude you’re actually no better than this guy

@M.Streicher the goal isnt to be funny. R/woooosh means you missed the joke

Wow, I never knew this. I wonder when running was invented?

@j dn that's true, Newton wasn't even born yet, how foolish I was

You're wrong, back in that year gravity didn't exist.

@Alex Kim I don't think that's how it works.

@Alex Kim that /whoosh is invalid and does not work

No that's wrong Jumping was invented by Emperor Wei To Hei.

Falling was also invented by Tsung shortly after this.

@Rare80 With beans too, and with a lime.<br>Tsung Jump stepped twice at the same time.

@Rare80 With beans too, and with a lime.
Tsung Jump stepped twice at the same time.

You eat some bread, you eat some rice.<br>Thomas Running tried to walk twice.

You eat some bread, you eat some rice.
Thomas Running tried to walk twice.

Alex Kim r/itswooooshwith4os
r/ihavereddit
r/cringetopia

Alex Kim get off reddit and learn about a what a joke is

@M.Streicher I envy everybody who doesn't have their name forever attached to one of these threads

@Alex Kim imagine doing wooosh in 2020 and thinking your funny or that people appreciate your contribution.

Iblove how most people in these replies are a bunch of mouthbreathing neckbeards who dont understand what sarcasm and/or humor is


unlike some of these record attempts, EmpLemon always sticks the landing with the outros.


I might have zoned out at this part of the video, but how did they know how high they went in the 1700s/1800s? Did they have altimeters?


God bless felix i remember watching it happen and it felt like an angel touched down like he had somehow touched heaven


That explanation at 0:54 is the exact same explanation I use when people asked why I hated flying. The example you used is literally the exact same example I use 😂 “at least with a car, we have some sort of control. In a plane, we don’t have control.”


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

@Dante The Wanderer he does sound like that actually

@Jai Tout Rage comics of the week and creepypastas

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

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.


story: I had this video on in the background as I was buying my first tf2 name tag. I spent a while trying to decide what I was going to do with it, when the part where emp talks about Joe Kittinger's record played and then it hit me. And that is why my rocket jumper is named "Excelsior III"


Now I wonder, how did they tell how high they were going in 1802?
Also the picture used for gagarin at around 20 min appears to actually be the first woman in space valentina tereshkova.
But nevertheless an outstanding video, very enjoyable to watch!


That intro was great. Seriously solid work.


Emplemon has perfected the art of making videos.


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

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


I’m so fucking hype for Joe what a goddamn legend


This is both amazing , creepy at the same time


As a freerunner, I used to do backflips, front flips and every other trick/flip off things 10-15 ft high. We learn to roll on landing which absorbs a lot of it.


20:08 That's not even Yuri Gagarin, that's the first woman in space. Valentina Tereshkova


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

Alan’s jump wasn’t done as a publicity stunt, it seems like he just did it out of the boredom of life.

@Wolfgang Kranek Felix still has the freefall record - Eustace used a drogue. Much safer, but not a freefall record. In that regard, Kittinger also used a drogue for Excelsior, but setting a record wasn't Kittinger's intention. He was a test pilot. The actual freefall altitude record was set by Soviet Air Force Captain Yevgeny Andreyev in the 1960s. THAT was the record that counts, and it was held by him until the Federation Autonautique Internationale (FAI - the aviation record governing body) certified Felix's jump in 2012. Eustace <b>technically</b> set a manned altitude record for a balloon flight but it doesn't actually count as an official aviation record as certified by the FAI because their rules stipulate that for an altitude record to be valid, the applicant must both take off AND LAND with the vehicle in which they set the record. Eustace didn't do that either. Actually, none of them have, except for Nick Piantanida because due to a malfunction, he had to abort his record attempt and land with his gondola. As far as I know, Nick Piantanida's record altitude for a manned balloon flight still stands. Someone kindly correct me if I'm misinformed.

