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To: alisasny

I saw film of the guy a day after he jumped. His head was swollen and his face was black. He did recover but looked like he was dying to me.


56 posted on 10/14/2012 10:14:59 AM PDT by yarddog
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To: yarddog

100,000 feet


58 posted on 10/14/2012 10:18:55 AM PDT by LachlanMinnesota
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To: yarddog

I got to thinking and I might be thinking of the guy who set the G force record on a rail sled. Just not sure.


60 posted on 10/14/2012 10:21:18 AM PDT by yarddog
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They are saying the prior jumper had a tear in the glove and that affected things...his hands welled to twice the size of the normal hand...from 102,000 - he also chocked for a while as he came down. They never figured why but suspected a tie down from the pressure suit.

Now at 103,500 feet
1:49 time elapsed
ascending faster that 1000 feet per minutes


61 posted on 10/14/2012 10:22:30 AM PDT by LachlanMinnesota
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To: yarddog

I think they said he had a leaky glove, so wasn’t under intended pressure for part of the fall.


72 posted on 10/14/2012 10:33:04 AM PDT by Cboldt
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