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I caught the tail end of a show on the National Geographic show yesterday that had a thing on a guy who in 1960 parachuted from a balloon flying 100000 feet above the earth. At top speed he was going over 740 MPh and didnt open his chute until 4 and a half minutes into the fall. And he survived! Pretty fuking amazing! They said all it would have taken was the chute or the pressure suit failing and he woulda been dead immediately upon leaving the balloon. The record still stands and hasnt been attempted in over 40 years lol
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