@Wolfgang Kranek Felix still has the freefall record - Eustace used a drogue. Much safer, but not a freefall record. In that regard, Kittinger also used a drogue for Excelsior, but setting a record wasn't Kittinger's intention. He was a test pilot. The actual freefall altitude record was set by Soviet Air Force Captain Yevgeny Andreyev in the 1960s. THAT was the record that counts, and it was held by him until the Federation Autonautique Internationale (FAI - the aviation record governing body) certified Felix's jump in 2012. Eustace *technically* set a manned altitude record for a balloon flight but it doesn't actually count as an official aviation record as certified by the FAI because their rules stipulate that for an altitude record to be valid, the applicant must both take off AND LAND with the vehicle in which they set the record. Eustace didn't do that either. Actually, none of them have, except for Nick Piantanida because due to a malfunction, he had to abort his record attempt and land with his gondola. As far as I know, Nick Piantanida's record altitude for a manned balloon flight still stands. Someone kindly correct me if I'm misinformed.

Eustice didn't made a media event out of his jump.
So it's no surprise he also didn't get a similar amount of attention.
It works like that in almost all ways of live.
Everybody knows Edison, but in contrast only few ever heard the name Tesla (before Musk named his car after him).
On a side note: It's about the highest free fall.
Purely physically speaking, every astronaut in orbit is in free fall - but because of the high speed they don't fall down to earth (or so slow that it's no relevant).

Dude basically bought a record win anyways so who cares lol

@KevOoO
He was also an engineer surrounded with engineers.

He just scienced the sh*t up.

The dude had to have atleast basic training on how to control and land with a parachute

@SomeoneNamedTailsdoll wouldn't that just mean it wasn't that impressive? if you think the rich dude didn't need any prep for it?

Still, imagine how pissed you would be if you took years to prepare for a space jump, got the man who held the record before to give you his blessing, only for some rich google tech guy to beat it 2 months later because one day he went “ yeah I’m bored… I’m going to jump from space. “

Because he did it in secret. Proves that this feat didn't take training at all. You just fall and pull the cord. Some rich man doing rich people things

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

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.<br>I now wonder if the video was made before 2014.

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.


Man Cant Wait for a part 2 in like 100 years time when someone makes a new record


oh my god you can just see how happy kittenger is that baumgartner got down safely, im sure when he jumped he immediately was thinking about him death spinning and blacking out


You are one of the best youtubers. Thanks for the content.


i love your videos and i cant imagine how much effort they are, but could you at least somewhere write the measurements in the metric system as well? for all the people who dont live in the us?


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.

@Joshua Salem Gandalf didn't survive, he respawned.

You can always tell if a story is going Absolutely shit when a character survives a Great Fall and they aren't Fucking Gandalf...... Speaking as a fan or RWBY......

@crazykirsch honestly palpatine coming back isn't even great in canon or legends. Was never a fan of Dark Empire

@MemeMan9076 Depends on what you consider canon. Extended universe was officially retconned when Disney greenlit the sequels. Ofc the modern extended universe reincorporated a bunch of the og stuff but still much different.

@Joshua Salem Bro, Gandalf died....
Yea the fall didn't kill him however, but he had a huge fire breathing parachute.

Mace Windu also died with a fall. If he's alive you can blame Disney revisionism.

@Joshua Salem mufasa is the only good example

@chickensouplover516 they dont even exist

What modern movies? Those aren't canon :^)

@Jacob4tee Gandalf's return is a Christ metaphor. I already said that.

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.

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

And Gandalf who survived and Mario who respawns

Mufasa did actually die so there’s that


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


15:52 is the part that at freaking last it gets to the general subject of space jumps, let alone Kittinger.


This video makes me want to hold onto all my dreams and aspersions. I don’t see YouTube videos that give me that feeling aside from Emp’s videos


That intro was one of the best ive ever seen on youtube lmao, keep up the good work


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


I'd say Garnerin's jump counted. The first ever escape capsule!


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


One of the best and highest quality video I have ever watched. Amazing video! I've watched this about three times.😅
Edit: 4 times.
Edit: 5 times.


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...<br>and then get beat by a middle aged computer nerd from google with no prior experiences 2 years later.

