Legend Zero Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/10/01/one-week-until-skydiver-aims-for-sound-barrier-in-23-mile-high-free-fall/ tl;dr Next Monday over New Mexico, he will attempt the highest, fastest free fall in history and try to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier. Baumgartner will be more than three times higher than the cruising altitude of jetliners when he hops, bunny-style, out of the capsule and into a near-vacuum where there is barely any oxygen and less than 1 percent of the air pressure on Earth. If all goes well, he will reach the speed of sound in about half a minute at an altitude of around 100,000 feet (30,480 meters). Then he will start to slow as the atmosphere gets denser, and after five minutes of free fall, he will pull his main parachute. The entire descent should last 15 to 20 minutes. He will be rigged with cameras that will provide a live broadcast of the jump via the Internet, meaning countless viewers could end up witnessing a horrific accident. I'll try to tune in. o3o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Revan of the Sith Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 [quote name='Legend Zero' timestamp='1349122384' post='6035808'] [url="http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/10/01/one-week-until-skydiver-aims-for-sound-barrier-in-23-mile-high-free-fall/"]http://www.foxnews.c...high-free-fall/[/url] tl;dr Next Monday over New Mexico, he will attempt the highest, fastest free fall in history and try to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier. Baumgartner will be more than three times higher than the cruising altitude of jetliners when he hops, bunny-style, out of the capsule and into a near-vacuum where there is barely any oxygen and less than 1 percent of the air pressure on Earth. If all goes well, he will reach the speed of sound in about half a minute at an altitude of around 100,000 feet (30,480 meters). Then he will start to slow as the atmosphere gets denser, and after five minutes of free fall, he will pull his main parachute. The entire descent should last 15 to 20 minutes. He will be rigged with cameras that will provide a live broadcast of the jump via the Internet, meaning countless viewers could end up witnessing a horrific accident. I'll try to tune in. o3o [/quote] Dirty liberals. Always trying to break records! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I know what I'm doing on Columbus Day >3> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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