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Nyphur said:
Mazdarese said:
Project Excelsior
Project Excelsior was a series of high-altitude parachute jumps made by Colonel (then Captain) Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1959 and 1960 to test the Beaupre multi-stage parachute system. In one of these jumps Kittinger set world records for the highest parachute jump, the longest parachute drogue fall and the fastest speed by a human through the atmosphere, all of which still stand.
Incredible stuff. Must have been terrifying when he believed he was stuck "floating" in space due to no wind noise or visual references.Project Excelsior was a series of high-altitude parachute jumps made by Colonel (then Captain) Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1959 and 1960 to test the Beaupre multi-stage parachute system. In one of these jumps Kittinger set world records for the highest parachute jump, the longest parachute drogue fall and the fastest speed by a human through the atmosphere, all of which still stand.
Edited by Nyphur on Thursday 18th November 15:37
king incredible, especially this: 'In the free-fall stage, he reached a top speed of 988 km/h (614 mph).'Rouleur said:
TheEnd said:
This is another good one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taman_Shud_Case
Mysterious body found, secret codes in poetry books...
That's a very interesting one. You almost get to a conclusion but not quite, it's very frustrating!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taman_Shud_Case
Mysterious body found, secret codes in poetry books...
Mazdarese said:
The Hungerford massacre occurred in Hungerford, Berkshire, England, on 19 August 1987. The gunman, 27-year-old Michael Robert Ryan, armed with two semi-automatic rifles and a handgun, shot and killed sixteen people including his mother, and wounded fifteen others, then fatally shot himself.
I remember it will... an ex relative of mine was plod and was telling me that a guy who subsequently gave him firearms training was on the scene and was sheltering behind an open car door... they found out later that the door would have offered zero protection from Ryan's Arsenal....
Comes in very handy. Far better than "sddfsddhfjsksdjhfjkhfjsddfkj" for testing.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorem_ipsum
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Madness.Elskeggso said:
Absolutely awesome... a little extract of the 2009 light heavyweight fight in front of a crowd of 2,000wikipedia said:
The fight opened with the Gruenfeld defense, and was followed by the first boxing round, which was largely dominated by the younger Kraft. The return to the chessboard in the third round saw Kraft castling early, and the resulting play saw Kraft having to defend his king. Sazhin continued in the subsequent boxing round, taking the upper hand in the fight. However, once they returned to the chess board, Sazhin used up too much time attacking Kraft's king. Thus by round eight Sazhin was forced to win by knockout or lose on the board. This he failed to do, and, on returning to the chess board, Sazhin resigned the match.
Mazdarese said:
One thing though, what do you think would look funnier, two muscular brutes playing chess, or two boffins boxing?twazzock said:
JD said:
Nyphur said:
Mazdarese said:
Project Excelsior
Project Excelsior was a series of high-altitude parachute jumps made by Colonel (then Captain) Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1959 and 1960 to test the Beaupre multi-stage parachute system. In one of these jumps Kittinger set world records for the highest parachute jump, the longest parachute drogue fall and the fastest speed by a human through the atmosphere, all of which still stand.
Incredible stuff. Must have been terrifying when he believed he was stuck "floating" in space due to no wind noise or visual references.Project Excelsior was a series of high-altitude parachute jumps made by Colonel (then Captain) Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1959 and 1960 to test the Beaupre multi-stage parachute system. In one of these jumps Kittinger set world records for the highest parachute jump, the longest parachute drogue fall and the fastest speed by a human through the atmosphere, all of which still stand.
