old man to break sound barrier in freefall

[dkgojackets]

this is the most ridiculous stunt I've ever heard of.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=474879&in_page_id=1811

[nyisles16]

Re: old man to break sound barrier in freefall

I predict he will break a body part before the sound barrier

[Blzer]

Re: old man to break sound barrier in freefall

Hasn't this guy heard of terminal velocity? Is it possible for him to go faster than the speed of sound?

[nyisles16]

Re: old man to break sound barrier in freefall

Hasn't this guy heard of terminal velocity? Is it possible for him to go faster than the speed of sound?

after this stunt.. he will know the word "terminal" real quick!


I say this ends badly..very, very badly

[Beantown]

Re: old man to break sound barrier in freefall

Very, very badly indeed.

Some people are idiots.

[CaptainZombie]

Re: old man to break sound barrier in freefall

after this stunt.. he will know the word "terminal" real quick!


I say this ends badly..very, very badly

This guy is an idiot and I bet he doesn't live to tell the tale either.

[The GIGGAS]

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I dunno, the plan seems like it will work. The thing is, that parachute is going to have to be the most durable thing on the face of the Earth.

[Blzer]

Re: old man to break sound barrier in freefall

I dunno, the plan seems like it will work. The thing is, that parachute is going to have to be the most durable thing on the face of the Earth.

See, I honestly think the parachute is the most dangerous part of this stunt. If you make a parachute that can slow you down so instantly, couldn't that like... tear you in half and kill you? He'll be going from 1,000 MPH to... a lot slower the instant he opens his parachute. That kind of instantaneous rate of change seems like enough to absolutely rip you apart.

Or at least give you a headache...

[The GIGGAS]

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Good point... that sudden deceleration will be the most intense part.

[Jimplication]

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Pretty cool, I hope he implodes.

[Jon22]

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When is he doing this?

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[CaptainZombie]

Re: old man to break sound barrier in freefall

See, I honestly think the parachute is the most dangerous part of this stunt. If you make a parachute that can slow you down so instantly, couldn't that like... tear you in half and kill you? He'll be going from 1,000 MPH to... a lot slower the instant he opens his parachute. That kind of instantaneous rate of change seems like enough to absolutely rip you apart.

Or at least give you a headache...

I was thinking the same thing, it would be as if he was hitting sudden impact once that parachute opens up............I think the force will pull back and snap him in half. That's 1,000 miles of force.

[garnettrules21]

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I watched a Mythbusters today about the penny being dropped on your head. They talked about human terminal velocity and our maximum is only 120 MPH. So i think this guy is just wasting his time

[oakfan162]

Re: old man to break sound barrier in freefall

I watched a Mythbusters today about the penny being dropped on your head. They talked about human terminal velocity and our maximum is only 120 MPH. So i think this guy is just wasting his time

and ours. lol.

Originally Posted by Blzer
See, I honestly think the parachute is the most dangerous part of this stunt. If you make a parachute that can slow you down so instantly, couldn't that like... tear you in half and kill you? He'll be going from 1,000 MPH to... a lot slower the instant he opens his parachute. That kind of instantaneous rate of change seems like enough to absolutely rip you apart.

Or at least give you a headache...

The most dangerous part? I think the whole thing is the most dangerous part.
This has about a 2% chance of ending well IMO.

[gtm]

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Pretty cool, I hope he implodes.

On TV. Got to see this.