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This is ABSOLUTELY crazy!!!
« on: May 24, 2008, 01:36:13 PM »
This space diver is going to jump 25 miles from the stratosphere. During his 130,000 feet freefall he will be jumping higher than the heights of Mt. Everest, and Concorde which flew at 60,000 feet. It's supposed to happen sometime this year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/24/sports/othersports/24jump.html?_r=2&ref=sports&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

http://www.space.com/news/060713_big_jump.html
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Re: This is ABSOLUTELY crazy!!!
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2008, 04:45:28 PM »
The balloon left without him. Go figure. :rolleyes:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,358336,00.html