OMFG
He jumped out of his open gondola, and began falling. By 90,000 feet, he had reached about 1,149 km/hr - faster than the speed of sound. He fell in free fall for about four-and-a-half minutes. His speed gradually reduced to around 200 km/hr as he dropped though the increasingly-thicker air. His parachute opened around 14,000 feet. There was a sudden jerk as his speed suddenly dropped to around 21 kph. He landed about 12 minutes later, with no permanent injuries. He still holds two records - the only person to break the sound barrier without being in a craft, and the highest parachute jump.
He jumped out of his open gondola, and began falling. By 90,000 feet, he had reached about 1,149 km/hr - faster than the speed of sound. He fell in free fall for about four-and-a-half minutes. His speed gradually reduced to around 200 km/hr as he dropped though the increasingly-thicker air. His parachute opened around 14,000 feet. There was a sudden jerk as his speed suddenly dropped to around 21 kph. He landed about 12 minutes later, with no permanent injuries. He still holds two records - the only person to break the sound barrier without being in a craft, and the highest parachute jump.
*The most dangerous jobs by fatality rate in 2004:
Rank
Occupation
Death rate
per 100,000
per 100,000
Total deaths
1
Tower erectors/climbers
115.2
10
2
Logging workers
92.4
85
3
Aircraft pilots
92.4
109
4
Fishers and fishing workers
86.4
38
5
Structural iron and steel workers
47.0
31
6
Refuse and recyclable material collectors
43.2
35
7
Farmers and ranchers
37.5
307
8
Roofers
34.9
94
9
Electrical power line installers/repairers
30.0
36
10
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
27.6
905
pilots seem awfully high on this list, since jets rarely crash in the US, it's almost all amateurs like Munson, Lidle, JFK jr.
Climbers death rates seem low compared to say truckers. I guess these climbers are like a elite athletes compared to an average trucker, though ! I hope they get at least $100/hour for doing this.
Climbers death rates seem low compared to say truckers. I guess these climbers are like a elite athletes compared to an average trucker, though ! I hope they get at least $100/hour for doing this.
