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This makes me realize that there are people who have made the deepest dives and people who have made the highest jump (parachute) descent but no records have be
by gumby 3y ago
This makes me realize that there are people who have made the deepest dives and people who have made the highest jump (parachute) descent but no records have been make of people combining them (highest release from an aircraft, descending to the water and continuing to descend for as far as possible).
Who will be the first to set a record? Musk, Bezos: the future is calling you!
- OfSanguineFire 3y agoNot the same, but I should mention that multiple people have traveled overland from the Dead Sea, as lowest point on earth, to Everest as the highest.
- gumby 3y agoNot the same but equally interesting so thanks!
- rgovostes 3y agoThe inverse: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/682764-first-full-ascent-of-mauna-kea https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/682764-fi...
- gumby 3y agoWow!
- trimbo 3y agoYour comment reminds me of Boards of Canada's "Dayvan Cowboy" video, which blends Joe Kittinger's space jump with Laird Hamilton's surfing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2zKARkpDW4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2zKARkpDW4
- gumby 3y agoFeels like more of an "extreme x-games event" rather than gratuitous science of dubious value, wouldn't you say? :-)