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4 minutes and 36 seconds of solitude

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by the110   
This is inspired by the real 'first man in space'.



"On August 16, 1960, Joseph Kittinger jumped from an air-thin height of 102,800 feet (31,334 meters). From that nearly 20 miles altitude, his tumble toward terra firma took some 4 minutes and 36 seconds.



Exceeding the speed of sound during the fall, Kittinger used a small stabilizing chute before a larger, main parachute opened in the denser atmosphere. He safely touched down in barren New Mexico desert, 13 minutes 45 seconds after he vaulted into the void."



Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81gn2oLeC_U



2 color print..the aqua blue ink is printed on top of the light blue ink and they don't have to align.
whatsideofthebox
whatsideofthebox on Apr 02 '09
I like it, but some of the stars just look like bleach stains.
GrosPlante
GrosPlante on Apr 02 '09
You'll have better chance at DBH with this one! Nice, though!
pearsepinch
pearsepinch on Apr 02 '09
woah, i like it.
Wicked_mr
Wicked_mr on Apr 02 '09
nice but the stars detract from the design..wat is dbh?
boostr29
   boostr29 on Apr 02 '09
awesome! dbh=designbyhumans
ISABOA
   ISABOA on Apr 02 '09
I think this is perfect threadless material



awesome work AJ - looks beautiful and the story about Kittinger is awesome



5$
alexmdc
   alexmdc on Apr 02 '09
kick ass work and concept here $5
skysquid
skysquid on Apr 02 '09
I love your work so much.
EricDiaz
EricDiaz on Apr 02 '09
agreed. this is awesome!
TheInfamousBaka
TheInfamousBaka on Apr 02 '09
Love this and man would it look amazing to wear that. :) $5
ben chen
   ben chen on Apr 02 '09
nice
the110
   the110 on Apr 02 '09
yey it's up! thanks for the comments guys.



i could make the stars more subdued if it ever gets to print. =)
kooky love
   kooky love on Apr 02 '09
GREAT $5
TangYauHoong
   TangYauHoong on Apr 02 '09
whoa the color transition is awesome!
ndikol
   ndikol on Apr 02 '09
nice :D :D :D :D
gabesmom
gabesmom on Apr 02 '09
$5 yep, threadless can use more designs like this!
westicles
westicles on Apr 03 '09
Soooo great!!
badbasilisk
   badbasilisk on Apr 03 '09
you're so good boy!
milanorain
milanorain on Apr 03 '09
A true work of art, and one of the few shirts that I would actually buy if it was printed. A true, honest to goodness $5 for you. Excellent job.



i love your style!!!
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Apr 03 '09
The stroy is fantastic and I like the feeling of this one, but I'm not really into the wash of colors on the bottom, they seem a bit murky. Still a really cool perspective and i like the character floating into the scene from the top right of your shirt.



Also, is slide 2 and 3 the same thing or am i going mad?
mathiole
   mathiole on Apr 03 '09
very deep

i dig it on black
bcrider
bcrider on Apr 03 '09
FA, the third slide is a navy tee while the second is black. :)



While I agree that this tee would do well at dbh, that doesn't mean it wouldn't do well here; look at Joe's lazer-eyed cat and AJ's own recent print. If anything, this will be one of the steps that gets more seam-to-seam prints onto Threadless.



I love this!



$5
brentendo
brentendo on Apr 03 '09
I'd probably prefer it if the inks didn't align, great story behind it too, great design, whether its more of a DBH tee than a threadless tee isn't really important, I still give it a $5
the110
   the110 on Apr 03 '09
Thank you all!



Yeah everyone tells me all my prints should be for DBH but I'm glad Threadless prints them too=)
thepants
thepants on Apr 03 '09
i probably wouldn't wear this myself, but beautiful work! and if nothing else, thanks for telling that story, i checked the youtube video and was amazed. thanks for sharing! after seeing that though, I almost wish this character on the shirt looked more like it was falling than floating. but it's still impressive.
the110
   the110 on Apr 03 '09
Thanks thepants. Actually the funny thing is that you wouldn't know you were falling from gravity when you are in space. You'd think you're floating.



"A man in the emptiness of space would not be able to detect if he was falling from gravity. Einstein calls this..'a happy idea'."



So the design kind of reflects that. But the string/chute on his back gives away the idea of the jump.



Check out another vid here explaining that. It's really awesome!

watch video here



baumer5
   baumer5 on Apr 03 '09
gravy
hoopes
hoopes on Apr 03 '09
dope
nielquisaba
   nielquisaba on Apr 04 '09
awesome! 5$
dbrv11
dbrv11 on Apr 04 '09
Love it! 5$
kf399
kf399 on Apr 04 '09
I LOVE ALL of your designs. All of them! I can't believe that they didn't score higher! 5$ from me. Though my absolute favorites are "marooned" and "the ascension", though unfortunately I've only just become a member so I didn't get to vote for them. Incredible! I'd buy them all!
igo2cairo
   igo2cairo on Apr 04 '09
Cool! I really love the story behind this too.
bhoomika
bhoomika on Apr 04 '09
This looks cool ! !
buko
   buko on Apr 04 '09
great concept! 5$
the110
   the110 on Apr 04 '09
I appreciate the loves and comments everyone. Keep 'em coming. =)



It really is a great inspiring story that I hope more people learn about.
Ehud L
Ehud L on Apr 04 '09
great colors, composition, placement and concept. 5$
Wicked Child
Wicked Child on Apr 05 '09
Absolutely loving slide 3. Awesome
stubborn
stubborn on Apr 05 '09
i really like it, nice work
the110
   the110 on Apr 05 '09
thanks!!
87Riots
87Riots on Apr 06 '09
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS



i just submitted my first design on here; comments?
aarontd
aarontd on Apr 06 '09
WOW. That is so amazing
the110
   the110 on Apr 07 '09
thankyou bump!
patience.
patience. on Apr 07 '09
i really like this. awesome job!
The Paper Crane
   The Paper Crane on Apr 09 '09
A thought provoking image of tranquil beauty.

Knew it was you!
ratkiss
   ratkiss on Apr 09 '09
Niiiice!
18 days later
BrettBretterson
BrettBretterson on Apr 28 '09
This is pretty fantastic.
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