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.

littleferrhis Sky King, blessed by the sky to pull a barrel roll in an aircraft made with the maneuverability of a cruiseliner. R.I.P. man, what a legend

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

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”.

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


This video has sneaky high production values. Good job.


Just discovered this channel, and I'm absolutely loving all the prog rock in the background


I remember watching that red bull guy fall from space, and just being absolutely devastated that he actually landed in the net, biggest disappointment of my childhood


Thank you for featuring some less known but epic music. Esprit thanks you!


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.

@Joseph Spence there's air, just less and dry

@Neo2266 and if you could communicate, theres no air, no one still can hear you

ZQAA SWWE <br>Sorry should have specified “you will FEEL the blood boiling inside you”

ZQAA SWWE
Sorry should have specified “you will FEEL the blood boiling inside you”

@Neo2266 is joke you see! he say you try to hard to be gruesome! internet banter as some call on the line!

@Lowfn <br>Close, currently playing Binding of Isaac for the first time. I've heard that Hatred suck major ass though, not actually fun apparently :/

@Lowfn
Close, currently playing Binding of Isaac for the first time. I've heard that Hatred suck major ass though, not actually fun apparently :/

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.

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.


@EmpLemon do you happen to have a source for the image at 9:55? I'm looking at scans of Travels in the Air and none of them are as high-quality as the one used in the video. Thanks in advance!


A back of the hand calculation suggests that the heights jump plausible would be to jump from a space elevator at about 80,000,000 ft as that is the approximate distance at which the angular momentum is enough that you might be in orbit before you fall all the way to earth. Of course, this assumes you can survive re-entry in a way that doesn't technically count as a "rocket" to still qualify as the highest jump(considering you did not count orbital launches as "jumps")


I saw the Felix Redbull Jump live when the record was broken

I was in 4th grade, and didn’t really understand the significance

I’m older now, and this blew my mind


Damn I'm making a cocktail for every emplem I'm watching and I'm pretty much ready to jump. (his videos are good, it's just a joke) but I would jump into his arms.


When I was a kid I jumped about 25 feet down into tanbark, I’d do it regularly running across buildings


I remember you being a youtube pooper, so glad to see you move on to more! Much love and spaghetti


The biggest jump I’ve done is a 5m cliff on my ski’s I landed on my feet but because when you land on something it’s the energy travelling through your body which makes it hurt my legs gave out a few seconds after I oanded


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

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


Jesus Christ. Piantanida's final words are chilling. You can hear the fear, The adrenaline, The moment of realization, And then it just cuts. Its chilling. Even more so when you find out he was only 34 when he died.


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


I know the it is tradition to measure altitude in feet, but for the sake of your viewers who do not live in the USA, Liberia or Myanmar, it would be helpful if you could include (at least on screen) metric units.


This video idea is actually genius. I have never been more entertained


"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.

@Johan Mood 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.

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:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC2DB6QIqME&list=PLXpmRBR1E6yflc20YL4i-ZIw4u_eEhbRs&index=31

And btw this is me knowingly the lowest skydive, which is ballsy in its own way considering the gear:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUbvsXGyrD0

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)


I get the feeling that surmounting the challenges that jumping from something like the ISS would give you the tools you would need to functionally be able to jump from the fucking Moon to the Earth.

Now that's a giant leap.

I get the feeling that surmounting the challenges that jumping from something like the ISS would give you the tools you would need to functionally be able to jump from the fucking *Moon* to the Earth.

Now that's a giant leap.


1:47 god this intro still gives me chills


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


I like how this is formatted like a arcade high score vid :D


What is the highest distance anybody has ever jumped upwards?<br>To answer this, we need to talk about Vertical Parallel Universes.

What is the highest distance anybody has ever jumped upwards?
To answer this, we need to talk about Vertical Parallel Universes.

If you hold the A button before you enter the stage, it would count as half a jump

@L33tbeeT Well, L33 """""tbee""""" t, hear me out. A jump actually has three parts to it

@L33tbeeT "To do this trick you first need to cut off one of your legs"

"but a jump is a jump, how can you have 0.5 jumps?"


