Sunday, May 21, 2006

Speed of Sound

So this guy took a balloon up nineteen and a half miles, to the edge of our atmosphere, to the border of outer space, and then did something absolutely amazing: he jumped. He reached speeds of 615 mph, becoming the first human being to break the speed of sound without any vehicle, in his 4 1/2 minute freefall back to earth. And he did it in 1960.

7 Comments:

Blogger Mr. Mando said...

simply amazing, I didn't know that was possible, unreal.......Lucky

12:04 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think what's more amazing is that he went on to fly 438 combat missions over Vietnam, then was shot down, and served 11 months as a POW in Hanoi.

This guy has more *cough* than Chuck Norris.

8:22 AM  
Blogger Timothy said...

MORE *HMMMPH* THAN CHUCK NORRIS???? You're stepping out on a limb there. Chuck Norris can has flown limitless combat missions... WITHOUT AN AIRPLANE!

11:40 AM  
Blogger justin said...

Chuck's a pretty short guy, too.

3:59 PM  
Blogger Mr. Mando said...

Little known medical fact: Chuck Norris invented the Caesarean section when he roundhouse-kicked his way out of his monther's womb.

11:04 PM  
Blogger Stephen said...

What happens when you click the universally known "handicap sign" by the word verification?

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