Red Bull Space Jump 1:350-Scale LEGO Reenactment

I meant to post this yesterday when Felix Baumgartner record-breaking freefall was still news, but I didn't because I forgot and now I'm late to the game. And you know what? I have every intention of fouling out and leaving early too, so there. This is a 1:350 reenactment of Felix's space jump created entirely in LEGO. Where were you on this, Red Bull? You could have saved a fortune!

Hit the jump for the video.

Thanks to CaptinStabN, Pyrblaze, Joe Soap and Pesche, who agree Red Bull must still be selling a shit-ton of energy drinks to be able to afford their own space program.

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