14:11 Gotta love the SNES Star Fox ost, still one of my favorite SNES soundtracks of all time.


I love how everything with speed in the title has become intentionally or not, a summoning salt parody.


10:39 Fun fact, Auguste Piccard was Belgian cartoonist Herge's main inspiration for Professor Calculus in the Tintin comics.


fun fact. my 8th grade teacher was friends with joe kittinger and my class got to speak with him. also i watched the 2012 jump live like a lot of other people.


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.


A workman fell a hundred feet into New York harbour. He carried a heavy sledge hammer which broke the surface tension and reduced the density of the water where he entered drawing in bubbles. He survived.


24:04 - **We’re Finally Landing by Home starts**

Me - “OH GOD THAT NEVER MEANS WELL IN EMP VIDEOS.”

24:04 - ***We’re Finally Landing by Home starts***

Me - “OH GOD THAT NEVER MEANS WELL IN EMP VIDEOS.”


Can't wait for someone to unlock creative mode in real life and turn gravity back on past the build height.


This does make me think... if much of the trouble for future space-jumping comes from the re-entry speed due to the base being in orbital speeds. Could one possibly do the jump from a Geostationary orbit? As in, an orbit where the orbit synks with the rotation of the earth. That way you minimize that vector at least.

Or would that height be so great that the speed picked up by the accelleration would negate the savings from not moving forwards so to speak?

Maybe one could fire off a gondola from the space station in the opposite direction to reduce the speed over the ground to close to zero before jumping off it?

hm... experiments are needed methinks!


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.

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

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.


for some reason i feel like jumping from that height and falling for that long has to be relaxing


god damn this was so interesting. and a rollercoaster of emotions. not sure why but i damn nearly teared up when baumgartner landed and kittinger was clapping. i totally remember when that jump happened in 2012, it was so cool to me, like ODSTs in the halo series


I’m scared of heights, yet I’m a pilot, pretty weird huh? I can’t go on roller coasters but flying I can do almost anything and feel fine.


Has anyone ever REALLY beat Kittinger’s record though?

This man jumped from over 100,000 feet in the sky before the FDA officially stated smoking caused cancer.

Talk about a trailblazer.


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

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

@ностромов D:

@ностромов D:

Who has seen the original ("live") footage of Felix Baumgartner's jump? What about the missing time? 10-20 thousand feet had been cut, never found any explanation for it; the "live" jump we witnessed had been edited prior to showing.

@Sadisticsalmon Red Bull definitely knows the PR game, but I think the true reason is because Baumgartner's story gels better with the heroic narrative that these kinds of records are tied up in. He's a professional skydiver who worked his whole life to get to the point where he could finally achieve the greatest mastery in his craft. Due to the timing and speed with which he did it, Eustace looks like a rich executive who decided he wanted something to lord over everyone and space jumps happened to be the in thing at the time. Probably not true, he probably had an interest in space that he couldn't pursue and finally had a ton of money to apply an interest like Elon Musk and SpaceX.

this jump was brought to you by the words EZ and GG.

ikr! Felix had to get sponsors, had to stream the entire thing, and blessings from the previous record holder! Then a guy who's never done anything extreme in his life and just breaks the record that took 52 years to break~!!!!!

Alan Eustace: <b>I’m gonna do what’s called a pro gamer move</b>

Alan Eustace: *I’m gonna do what’s called a pro gamer move*

Oddly, whether thanks to Red Bull or just when he did it, I think many people remember Felix much more than Alan

"With the power of capitalism and money anything can be achieved!!!"

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


You should state WHY Dolgov and Piantanida lost suit pressure.   Dolgov's helmet hit something as he exited and the visor cracked open.

Piantanida had a bad habit of momentarily opening his faceplate to relieve pressure because the neck ring was riding up...he tempted fate once too often.


the fact that piantanida's homemade space program didn't already catastrophically fail and end his life on his first attempt reaching 120k feet should be considered a damn near fucking miracle, may his soul rest in peace :(


I enjoyed this story very much. But the exclusive use of imperial units throughout the video was very annoying. Since there are only 3 countries in the world that exclusively use the imperial system a good rule for content creators would be to either use metrics or imperials along metrics. This would also help people from Liberia, Myanmar and the USA to be familiarized with the metric system.


