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Highest jump ever
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I would love to do that 
When is he jumpin? seems to still be on earth
When is he jumpin? seems to still be on earth
I actually read a few articles about this a few months back when they were still planning this. The guy needs a special suit that is similar to what astronauts wear. Pretty cool.
EDIT:
Technically this isn't about the altitude he is jumped (or falling) from. But the speed he will reach. Whole point of this is that he will be the first man to break the sound barrier during free-fall.
EDIT:
Technically this isn't about the altitude he is jumped (or falling) from. But the speed he will reach. Whole point of this is that he will be the first man to break the sound barrier during free-fall.
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Deathcrow said:I actually read a few articles about this a few months back when they were still planning this. The guy needs a special suit that is similar to what astronauts wear. Pretty cool.
EDIT:
Technically this isn't about the altitude he is jumped (or falling) from. But the speed he will reach. Whole point of this is that he will be the first man to break the sound barrier during free-fall.
He is also setting the record for the highest jump ever. The highest before was 102,000 his will be 120,000-130,000.
Adam said:Deathcrow said:I actually read a few articles about this a few months back when they were still planning this. The guy needs a special suit that is similar to what astronauts wear. Pretty cool.
EDIT:
Technically this isn't about the altitude he is jumped (or falling) from. But the speed he will reach. Whole point of this is that he will be the first man to break the sound barrier during free-fall.
He is also setting the record for the highest jump ever. The highest before was 102,000 his will be 120,000-130,000.
Well, yes, I know that. lol. I was just giving the reason of why the jump has to be from so high. What their actual goal is.
That is also why he needs that special suit.
Deathcrow said:Adam said:Deathcrow said:I actually read a few articles about this a few months back when they were still planning this. The guy needs a special suit that is similar to what astronauts wear. Pretty cool.
EDIT:
Technically this isn't about the altitude he is jumped (or falling) from. But the speed he will reach. Whole point of this is that he will be the first man to break the sound barrier during free-fall.
He is also setting the record for the highest jump ever. The highest before was 102,000 his will be 120,000-130,000.
Well, yes, I know that. lol. I was just giving the reason of why the jump has to be from so high. What their actual goal is.
That is also why he needs that special suit.
Kittinger(The guy who jumped from 102k) also had to wear a space esque suit.
He finally did the jump and did indeed break the sound barrier. Here is the article:
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog...ile+skydiving+after+jumping+from+24+miles+up/
Bet that had to be a crazy feeling stepping out of that space capsule at 24.26 miles above the Earth's surface.
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog...ile+skydiving+after+jumping+from+24+miles+up/
Bet that had to be a crazy feeling stepping out of that space capsule at 24.26 miles above the Earth's surface.
Why didnt they put a helmet cam on him?
Pretty cool wish I had seen the broadcast though :/
EDIT: Watched this earlier My dad apparently recorded it on cable was pretty cool to watch how he handled himself through the entire process.
EDIT: Watched this earlier My dad apparently recorded it on cable was pretty cool to watch how he handled himself through the entire process.
slack3r said:
There is a headcam vid lol, here:
http://video.nl.msn.com/watch/video...pkey=6c5353d9-7580-4e20-9bed-ae314242e065||||
