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Slightly misleading title. He's famous for first to jump from the stratosphere, breaking the sound barrier. That wasn't the cause of his death. More on him http
by fuzzythinker 1y ago
Slightly misleading title. He's famous for first to jump from the stratosphere, breaking the sound barrier. That wasn't the cause of his death. More on him https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Baumgartner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Baumgartner .
Maybe a more interesting and impressive fact from the wiki is learning about Alan Eustace, who was a senior VP of engineering at Google. Just before retiring, on October 24, 2014 *at age 57*, he made a free-fall jump from the stratosphere, breaking Felix Baumgartner's world record. He won the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year in 2015.
- fuzzythinker 1y agoFound HN post (236 comments) on Alan Eustace breaking the record: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8504931 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8504931
- ProAm 1y agoHe only did it once he knew it was possible. And different mechanism (that most people wont understand). While yes he beat the record. Felix did it first.
- Graziano_M 1y agoAt the Air & Space Museum in DC there's a little exhibit for each of them right across from each other.
- ProAm 1y agoHe is a legend in the sport. He deserves that title.