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Crazy.
http://news.yahoo.com/skydiver-aims-break-sound-barrier-free-fall-184340527.html
http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/03/red-bull-stratos/felix-baumgartner-red-bull-stratos-jump-01/
http://news.yahoo.com/skydiver-aims-break-sound-barrier-free-fall-184340527.html
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — His blood could boil. His lungs could overinflate. The vessels in his brain could burst. His eyes could hemorrhage.
And, yes, he could break his neck while jumping from a mind-boggling altitude of 23 miles.
http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/03/red-bull-stratos/felix-baumgartner-red-bull-stratos-jump-01/
The No. 1 fear is a breach of Baumgartner's suit.
If it breaks open — if, say, he bangs into the capsule while jumping or supersonic shock waves batter him — potentially lethal bubbles could form in his bodily fluids. That's what's known as boiling blood. A Soviet military officer died in 1962 after jumping from a balloon at 86,000 feet; the visor of his helmet hit the gondola and cracked.
During the descent, the temperature could be as low as minus 70. Baumgartner's suit will be all he has between his body and the extreme cold.
Then there's the risk of a flat spin, in which Baumgartner loses control of his body during the free fall and starts spinning. A long, fast spin, if left unchecked, could turn his eyeballs into blood-soaked, reddish-purple orbs, and he could be left temporarily blind. Also, a massive blood clot could form in his brain.