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Skydiver Successfully Jumps From The Edge Of Space
CBS News ^
| 2:18 p.m. ET
| 10/14/12
Posted on 10/14/2012 11:53:51 AM PDT by drewh
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posted on
10/14/2012 11:54:12 AM PDT
by
drewh
To: drewh
There is no such thing as gravity. The Earth sucks.
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posted on
10/14/2012 11:58:10 AM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: KevinDavis
Spaaaaace Jummmmmmp!
Thanks drewh.
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posted on
10/14/2012 11:58:59 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
10/14/2012 12:01:12 PM PDT
by
drewh
To: drewh
The only thing falling faster than Baumgartner is 0zer0’s poll numbers.
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posted on
10/14/2012 12:01:23 PM PDT
by
SDShack
(0zer0care = "The Final Solution" - Socialized Euthanasia Healthcare)
To: drewh
24 miiiiiilllles hiiiiiiiiiiigh......
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posted on
10/14/2012 12:02:40 PM PDT
by
To Hell With Poverty
(Ephesians 6:12 becomes more real to me with each news cycle.)
To: SDShack
2:19 p.m.: Unofficially Baumgartner has achieved a 4 minute and 22 second freefall, which does not break Ret Col. Kittingers record for elapsed time of a free fall, although Baumgartner has broken the record for the highest manned balloon jump. There has been no confirmation yet that Baumgartner achieved Mach
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posted on
10/14/2012 12:02:49 PM PDT
by
drewh
To: SDShack
LOL that is exactly what many were saying on twitter..its funny cause it’s true
To: drewh
While most of us are watching a Sunday football game this guy jumps out of a capsule at 23 miles up and breaks 3 or so records! Just a big wow for him!
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posted on
10/14/2012 12:04:03 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: drewh
They showed the airspeed indicator, source unknown, and it cleared around 723 mph.
This was pretty cool.
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posted on
10/14/2012 12:04:08 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(We should ignore the absurd peripheral, and focus on the absurd Obama. People died. He lied!)
To: drewh
All I could think of was Wile E. Coyotee's scream.
AHH-WHO-WHO-WHOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo . . .
To: drewh
So what happens to the 3,700 pound balloon and the 3,000 pound capsule?
Do they just freefall back to earth somewhere?
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posted on
10/14/2012 12:05:15 PM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(Psalm 109:8 "Let his days be few, and let another take his office.")
To: DoughtyOne
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posted on
10/14/2012 12:05:33 PM PDT
by
drewh
To: SunkenCiv
Now for the Space Ranger Airborne Division. Is Star fleet Academy next?
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posted on
10/14/2012 12:06:39 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: drewh
AWESOME!
To: drewh
This bogus stunt was obviously filmed from a secure location at area 51. Same place that filmed the fake moon landings.
sarc/off
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posted on
10/14/2012 12:06:55 PM PDT
by
jsh3180
To: Iron Munro
The capsule landed (w/parachute) about 35 to 45 miles away.
Don’t know about the balloon.
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posted on
10/14/2012 12:07:14 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(We should ignore the absurd peripheral, and focus on the absurd Obama. People died. He lied!)
To: drewh
Nice!
The older guy standing there had the old record, if I understood the news crew right.
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posted on
10/14/2012 12:08:12 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(We should ignore the absurd peripheral, and focus on the absurd Obama. People died. He lied!)
To: Iron Munro
Capsule came to earth by parachute
To: Baynative
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posted on
10/14/2012 12:09:19 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(We should ignore the absurd peripheral, and focus on the absurd Obama. People died. He lied!)
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