The Twitterverse exploded as Felix Baumgartner jumped from 128,000 feet above Earth on Sunday.
Here’s a collection of some of the best tweets during the record-breaking event.
Congratulations to Felix Baumgartner and @redbullstratos on a record-breaking leap from the edge of space! redbullstratos.com/live #livejump
— NASA (@NASA) October 14, 2012
#livejump recreated in lego. Awsome! youtu.be/yFU774q6eVM via @youtube
— Kate Lawler (@katelawler) October 15, 2012
Just watched the video of Felix Baumgartner falling from space… Are you fly-fishin me right now?! Unbelievable, that’s a new kind of brave
— Matt Duchene (@Matt9Duchene) October 14, 2012
Felix just broke the record for the record of highest manned balloon flight at over 118,000 ft. win.gs/stratoslive for @redbullstratos!
— Red Bull Canada (@RedBullCanada) October 14, 2012
That was absolutely incredible. What a hero! #livejump #Felix
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 14, 2012
This #RedBullStratos is unreal to watch!! I would’ve jumped out 20ft off the ground… Not a heights guy!!
— jp arencibia (@jparencibia9) October 14, 2012
RT @mark_rafferty: The moment he jumped:#jumplive yfrog.com/kjj0ebaj
— Sid Seixeiro (@Sid_Seixeiro) October 14, 2012
just watched @redbullstratos.Man what was that guy thinking?! haha pretty awesome to watch though!
— Tory Nyhaug (@Tnyhaug49) October 14, 2012
That’s got to be one of the craziest things I’ve ever watched. So cool that we get to experience these things live in such detail. #livejump
— JR Hildebrand (@JRHildebrand) October 14, 2012
Now that we know it can be done, let’s send Bettman and Fehr up in that balloon and have them work out the CBA on the way down.
— Jesse Spector (@jessespector) October 14, 2012
Felix you are a beast!
— Milos Raonic (@milosraonic) October 14, 2012
@jparencibia9 : I’m surprised Brett Lawrie hasn’t tried this yet. #redbullstratos
— Jim Lang (@JimLang590) October 14, 2012
I’d like to see Felix’s heart rate right now. This is nuts.
— George Popalis (@SNGeorgePopalis) October 14, 2012
This parachute guy is a lunatic. I’m amazed this is even legal.
— Wade Barrett (@WadeBarrett) October 14, 2012
Alright this Felix baumgartner is nuts. Plain and simple. He’s gotta be close to kicking that door open #livejump #RedBullStratos
— Colby Armstrong (@armdog) October 14, 2012
Watching Redbull StratosAMAZING stuff….Get on line now….#felixbaumgartner
— Mark Webber (@AussieGrit) October 14, 2012
#Felix is now at 122,000 ft. & is preparing for his #LiveJump! Watch it all on win.gs/stratoslive twitter.com/RedBullCanada/…
— Red Bull Canada (@RedBullCanada) October 14, 2012
In terms of distance, Felix Baumgartner fell from downtown Toronto to my hometown of Oakville.
— Jamie Campbell (@SportsnetJamie) October 14, 2012