Tuesday 15 October 2013

A Jump from...Space!

Felix Baumgartner made history on Sunday October 14, 2012 when he jumped from a space capsule
Amazing feats like this jut leave us speechless. What do you think makes acts like this possible?
Watch this video and find out the technology behind this.

Who is Felix?
How long did it take for the capsule to go up?
How high did he jump from?
What speed did he freefall at?
What records did he break?
Where did he land?

You can find the eppage for this amazing event here

What other extreme sports do you know?
Read here about BASE jump
Read here about paragliding
Read here about luge

Song today by RHCP


4 comments:

  1. Luge is one of the most dangerous sports in the Olympic games,it is a winter sport.Luge It's made firstly of fiberglass and steel, and it's custom built for each athlete based on his or her height, weight and proportions.
    The sled consists of:2 steels,
    2 bridges,
    1racing pod and
    2 grips
    The equipment of a person is to have sled,helmet,suit,visor,gloves,finger spikes and booties.
    DIMITRIS

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  2. Amazing song!!!RED HOT CHIILI PEPPERS ROOOOCK!!!

    Alex

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  3. Amazing song!!! RED HOT CHIILI PEPPERS ROCK!!!

    Alex

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  4. The Base jumperes leaping out of an airplane at 15.000 feet and freeflying at well over at 100 mph isn't quite daring enouch.The Base jumping have 4 categorists:
    The Building Base jumping
    The Antennas
    The Spans or Bridges and
    The Earths
    The ecupment is one THE PARASUTE. The Base jumping begun in the 1960s and 1970s.

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