Because Red Bull controlled the production, and broadband speeds and technology have reached a point where watching from anywhere is a reality, by the time Baumgartner was ready to jump there were over 8 million people viewing online.
If you don't really feel like jumping there are other moves you can try, such as the Evil Knievel, flexing, and others.
"Nuneaton were playing Rushden and, when Boro equalised to make it 1-1 with five minutes left, the whole place was jumping, there was singing, pool cues in the air and a lot of pints being sunk.
When you jump, there's a slight delay before your on-screen character jumps.
But, while the share prices may be jumping, there is also some scepticism in the City about the prospect of HSBC moving its head office, at least in the next five years.
And while the user's interaction is largely limited to jumping, there are some variations on the theme here.
It appears in Apple's enews but, as you see after jump there are only 20- and 24-inch models available.
Between consecutive jumps there were 2 min of rest and between the sets (one-leg right, one-leg left and two-leg) 5 min.
Yet for many of the 46,000 crowd watching the first event (the 70m jump), there was another heroic performance on display that Valentine's Day.
I was struck that amid the descriptions of entries in the competition to design a pavilion around the Coney Island Parachute Jump, there was no mention of any plans to restore the ride itself to working order.
