Kinda cool...hope they have video (especially if his shoot doesn't open)
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There's a pretty cool article about this in PopSci a few months back.SwallowBleach: It's good for you.
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Whatever happened to terminal velocity?
I can understand the extremely high speeds at high altitudes due to the thinness of the atmosphere...but at those altitudes the speed of sound is also very high. Something like 660 mph.
Am I missing something?
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due to the thin atmosphere, there isn't enough air resistance to slow the person down. as the air gets thicker, terminal velocity gets slower.
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QFT!Originally posted by rkjunior303
I wonder if his suit will have any structure built into it at the shoulders/neck to help him withstand the air pressure at those speeds. I remember reading a few back that certain softer metals will melt at Mach 1 and he will be doing an estimated 400 mph faster. He better have an automatic chute opener.Comment
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Originally posted by RemingtonThis is pretty cool, it's Joseph Kittinger's free fall featured in the Boards of Canada music video "Dayvan Cowboy".
thats pretty cool that he jumped from that far up, and took a surf board with him so he could ride the waves home
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i think the three hour ride up would be terribleComment
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I saw a special on Kittinger on History Channel a while ago. That guy has balls of friggin' steel. Just the ride up would have been unnerving. And the platform he jumped off was TINY! Pretty much just a man and a balloon in space, crazy.Comment
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