[mlocher]

"This is what we want to find out: What happens to the human body when it breaks the speed of sound," Baumgartner said.

Would the person hear his own scream should the parachute not open?

[phatus maximus]

“This is what we want to find out: What happens to the human body when it breaks the speed of sound,” Baumgartner said.

I’m gonna say no to your question about the scream and think bug splatter on a hot July evening in terms of the question above...

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Would the person hear his own scream should the parachute not open?

I think you've reached the next level of the "tree falling in the forest" philosophical endeavor.

[catfish1957]

He really should change his title from daredevil to Darwin candidate. Two points come to mind. How sure he that the parachute will open at over 600 mph, and (2)what will be the effect of the abrupt reduction in speed? I am not a Physicist, but say you suddenly and instantly go from 600 to 200 mph, won't that be like like a shift mass that would have a terrible effect on the body?

A real simple much smaller scale is what we see in a elevator. As it is dropping, it's probably go what maybe 20 mph? Notice the sensation as the elevator stops. Well now multiply it times 20.