Will he accelerate slower at that altitude?
There's speculation he'll break the sound barrier, so no, he'll accelerate quicker.
Is he going to jump?
Why the big deal? Paul Ryan has done this numerous times already.
Hurry up god dammit. what time will he jump?
This is so fudgning boring.
So at what altitude would he float like those rich guys who fly up to sub-orbit?
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I'm no physicist wrote:
So at what altitude would he float like those rich guys who fly up to sub-orbit?
Oh god I know, 1000ft/min... had no idea this would take so long.
Felix is at 90,000 feet and will climb to 120,000 feet. Will jump some time around 1:30p Eastern?
POD
he will accelerate slower becuase Gravity = Gm1m2/r^2 and since he's higher up r is greater which is the distance from him to the center of the earth and therefore G is less....however since he has a greater distance he will continue to accelerate until he reaches a peak velocity which is affected by air resistance...but obviously the suit produces minimum air resistance
Am I the only one that though this was Allyson Felix? I got all worried for a minute.
Not a single black person in Mission Control. Is that racist?
No room for dumb people in mission control.
Racism everywhere wrote:
Not a single black person in Mission Control. Is that racist?
You never see black personnel in any genuine mission control, they only appear in those fictitious ones in Hollywood movies or TV series.
The description of daredevil certainly applies to this Baumgartner person.
Rather him than me - good luck to him!
This is getting real scarey!
I know LR'rs generally all want some instant excitement but that was pretty frickin' awesome to watch