Skydiver Plans Supersonic Jump from Edge of Space
I don't care who you are or what you offer me. I am not, I repeat not jumping out of anything at 120,000 feet. OK, if the aircraft is on fire and we ae all going to die but that's different.
That's a long way down |
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(I don't think Emperor Murdoch allowed the films of "Columbia" or "Challenger" to
be viewed by the residents of "Oz".) In any Case... That is one BRAVE human ! |
Sounds like a serious rush but I'm thinking chit can go wrong. I understand that the human body will accelerate to around 120 mph in the atmospheric density that exists at normal skydiver altitudes and stay at about that speed owing to air resistance. Hitting that air at Mach 1 speed could be a bit like landing in the sea after jumping off the Golden Gate bridge.
They mention that a pilot once survived ejection at Mach 2 or 3 so who knows. Some of that stuff is pretty cool though. 60 Minutes had a good piece on guys wearing wingsuits (different than the guy in the OP but in the same ballpark) jumping from some amazing cliffs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzYwdOufP00 |
Will anyone be able to hear him yell "Geronimo!"?
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Well if it fails he will have quite a long time to think about how its going to end...in a really big SPLAT.:eek::D
Human body + speed of sound = splat like a bug on your windsheild when it hits the earth. |
It will be a gradual thing. It is going to get hot though.
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The real danger with that is like what happened to the crew of the Columbia. They hit the atmosphere doing something like 18,000 mph, and were already in it somewhat. This fellow won't have that problem. |
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