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Altitude jump record in progress

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A mission to beat the free fall record of 120,000 feet is currently in progress. The record has stood for some decades, and the guy jumping is expected to break the speed of sound on the way down!

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Well, that was cool.
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Meh. Let the guy watch my kids for a night, then I'll call him brave. ;)
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I wonder how long this record will stand for, the next attempt wont get so much press now.
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Orbital jump right around the corner!
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He got to Earth in 0.000136 seconds!!!

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Nice! That has to break the record now right?
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Cool. Mad Austrian: 1, some drunk from Montana: 0. :)
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Teaos wrote:He got to Earth in 0.000136 seconds!!!

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Post that in the funniest pictures thread. :happydevil:
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What else can one expect from that hack network? :roll: It doesn't on the other hand take away from that absolutely awesome achievment!
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Yes, that ran through my mind too.
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