Jump altitude39,045 m
15,556Phone booth heights
250,288Dollar bills
Edge of the stratosphere
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Highest Skydive (Felix Baumgartner)
The jump from the edge of space that broke the sound barrier/Human Records & Feats
On October 14, 2012, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium balloon at 39,045 meters altitude -- the stratosphere, where the sky is black and the curvature of the Earth is visible. During his 4 minute and 20 second freefall, he reached a maximum speed of 373 meters per second (1,342 km/h), becoming the first human to break the sound barrier without a vehicle. The total descent, including parachute phase, lasted about 9 minutes and 3 seconds. The entire event was watched live by 8 million people on YouTube, making it the most-viewed livestream at the time.
Measurements
Maximum freefall speed373 m/s
55.7Cyclists
1.2 millionthsLight speeds
74.6Skateboards
Mach 1.25 -- broke the sound barrier
Freefall duration260 s
27.1100m dash records
704 trillionthsIce ages
5.78Elevator rides
4 minutes 20 seconds
Total descent time543 s
90.5Breaths
2.26TV commercial breaks
1 tenthsSoccer matches
Including parachute phase