Austria’s Felix Baumgartner earned his place in the history books on Sunday October 14, 2012 after overcoming concerns with the power for his visor heater that impaired his vision and nearly jeopardized the mission. Baumgartner reached an estimated speed of 1,342.8 km/h (834.37 mph) jumping from the stratosphere, which when certified will make him…
*Update: The Top 100 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2012 have just been published. Click here to check out the most up-to-date post! After the positive reception from last year’s “Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2011“, the Sifter promised to highlight the top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day‘ at the end of…
SITTING ON A CLOUD Photograph by Neil Amonson of the GoPro Bomb Squad An awesome capture of the GoPro Bomb Squad jumping into the Lucas Oil/Red Bull MX Race in Washougal, Washington. Sitting on the cloud is Marshall “Mullet” Miller as partner and fellow Bomb Squadder Neil Amonson shows us his…
THE 97,000 ft LIFTOFF Photograph by Joerg Mitter/Red Bull Stratos On July 25 2012, Felix Baumgartner completed the final milestone remaining before he attempts to achieve his dream of becoming the first person to break the speed of sound in freefall. According to preliminary data, his test jump from a 5.3…
Hang Gliding Over Soca Valley, Slovenia Photograph by Matjaz Klemenic on Facebook In this incredible capture taken with a GoPro camera affixed to the hang glider of Matjaz Klemenic, we see the beautiful Soca Valley in Slovenia from above. Carved into the white limestone of the Julian Alps is the Soca…
SKYDIVING INTO BURNING MAN Photograph via opi8 on Reddit In this incredible photograph we see a skydiver looking upward before his descent to the Burning Man Festival. Now in its 26th year, the annual festival takes place on the playa of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. More than 50,000 participants attended this…
BARREL FEVER Photograph by Agustin Munoz/Red Bull Content Pool In this incredible capture we see surfer Mick Fanning about to enter a beautiful barrel (where the wave is hollow when it is breaking). The photo was taken off the Mentawais Islands in Indonesia back in 2009. You can feel the impending…
Located in Brussels, Belgium, Nemo 33 is the deepest indoor swimming pool in the world. Designed for divers, Nemo 33 was first conceived by John Beernaerts in 1996. Its doors would eventually open to the public on May 1st, 2004. According to the Guinness World Records: The Nemo 33 diving pool has a…
VINTAGE ACROBATIC INSANITY Photograph via Mapes on Reddit In this heart-stopping photograph we see three brave acrobats performing on a ledge located on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building in New York City. Unfortunately I was unable to find much additional information on the date/year of this photograph or…
Photograph by Oswaldo Rivas (via NBC News) Located just outside of León, Nicaragua is Cerro Negro (Black Mountain), a volcano in the Cordillera de los Maribios mountain range. Cerro Negro first appeared in April of 1850 and is the ‘youngest’ volcano in Central America. It is quite active and has erupted 23 times…
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