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Captain Joseph Kittinger sets the world highest sky dive record on August 16, 1960. 102,800 feet (31,334 meters).


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ConeOfSilence, on 5/10/2008 6:15:34 AM
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From: http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/space_diving_010608
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August 16, 1960, Kittinger jumped his last Excelsior jump, doing so from an air-thin height of 102,800 feet (31,334 meters). From that nearly 20 miles altitude, his tumble toward terra firma took some 4 minutes and 36 seconds. Exceeding the speed of sound during the fall, Kittinger used a small stabilizing chute before a larger, main parachute opened in the denser atmosphere. He safely touched down in barren New Mexico desert, 13 minutes 45 seconds after he vaulted into the void.
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jd8coke, on 5/10/2008 10:15:22 AM
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"his tumble toward terra firma took some 4 minutes and 36 seconds"

"He safely touched down in barren New Mexico desert, 13 minutes 45 seconds after he vaulted into the void."

Pick one.
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ConeOfSilence, on 5/10/2008 11:25:28 AM
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^ 4 mins 36 sec free falling the rest was spent parachuting.
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AsiaRulez, on 5/11/2008 6:39:10 AM
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holy shit, you can practically see the planet from that height.
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citricacid, on 5/13/2008 6:23:16 AM
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^ Yes, you can.

http://www.shoutwire.com/comments/158026/Worlds_Highest_Sky_Di
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Russel000, on 5/13/2008 6:31:56 AM
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I thought that red box was just in case he shit his pants.
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ConeOfSilence, on 5/13/2008 6:38:36 AM
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I saw this on a doc'o some time ago. The sky dive was to test what would happen to pilots who had to bail from high altitude spy planes.
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geoluv, on 5/14/2008 10:44:30 AM
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i bet he only broke the speed of sound because of the extra weight from his gargantuan balls.
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Ny2ro, on 5/15/2008 12:21:41 PM
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^

>_>
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