Damn Emp really is a huge fan of Esprit, huh? Love it


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

Feels bad you prepared all time  got helped from the world record holder just some random  person from Google to beat it first try

To be fair, I know the name Felix Baumgartner very well, but I've never even heard of that Google guy until today.  Sure Google guy may have the world record, but it's Baumgartner who will be remembered for a long, long time.

@rinnegan sr That's true.  But, in the context of this video, no random tourist can space dive either.  I meant it in more of an apples-to-apples sense.  The Google guy could probably pay whatever it takes to crest Everest, and another like him could do the same with space diving.

@PongoXBongo not at all even climbing mountains that are supposed to easy can be extremely taxing and tiring even with the best climbing equipment plus breathing gets difficult as you go up, it gets colder and the clothing, food have to be carried along as well. no tourist can just take a plane to nepal and finish climbing the mountain in a day without any guides.

@PongoXBongo No they don't. You need considerable training to even attempt it, and even then most of them fail to make it to the top.

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

Proof that money is the best superpower.

Cryrosphere oh it just get progressively easier


I really do not envy the guy who learned that your blood boils if you get too high up.


How do you make a video that is as intensely connected to heights as this one and only ever mention heights in feet?


Joe Kittinger seriously was such a legend.


I love how this shows palatine's fall as final. I agree sir.


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

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

Live Action Lemon reminds me of Kwite, and it's not just the shades and facemask.


13:06
charles lindburgh wasn't the first person to make a non stop trans Atlantic flight. john alcock and arthur brown flew across the Atlantic non stop in 1919 in a vickers vimy bomber and not long after the British airship R34 made trip in the other direction. lindburgh was the first person to fly across the Atlantic ocean alone.


I'm a skydiver, if given the chance, I would do everything do do extremely high jumps. I have jumped from 6,8km but more is better


The documentary channel that I never knew I needed


Felix has the smoothest parachute landing I think I’ve ever seen


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.

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

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

Hi Crabs, hope you're enjoying your break


1:15
how did they get the animation of this so clean?


My step uncle was back country skiing in the woods when he cam out and there was cliff, but couldnt stop and fell. I dont know how high but it was at least over 100 feet


It would not be a History of World Records without HOME's amazing music


There was actually another person who held the record for the highest jump for a while. Between 1630-1632, Hezarfen Ahmed Çelebi from the Ottoman Empire jumped off of the galata tower in Istanbul and flew across the Bosporus. The tower was 219.5 feet (66.9 m) high at the time, which would be a record for its time

I believe that at that time the record would've been Eilmer of Malmesbury who jumped off of a roughly 400 foot tower in 1010 and survived. Though the story has been mythologized quite a bit over the years, so the 400 foot number could be wrong


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

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


No joke i literally jumped down from a wooden house at my old school that's higher then if i were to stand on my own shoulders at least twice a day. (im 1.9M big  ~6 foot 2,8 inches) and i have never broken even a single bone.


i mean, highest jump or highest   fall

also bro, wonderful video. i love this shit. hope you’re having a good time. highest jump is a special video to me, came out at just the right time.


I was one of the babies who didn't mind. Ever since I was born I felt attracked to jumping from tall things, I would go to waterfalls with my parents and surprise every one there by jumping from 20 feet onto the water, I was about 8-10 the first few times I did that. A bit later on one day I shocked two of my cousins by jumping out of the bell tower of my local church from about 15 feet or so into a stone floor. But then at around 14, what people had always told me started getting in my head and I began hearing their voices when I was about to jump "owh you're gonna get hurt" etc etc and it became much harder, suddenly I felt a substantially bit of fear and now every summer I make sure I go to some waterfall and jump from somewhere higher. I still love the thrill of jumping, it's such a pure feeling, just you and nature, a huge rush and splash, you're in the water.

