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Google Exec Sets Records with Leap from Near-Space
Associated Press ^
| 10/24/2014
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Posted on 10/24/2014 3:12:43 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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Sweet.
To: crusty old prospector
“This has opened up endless possibilities for humans to explore previously seldom visited parts of our stratosphere”
Yes, for about three seconds.
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posted on
10/24/2014 3:17:06 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: crusty old prospector; Chode; SgtBob; B4Ranch; All
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posted on
10/24/2014 3:17:32 PM PDT
by
mabarker1
(congress, The Opposite of Progress.)
To: mabarker1
Yes, by about 20,000’ feet or so.
To: mabarker1
It was inevitable. Does anybody know the approximate highest point that somebody could do this?
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posted on
10/24/2014 3:18:47 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: crusty old prospector
—I’m curious just what there is to “explore” twenty miles above the earth’s surface——
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posted on
10/24/2014 3:19:12 PM PDT
by
rellimpank
(--don't believe anything the media or government says about firearms or explosives--)
To: rellimpank
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posted on
10/24/2014 3:22:16 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: mabarker1
Felix Baumgartner/ Alan Eustace
(843.6 mph)Mach 1.25/ 822 mph-Mach 1.23
127,851 ft/ 135,908 feet
Looks like a split record upon further checking
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posted on
10/24/2014 3:23:15 PM PDT
by
mabarker1
(congress, The Opposite of Progress.)
To: mabarker1
Just thought of this: What would things look like if somebody doing this were to hit a bird? (instead of a bird hitting a plane)
I’m thinking nothing survives
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posted on
10/24/2014 3:26:47 PM PDT
by
mabarker1
(congress, The Opposite of Progress.)
To: crusty old prospector
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posted on
10/24/2014 3:30:23 PM PDT
by
mabarker1
(congress, The Opposite of Progress.)
To: crusty old prospector
Sorry, I was guessing from memory. Looks like 8,000’.
To: rellimpank
Sounds like they are just prepping for the next event for the adrenaline rush junkies
To: rellimpank
Im curious just what there is to explore twenty miles above the earths surface
Whatever he passes at 19 miles?
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posted on
10/24/2014 3:38:06 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: crusty old prospector
Well since 90% of Google Executives’ are left wing moonbats this mode of transport would likely be very useful for them.
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posted on
10/24/2014 3:41:29 PM PDT
by
jwalsh07
To: jwalsh07
I bet 90% is on the low side.
To: crusty old prospector
They are also exploring how to get astronauts, that get stranded on the ISS home. It would be easier to get them home, if they could leap from the station and jet toward earth until gravity has them then send up a rocket to link with the station.
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posted on
10/24/2014 3:56:06 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: crusty old prospector
Was there a rolling donut involved in this?
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posted on
10/24/2014 3:56:53 PM PDT
by
outofsalt
( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
To: mabarker1
![](http://www.collectoons.com/imgtoon/701/702/20100101_121507chode.gif)
i watched that one live, surprised google, the attention whores that they are, didn't make a big deal out of this one
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posted on
10/24/2014 3:58:24 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: crusty old prospector
LOL, no doubt. It’s past time that the “evil” Koch brothers got into tech and social media. :-}
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posted on
10/24/2014 3:58:35 PM PDT
by
jwalsh07
To: mabarker1
They only reach and maintain these extremely high speeds far above the part of the atmosphere where birds are capable of flying. In the case of supersonic skydivers the atmosphere itself helps them slow down as the air gets thicker closer to the ground.
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posted on
10/24/2014 4:28:23 PM PDT
by
Bill93
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