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Title: A 24 mile high skydive, crazy !!
Post by: Fly on October 14, 2012, 08:08:46 PM

Question is, did he hit Mach 1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19943590 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19943590)
http://gizmodo.com/5951563/first-human-supersonic-space-jump-live-coverage (http://gizmodo.com/5951563/first-human-supersonic-space-jump-live-coverage)

Title: Re: A 24 mile high skydive, crazy !!
Post by: Pete on October 14, 2012, 08:26:03 PM

I don't know about Mach 1 - but the bungee rope didn't work...

Title: Re: A 24 mile high skydive, crazy !!
Post by: Fly on October 14, 2012, 08:34:51 PM

At least he landed, via a parachute.
Seriously, you jump out of a pod at 24 miles up, free fall, then pull your parachute.
Barking !!

Title: Re: A 24 mile high skydive, crazy !!
Post by: Fly on October 14, 2012, 08:41:27 PM

Looks like he made history.
http://news.sky.com/story/997627/skydiver-makes-record-jump-from-edge-of-space (http://news.sky.com/story/997627/skydiver-makes-record-jump-from-edge-of-space)

Title: Re: A 24 mile high skydive, crazy !!
Post by: Fly on October 15, 2012, 06:32:41 PM

Barking LOL
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9608140/Felix-Baumgartner-watch-the-jump.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9608140/Felix-Baumgartner-watch-the-jump.html)