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re: R.I.P. Uli Emanuel base jumping video tribute
Posted on 1/27/17 at 3:44 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Posted on 1/27/17 at 3:44 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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Oh, there's one out there of someone splattering into a bridge at more than 100 miles an hour
Saw this one hungover morning before college on ESPN. They were showing the video and the other 4 guys with me all assumed they would stop way before he hit. They showed it literally up until he had to be less than 5 feet away before they blacked it out but kept the sound on. They then showed what was his parachute just flouting away with part of him still attached.
The room was silent for a few minute or so before we all realized what we just saw.
And I think it was more like 170mph right into a guard rail on the bridge
This post was edited on 1/27/17 at 3:45 pm
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Posted on 1/27/17 at 4:03 pm to SundayFunday
Dwain Weston
Posted on 1/27/17 at 4:12 pm to SundayFunday
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And I think it was more like 170mph right into a guard rail on the bridge
Not that fast. They're not head down free falling. With those wing suits they're belly down and have a lot more drag due to the wings.
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In stable, belly-to-earth position, terminal velocity is about 200 km/h (120 mph). Stable freefall head down position has a terminal speed of 240–290 km/h (around 150–180 mph). Further minimization of drag by streamlining the body allows for speeds in the vicinity of 480 km/h (300 mph).
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