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  • G Gavin Roberts

    wouldn't the sonic boom blow his ear drums? or more... brave man. IT would be really nice to see some camera work of him doing this.

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    Joey Bloggs
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    It's supersonic in very thin air and he will basically be in a space suit

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    • J Joey Bloggs

      He will naturally slow down to normal terminal velocity as the air pressure increases, he'll be fine

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      Josh Smith
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      Joey Bloggs wrote:

      terminal velocity

      You got that right! As terminal as can be... :laugh: :josh: My WPF Blog[^]

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      • J Josh Smith

        They must make some really tough parachutes for people who jump from those heights. Imagine opening a parachute while going faster than the speed of sound! Wow. :josh: My WPF Blog[^]

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        Joey Bloggs
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        No he will slow down before deploying the parachute or there would be a problem ;)

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        • J Joey Bloggs

          He will naturally slow down to normal terminal velocity as the air pressure increases, he'll be fine

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          J4amieC
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          Of course he will, you're absolutely right and I was forgetting my basic Physics! --- How to get answers to your questions[^]

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          • L Lost User

            In freefall, from that height, as the wind passes you, you gradually turn colder and colder to the point where, for instance, your tears that lubricate your eyes will turn to ice and your eyes will be "soldered" either wide open or shut, even with a "special" helmet, with you being unable to see anything until you "defrost", by that time, you would be very close to the ground. Also your limbs will suffer similar consequences from that height. "Splat" comes to mind! Still think it cool :) Unless you know otherwise ...

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            Joey Bloggs
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            Nah he'll basically be in a heated space suit with an oxygen supply as well or else the depressurisation and hypoxia would probably get him first ;)

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            • D Dave Kreskowiak

              It's a rather large one! Man eyes free-fall from 25 miles above Earth[^] Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic

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              Joey Bloggs
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              I'm waiting for the next stage where they aerobrake out of low earth orbit with a disposable personal heatshield before transitioning to the freefall component. Now that would be something to see :omg:

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              • C Christian Graus

                Every time I fly, I think about how cool it would be to fall out of a plane, at least up to the point where you connect with the ground. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog

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                Dave Kreskowiak
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                I have thing about heights, so to me, it isn't so much how cool it would be to fall. But I do think about how, sitting in the window seat, that there is only 2" of aluminum, insulation, and glass between you and 500mph air rushing past your elbow! Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic

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                • J Josh Smith

                  It said that he will enter super-sonic speeds! That's surreal! :omg: I would love it if he were to wear a video camera during the fall so that the rest of the world could see it from his perspective. :cool: :josh: My WPF Blog[^]

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                  Dave Kreskowiak
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                  Up that high, you can't tell that your actually falling at all! Wanna see?? Click![^] Back in the late 50's, here in the The States, there was a little experiment, called Project Manhigh. This is the set of jumps that set the 102,800 foot jump record. What's it like up there?? -70 degrees F. The ballon was only about 40 feet acrossed on the ground and nearly the size of a U.S Football field at altitude... Freefall for over 4 and half minutes... Top speed of about 615mph, without a vehicle! And this guy did it 5 times! Why did they do this? It's the grandfather program of radiobiology! Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic

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                  • J Joey Bloggs

                    I'm waiting for the next stage where they aerobrake out of low earth orbit with a disposable personal heatshield before transitioning to the freefall component. Now that would be something to see :omg:

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                    Dave Kreskowiak
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                    Yeah!! Freefall from thousands of miles up!! Now THAT'S a sight to behold! :-D Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic

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                    • D Dave Kreskowiak

                      It's a rather large one! Man eyes free-fall from 25 miles above Earth[^] Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic

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                      Ashley van Gerven
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                      Someone's gonna get freaked out when a couple of man-eyes fall in their swimming pool :omg:

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