touching space - nearly (2 Viewers)
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Darth Robins
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That actually varies by his altitude at the time, it's 761mph at sea level but drops a lot the higher you get.
e: worked it, out, at 100,000 feet it's 684mph, at his speed he hit Mach 1.066.
We'll_live_and_die
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Yhis dude is crazy. Shame he opened the shoot ten seconds too early to break the freefall record.
Darth Robins
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Apparently that was down to his visor fogging up apparently, he couldn't see his altitude properly.
Was a bit of an anticlimax, fair play to him for doing it but a bit boring
Just wait for the view from the cameras in his suit!
dutchman
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And, more importantly, still in one piece! :laugh:
Darth Robins
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Anyone scared of heights should be made to watch this on a loop!
Houchens Head
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Hmmmmmm........ :thinking about: Who was REALLY in that Spacesuit?
Houchens Head
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Reminds me of an old joke.....
I was watching the space shuttle once and I said to my Dad, "I wish I could be shot into space!"
He looked at me and replied, "If I'd have been five seconds quicker son, you would have been!"
Darth Robins
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He hit 833.9 MPH, Mach 1.24, that's absolutely incredible.