Wow. The unbelievable nature of this post smelled a little of a rickroll, yet it’s all true.
Via theministryoftruth (from Benjamin Hilts):
THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (for reals!)
“In 1960, U.S. Air Force pilot Joe Kittinger flew 30km straight up into the sky using a pressurized, high-altitude balloon. This very nearly made him the first man in space. He then jumped. Kittinger free-fell for over twenty kilometers – at which point he was moving so fast he broke the sound barrier… And of course there is a video.
The video is beautiful, as is the entire idea; he couldn’t tell he was falling unless he looked at the receding balloon. The film shows how far into the darkness beyond the atmosphere he seems to be; it’s just stunning.
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Wow. The unbelievable nature of this post smelled a little of a rickroll, yet it’s all true.
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I first learned of Joe Kittinger through the video for Boards of Canada’s “Dayvan Cowboy” as it includes some of the...
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Kittinger definitely has a brass pair. He’s lived here in Orlando for years. The last time I visited the Orange County...
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The video is beautiful, as is the entire idea; he couldn’t tell he was falling unless he looked at the receding balloon....
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