Ps: to be fair last summer I hurt my self twice and now I have a few scars on my back, but owh well. Tbf they just happened cuz I dove vertically head first, which I try not to do as much nowadays


There's 2 options why Felix got Kittinger's blessing. Either Kittinger really cared about the record or the more likely: red bull paid him enough that he started to care:D


I don't even care what EmpLemon makes a video about, i just know it's gonna be quality

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

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


My brain can't even begin to imagine what a body would look like after falling from so high


Imagine, your whole life has lead up to this moment, you’re at the highest point a man has ever gotten to. You’ve finally made it to  your goal and just have to jump, but you can’t detach your oxygen cord.

My god nick has to be one of the most unlucky people to ever exist.


3:20 i assure you surface tension has little to no effect of falling into water...unless you're a leaf.  record high divers do over 50meters, 160ft+


Great video, thanks a lot. Midly alienated by the use of miles though


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.

Another croatian watching emplemon? Čovjek od kulture, vidim.


Unfortunately lost to history, there's one more jump record to be remembered; at 136,000ft, his name...was Matt Turk.


For anyone wondering, the first song in the video (and later) is "HOME - Resonance" an amazing vaporwave/synthwave track that has a unexplainable nostalgic feeling.


Currently at the 20 minute mark and I am loving this video


I remember watching Baumgartner’s jump live in middle school


If you're willing to stretch the definition of 'pressure suit' a bit, there may lie a bigger record to be set; a jump from orbit. There once existed project MOOSE, standing for 'Man Out Of Space Easiest'. It was an experimental look at how to prevent an astronaut from being stranded in orbit. It would have consisted of a large solid rocket motor, a large polyester bag, canisters filled with expanding foam, and a parachute. The solid rocket motor would be used by the astronaut to de-orbit themselves, and then the bag (which the astronaut would be inside of) would be filled with the expanding foam to form a crude heatshield. After reentry, the astronaut would deploy the parachute, and what was left of the charred foam would cushion the impact. 'Easiest' quickly becomes the operative word when looking at the design, but simultaneously becomes almost sarcastic when it comes to the fear that would come with using such a system.


I love your vids but honestly I was just like “ok get to baumgartner already”😂 jk I loved this whole thing great job man👌🏻


I once jumped of my roof into ice without a parachute but nothing went wrong


35 minutes of a overly complicated tutorial of how to jump a bit higher than normal<br>this will be fun

35 minutes of a overly complicated tutorial of how to jump a bit higher than normal
this will be fun


Has anyone got recordings of Emperor Shun's run? I've looked on speedrun.com but I can't find them anywhere, which is pretty weird considering he invented the jump% category in the first place

Like most early speed runs their is no video evidence of them. In a time before streaming a lot of attempts were just written down on papyrus and people accepted it.

At the time, no one recorded their jump speedruns unless they were really proud of it: until of course people began streaming it.


What if Vensa Vulovic wasn't on that flight but just claimed she was?

How does someone survive a fall from that height?


When im bored I just come back to this video very calming


fun fact: the highest possible jump is the very edge of earth gravitational influence, the very point where another celestial bodys gravitational pull is stronger then earths, surviving a jump from here would prove... challenging.


A few have survived from 30000 ft, without any parachutes. Also cats can survive a fall from any height, but for some reason sustain the most injuries from 40 ft.


2010: "A new YouTube Poop by EmperorLemon"
2020: 35-minute essay about the fear of jumping

My boy has grown up.

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

@gasai yuno >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.

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.

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

hes just a normie now reading wikipedia outloud


I've easily watched this video over 10 times, and I won't be stopping any time soon.


You know the videos gonna be good when his style gives off summoning salt vibes


i don't know why I keep coming back to this video, I love it so much yet can't explain why


I've watched this video several times, it's really entertaining.

Wow, a comment without a reply from “Duzty”


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.

I actually laughed because of this comment.

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

@jon 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"

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

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.

He was probably inspired, and this is the modern era, so air equipment would be easier to make