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What about Luke Aikins, who jumped without a parachute into a net from 25000 feet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qF_fzEI4wU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6
by smnplk 9y ago
What about Luke Aikins, who jumped without a parachute into a net from 25000 feet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qF_fzEI4wU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qF_fzEI4wU
- ekianjo 9y agoNot parachute related, but the story is Juliane Koepcke, sole survivor of a plane crash, is worth a read as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliane_Koepcke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliane_Koepcke
- dbrgn 9y agoHere's a documentary by Werner Herzog featuring Juliane and her story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlJVIcCPIl8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlJVIcCPIl8 The book is worth a read too!
- smnplk 9y agoThanks, I am big fan of Werner. I was deeply touched by his Kaspar Hauser film, which is also based on a true story.
- trentmb 9y agoJesus christ
- ceejayoz 9y agoAltitude doesn't really make a difference past ~1,500 feet. At that point, you've hit terminal velocity.
- smnplk 9y agoI know, the point was that he landed without parachute. If I had a choice to jump at 1500 feet or 25000 without a parachute, I would take the latter option.
- craftyguy 9y agoFor downward velocity, it doesn't matter. But for lateral movement, where the wrong move 10k+ feet up could send you off course, it matters.
- shpx 9y agoor the guy who wing-suited into cardboard boxes https://youtu.be/DEP8juRSBRo?t=1m33s https://youtu.be/DEP8juRSBRo?t=1m33s (headphone warning: loud)
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- pbhjpbhj 9y agoMeta: why doesn't YouTube normalise volume. Why doesn't my OS/DE do it. (Mostly I'd want volume compression too.)