Skydiver jumps from 18 miles up(96,640 ft)

**CynadoAlley** · 07-25-2012, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by VikesFan4Ever28

Can you imagine not feeling any air resistance while falling that fast? That'd be incredible.

Does one even realize that they're going 500 plus miles an hour? (with a pressurized suit and all..)

Very interesting stuff. I can't wait to see the record.

**VikesFan28** · 07-25-2012, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by CynadoAlley

Does one even realize that they're going 500 plus miles an hour? (with a pressurized suit and all..)

Very interesting stuff. I can't wait to see the record.

Good question. I have no idea. I've never even gone skydiving to know how that feels.

**DurangoCy** · 07-25-2012, 08:22 PM

I might be more impressed that a helium ballon can get you 102,000ft above the earth. I'm not going to try and fly my lawn chair to nebraska anymore.

**cyclonedave25** · 07-25-2012, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by VikesFan4Ever28

Can you imagine not feeling any air resistance while falling that fast? That'd be incredible.

Actually, if there's no air for resistance, then there would be no sound and when you're that high with no reference point, it would probably feel like nothing. I'd imagine it would be very quiet and you'd feel like you're floating.

...like the guy described in the article. It would be a very eery feeling.

**VikesFan28** · 07-25-2012, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by DurangoCy

I might be more impressed that a helium ballon can get you 102,000ft above the earth. I'm not going to try and fly my lawn chair to nebraska anymore.

Just pop the balloon at the right moment and you should be fine.

**VikesFan28** · 07-25-2012, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonedave25

Actually, if there's no air for resistance, then there would be no sound and when you're that high with no reference point, it would probably feel like nothing. I'd imagine it would be very quiet and you'd feel like you're floating.

...like the guy described in the article. It would be a very eery feeling.

Well that's what I'm saying. I guess I could have said can you imagine the lack of feeling you'd have, but I figured you guys would get it.

**cyclonedave25** · 07-25-2012, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by VikesFan4Ever28

Well that's what I'm saying. I guess I could have said can you imagine the lack of feeling you'd have, but I figured you guys would get it.

Remember the crowd you're talking to here.

**Cyclonefan89** · 07-25-2012, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by Mr Janny

the goal of breaking the sound barrier with only his body, is what struck me. That would be a pretty awesome achievement.

are you sure thats possible? max falling speed is 9.8 meters per second and i just looked up and from what i find is mach 1 is at 298 meters per second

**cyclonedave25** · 07-25-2012, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclonefan89

are you sure thats possible? max falling speed is 9.8 meters per second and i just looked up and from what i find is mach 1 is at 298 meters per second

Isn't that with wind resistance? Without that, the sky's the limit on how fast you can fall. I'd imagine you just keep accelerating until you hit resistance (air in this case).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_velocity

**jdoggivjc** · 07-25-2012, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by whirlybirds

He said he thought he was suspended in space because he didn't feel any wind resistance. One day, this mans testicles will be in the Smithsonian.

Until that day...

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**Cyclonefan89** · 07-25-2012, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonedave25

Isn't that with wind resistance? Without that, the sky's the limit on how fast you can fall. I'd imagine you just keep accelerating until you hit resistance (air in this case).

Terminal velocity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

yeah but he is in the stratosphere, so there is a little bit of air. i guess with something like that you would need to test it

**Maplewurst** · 07-25-2012, 08:46 PM

Anybody remember the first night game ? It was against Oklahoma I think in 1984 and the parachutist before the game came down and his parachute collapsed at the top of stadium level and he bounced off of the astro-turf surface about 40 feet in the air and died ?? We lost in final seconds 12-10 on field goal... it was his fault

**aeroclone** · 07-25-2012, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclonefan89

Originally Posted by Mr Janny

the goal of breaking the sound barrier with only his body, is what struck me. That would be a pretty awesome achievement.

are you sure thats possible? max falling speed is 9.8 meters per second and i just looked up and from what i find is mach 1 is at 298 meters per second

You fail physics? That's unpossible!

**cyclonedave25** · 07-25-2012, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclonefan89

yeah but he is in the stratosphere, so there is a little bit of air. i guess with something like that you would need to test it

The density of air at 18 miles is ~1.5% of what it is at sea level. So, there is barely any drag that high up. Your terminal velocity would be monstrous compared to what it is only 1 mile up.

**Acylum** · 07-25-2012, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclonefan89

are you sure thats possible? max falling speed is 9.8 meters per second and i just looked up and from what i find is mach 1 is at 298 meters per second

This is what I was wondering as well. I don't have a physics background but I thought terminal velocity was well below Mach 1. You fall at an increasing rate for a time and it eventually maxes out somewhere, You're not contiually accelerating right?