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Related: About this forumAlan Eustace: A Successful Skydive from around 135,890 ft
24 October 2014 Last updated at 18:35 ET
Google's Alan Eustace beats Baumgartner's skydiving record
A senior Google vice president, Alan Eustace, has broken the world altitude record for a parachute jump set in 2012 by Austrian Felix Baumgartner.
Mr Eustace was carried by a large helium balloon from New Mexico to over 40km (25 miles) above the earth.
The 57-year-old leapt out in a specially-designed space suit, reaching speeds of more than 1,300km/h.
He exceeded the speed of sound, setting off a small sonic boom, and set several skydiving records in the process.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29766189
Google's Alan Eustace beats Baumgartner's skydiving record
A senior Google vice president, Alan Eustace, has broken the world altitude record for a parachute jump set in 2012 by Austrian Felix Baumgartner.
Mr Eustace was carried by a large helium balloon from New Mexico to over 40km (25 miles) above the earth.
The 57-year-old leapt out in a specially-designed space suit, reaching speeds of more than 1,300km/h.
He exceeded the speed of sound, setting off a small sonic boom, and set several skydiving records in the process.
...
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29766189
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Alan Eustace: A Successful Skydive from around 135,890 ft (Original Post)
xocet
Oct 2014
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littlemissmartypants
(22,634 posts)1. Cool. eom
lob1
(3,820 posts)2. Breaking the sound barrier by falling blows my mind!
I wonder if he could hear his own boom?
xocet
(3,871 posts)3. At the very end of the article, your question is answered in the negative. n/t
lob1
(3,820 posts)4. Thanks. For some reason I thought the photo of the balloon
was the end of the article. I guess it's time to go to bed.