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[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I read an article about him a year ago, where they said he'd be in big trouble unless he kept himself heads-down (kind of like they did on Star Trek) for the first half of it. I was surprised he didn't do that.

Yeah, because if he started to tumble badly he'd have no way to correct it because of the lack of air.

[Homeslice]

He was tumbling pretty bad after the first minute though.

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I read an article about him a year ago, where they said he'd be in big trouble unless he kept himself heads-down (kind of like they did on Star Trek) for the first half of it. I was surprised he didn't do that.

Have they never seen Youtube and the Kittinger jump? Kittinger jumps forward but rotates on the way down to look at the Balloon.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

He was tumbling pretty bad after the first minute though.

Yeah he was. I'd have lost breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the last month at that point ;

[Archren]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

Yeah he was. I'd have lost breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the last month at that point ;

I'd have lost it as soon as I stuck my head out the door. I would have grabbed onto the chair and said, nuh uh.. I don't care how rough a landing it is, I'm going to ride down in this thing. I know rationally it's probably better to jump at that point, but fear of heights is never rational.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

Yeah he was. I'd have lost breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the last month at that point ;

He's lucky he didn't lose his arms and legs. That would of been fucked up to see a man ripped apart live.

[Archren]

Originally Posted by Trip

He's lucky he didn't lose his arms and legs. That would of been fucked up to see a man ripped apart live.

Secondary purpose of the suit? Hold the pieces together?

At least, that's what some TX DPS officers seem to think of sportbike riders who actually wear leather...

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by defector

Dude stepped off the edge @ 128,100ft.
Motherfucker.

At what altitude do you start getting above the atmosphere where there will be a heat issue?

[defector]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

At what altitude do you start getting above the atmosphere where there will be a heat issue?

Gonna guess somewhere above 128,100ft.

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

At what altitude do you start getting above the atmosphere where there will be a heat issue?

That'd be the thermosphere which is about 120km above sea level. Not a lot of molecules and if you are in the sun, you are hot as fire, in the shade, colder than ice.