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tridim

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3. At what point does the special pressure suit become a craft?

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 01:08 PM

Mar 2012

IMO it already isn't technically a free-fall because he is wearing a space-suit that protects his body.

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Skydiver Felix Baumgartner on track for super jump (BBC) [View all] eppur_se_muova Mar 2012 OP

He's gonna die in the 120,000 ft attempt, I suspect. kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #1

Why? (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2012 #2

At what point does the special pressure suit become a craft? tridim Mar 2012 #3

That reminds me of joke about the Mercury space capsules. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #5

That would scare me to death! Odin2005 Mar 2012 #4

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