sick or stupid?

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[Mclovin]

He's got more balls than me !

 

[prostreetblazer]

hell yeah, hope thay show it live on t.v !!!!!!!!!

 

[adidasvette16]

Thats sick as hell!!! I'd do it in a heartbeat.

 

[ChevyManSS350]

That was badass!!!

 

[BB71Mopar]

can I say both??? Sick and stupid.... :dontknow:

 

[v8killr4u]

Shit, that made me wanna go buy a Red Bull!

 

[char]

im gravity challenged, ill watch from a tv, thats just F@#%in insane

 

[Roadrage]

Sick...but I wouldnt do it.

 

[MystryGuy]

where is the line where the atmosphere ends anyhow? what type of vehicle is he jumping from? very inspiring...

 

[ASRoff]

where is the line where the atmosphere ends anyhow? what type of vehicle is he jumping from? very inspiring...

52miles is space.

 

[Roadrage]

And he is jumping from a balloon.

 

[Roadrage]

52miles is space.

I thought it was 62?

 

[ASRoff]

I thought it was 62?

you are correct. I hit 5 instead of 6 and failed to proof read. LOL

 

[slideways]

Holy shit.

 

[hourang]

how does he break the speed of sound?

 

[benk]

how does he break the speed of sound?

I'm guessing a controlled dive during free fall. If he does reach those speeds, the trouble will then be getting out of that dive and into a flat position to try and shed some speed before deploying the shoot. Imagine if he deploys the chute at too high a speed, and it tears, or a cord breaks, he'll be a human pancake. That's if he even lives through the g forces at those speeds. It really is neat, but super crazy too! If anyone can pull it off it's him.

 

[SSpdDmon]

I'm guessing a controlled dive during free fall. If he does reach those speeds, the trouble will then be getting out of that dive and into a flat position to try and shed some speed before deploying the shoot. Imagine if he deploys the chute at too high a speed, and it tears, or a cord breaks, he'll be a human pancake. That's if he even lives through the g forces at those speeds. It really is neat, but super crazy too! If anyone can pull it off it's him.

Probably would use a series of chutes to slow down....like a small one to slow him down from 700mph and straighten him out first (like they do sometimes when you jump tandom). Plus, as he falls, he will slow down naturally as the atmosphere gets "thicker", creating more resistance.

 

[89five.o]

That's awesome. I learned a lot about Col John Stapp while living in New Mexico and this guy was a nut as well. He's a big reason that there are seatbelts in vehicles nowadays. I was lucky enough to work near this place and see a few sled shots. I Snapped a picture of my car there as well. The world needs crazy ass people sometimes to learn new things.

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[cjmatt]

I predict 2011 that Monster will jump from 26 miles