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skater12380
Mar 2, 2003, 1:01 AM
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:twisted: thats awsome, if i could live from falling that high i would jump
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skater12380
Mar 2, 2003, 1:01 AM
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:twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: mwa hahahhahahaha
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skater12380
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:mrgreen: heddo
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da5id
Mar 2, 2003, 2:15 AM
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Talk about an adrenaline rush! I can't imagine what goes through your mind when you fall from 6 miles up. There's no way you could expect to survive.
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curt
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In reply to: I can't imagine what goes through your mind when you fall from 6 miles up.
Well, normally that would be your ass. Then someone comes along with a spatula and pail to tidy up. Fortunately in this case, there was a more favorable outcome.
Curt
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vertical_planar
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In reply to: i thought the term was "terminal velocity" not marginal.
Hmmm, probably. Dunno... english is not my first language 8)
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monkeyarm
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The terminal velocity of a normal skydiver is 12mph, but that is with a stabilizing shoot that slows the person down alot, i believe termical velocity of just a person in freefall is much higher than that.
Those guys who are trying the upper atmosphere parachute attempts reach speeds uf like 800mph because there is such little air risistance since the air is so thin at that altitude.
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what is the deal with the czech republic. i have a czech friend that survived a 3,000 ft. fall along with the two other members of his party. the alpine ice climb they were on turned loose and rode them from near the summit of the peak they were on to the valley floor. anyone remember the swiss dude that got plowed in an avalanche for over 1,000 feet and walked bac to town with an ice axe stuck completely through his chest. i wonder if he was of czech decent.;-)
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jbrd528
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Joe Kittinger jumped from a ballon from an alltitude of over 100,000 feet. It was done for military research to see how the human body would react to such high altitudes. Check this picture out http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/eagles/kitt-3.jpg
to get a real scene of what it was like for him. He was in free fall for more than 6 minutes and broke mack 1. He had to use two parachutes to slow him down. This guy has hugh ones.
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vegastradguy
Mar 5, 2003, 11:20 PM
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mach 1? good lord....
nice picture, btw. that's some insane stuff, right there.
*shudder*
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col_sanderz
Mar 6, 2003, 12:03 AM
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Lordy, where do I sign up for that ride?!?!?!!? :o :o What a mind job that must be, jumping from "space"! :shock:
Actually he was in freefall for only 4 and a half minutes but did break mach 1.
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dig_scott
Mar 6, 2003, 12:35 AM
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thats amazing. mach one.
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zee
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Mach one in terms of sea level mach one...not actual air pressure mach one. NASA standard definition is that Mach 1 is 1000 KPH however true speed of sound is dependent on air density, pressure, temperature and exact chemicle composition. So he broke sea level mach but he would have been shredded by pressure waves had he actual broken true airspeed mach.
Heard about the hostess and the gunner
took a 150 ft deckout myself spent 6 years in and out of hospital and in rehab, know of two other dudes in Mexico who took similer tumbles and walked away
life aint worth livin if'n ya cant climb! :twisted:
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sandbag
Mar 6, 2003, 1:44 AM
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http://www.balloonlife.com/publications/balloon_life/9510/balloonm.htm
http://home.att.net/~1.elliott/JOEKITTINGER.HTML
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h2oclimber
Mar 6, 2003, 2:10 AM
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terminal velocity is just over 155 mph in the lower atmosphere at least. im sure at 100,000ft the lack of air pressure lets you move a little faster though
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brad
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When they terminate a balloon flight from 100,000+ feet, the parachute won't pick up enough resistance from the atmosphere to deploy until about 70,000 feet.
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espinosa
Mar 6, 2003, 8:47 PM
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not sure if it was this kittinger guy but, i saw some deal on someone doing the same thing.
in the jump i saw, the person lost one of their gloves.
uhh dats bad news!!!
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superbum
Mar 25, 2003, 10:56 PM
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snow is awesome!
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dovaka
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me 1996 30' and decked out on a rock slab ok so i wasnt the highest but that hurt like hell i cant imagine falling 6 miles even into snow
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straightedgeteen
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Ive herd storys at my local crag about this guy who was boldering at the top buldge (real smart) and feel about 150 feet and landed on a picknick table and only broke a couple of ribs.... insain huh.....lucky guy!
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bryhopkins
Apr 26, 2003, 6:38 AM
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In reply to: I believe that Dan Osman has set some records of roped falls. The one that I know of was (very roughly) 1100' on nothing but climbing gear, more than factor 1 fall.
he is right...Dan Osman has the record. i dont remember the exact height, but i believe it is 650 or 660 feet. there is a book written about him titled Fall of the Phantom Lord, written by Andrew Todhunter
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apollodorus
Apr 26, 2003, 7:57 AM
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Dan Osman's longest jump at the Leaning Tower in Yosemite was more like 925 feet. He later died on a 1000 foot attempt when his rope crossed a second, retrieval line, and it was cut.
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clintcummins
Jun 11, 2003, 8:30 AM
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In reply to: There used to be a story circulating in Yosemite Valley that Jim Bridwell took a 300 foot factor 2 fall on Half Dome. I don't remember the particulars, but it somehow involved his being yanked off a belay ledge and falling past the one below.
Perhaps where the story originated was his fall on Cerro Torre.
He was descending the route in a whiteout with Steve Brewer,
and was clipped into the anchor with a single sewn sling from the
hammer he had borrowed (all his original gear was lost earlier in
a snow cave that was buried by a big snow accumulation).
The sling parted and he went a full rope length into the void
(150-165', factor 1). Fortunately the wall was pretty sheer there,
so he didn't hit any ledges. He did break a couple of ribs, though.
Clint Cummins
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clintcummins
Jun 11, 2003, 8:35 AM
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In reply to: someone once decked from the third pitch of High E in the gunks - a soloist who peeled. landed in some trees and walked away without much injury. whoa.
the 3rd pitch, and they had the rope clipped into some pro in a
big horizontal crack there. They took a swinging fall, and the
rope got sliced through on the sharp edge of the crack. The rest
is as you described.
Clint Cummins
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robbovius
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In reply to: Joe Kittinger jumped from a ballon from an alltitude of over 100,000 feet. It was done for military research to see how the human body would react to such high altitudes. Check this picture out http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/eagles/kitt-3.jpg to get a real scene of what it was like for him. He was in free fall for more than 6 minutes and broke mack 1. He had to use two parachutes to slow him down. This guy has hugh ones.
I've seen the film of that jump on Discovery Wings channel probably a dozen times...do you think he said, "wheee!", "Geronimo!", or "holy shit what am I doing!!!!????""
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