Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner is now the first man to break the sound barrier. he jumped from a helium balloon at the edge of space (128,097 feet above earth.) If there had been the smallest tear/crack in his suit his blood would literally have started boiling and he would have blown up. He reached a top speed of 833.9 miles per hour. This jump has broken the previous record of 102,800 which was set by Joe Kittinger in 1960.
Do you think this record will be broken again?
cites:
"Felix Baumgartner Jump Breaks Speed of Sound | Red Bull." Sydney Morning Herald - Business & World News Australia | smh.com.au. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. <http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/daredevil-felix-baumgartner-breaks-sound-barrier-in-leap-from-the-edge-of-space-20121015-27liq.html>.
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