Edited by Nyphur on Thursday 18th November 15:37
king incredible, especially this: 'In the free-fall stage, he reached a top speed of 988 km/h (614 mph).'RacingPete said:
Elskeggso said:
Absolutely awesome... a little extract of the 2009 light heavyweight fight in front of a crowd of 2,000wikipedia said:
The fight opened with the Gruenfeld defense, and was followed by the first boxing round, which was largely dominated by the younger Kraft. The return to the chessboard in the third round saw Kraft castling early, and the resulting play saw Kraft having to defend his king. Sazhin continued in the subsequent boxing round, taking the upper hand in the fight. However, once they returned to the chess board, Sazhin used up too much time attacking Kraft's king. Thus by round eight Sazhin was forced to win by knockout or lose on the board. This he failed to do, and, on returning to the chess board, Sazhin resigned the match.
Edited by Elskeggso on Thursday 18th November 18:32
Elskeggso said:
Mazdarese said:
One thing though, what do you think would look funnier, two muscular brutes playing chess, or two boffins boxing?
FraserLFA said:
Rouleur said:
TheEnd said:
This is another good one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taman_Shud_Case
Mysterious body found, secret codes in poetry books...
That's a very interesting one. You almost get to a conclusion but not quite, it's very frustrating!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taman_Shud_Case
Mysterious body found, secret codes in poetry books...
And to top it all her son had the same extremely rare teeth and ear features as the dead man.
Rouleur said:
FraserLFA said:
Rouleur said:
TheEnd said:
This is another good one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taman_Shud_Case
Mysterious body found, secret codes in poetry books...
That's a very interesting one. You almost get to a conclusion but not quite, it's very frustrating!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taman_Shud_Case
Mysterious body found, secret codes in poetry books...
And to top it all her son had the same extremely rare teeth and ear features as the dead man.
Mystery guy was just another one of the long line of men that had been through her.
To avoid admitting her pincushion-esque past, she just decided to ignore him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Heeled_Jack
Strange character 'spotted' in Victorian times.
Strange character 'spotted' in Victorian times.
Edited by Elskeggso on Thursday 18th November 21:15
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stapp
John Paul Stapp and his pioneering work on the effects of acceleration and deceleration forces on humans. In one of his final rocket-propelled rides, Stapp was subjected to 46.2 times the force of gravity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAKER_test
Operation Crossroads was a series of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in the summer of 1946. Its purpose was to investigate the effect of nuclear weapons on naval ships.
John Paul Stapp and his pioneering work on the effects of acceleration and deceleration forces on humans. In one of his final rocket-propelled rides, Stapp was subjected to 46.2 times the force of gravity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAKER_test
Operation Crossroads was a series of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in the summer of 1946. Its purpose was to investigate the effect of nuclear weapons on naval ships.
Elskeggso said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_ShuckA poacher I knew said that he crossed its path one night.
Jsyphil said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stapp
John Paul Stapp and his pioneering work on the effects of acceleration and deceleration forces on humans. In one of his final rocket-propelled rides, Stapp was subjected to 46.2 times the force of gravity.
In a link from an earlier article posted in this thread, Joseph Kittinger (Project Excelsior) flew the chase / filming plane for Stapp's rocket sled.John Paul Stapp and his pioneering work on the effects of acceleration and deceleration forces on humans. In one of his final rocket-propelled rides, Stapp was subjected to 46.2 times the force of gravity.
Stapp & Kittinger are two of my heroes.
Don1 said:
twazzock said:
JD said:
Nyphur said:
Mazdarese said:
Project Excelsior
Project Excelsior was a series of high-altitude parachute jumps made by Colonel (then Captain) Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1959 and 1960 to test the Beaupre multi-stage parachute system. In one of these jumps Kittinger set world records for the highest parachute jump, the longest parachute drogue fall and the fastest speed by a human through the atmosphere, all of which still stand.
Incredible stuff. Must have been terrifying when he believed he was stuck "floating" in space due to no wind noise or visual references.Project Excelsior was a series of high-altitude parachute jumps made by Colonel (then Captain) Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1959 and 1960 to test the Beaupre multi-stage parachute system. In one of these jumps Kittinger set world records for the highest parachute jump, the longest parachute drogue fall and the fastest speed by a human through the atmosphere, all of which still stand.
Edited by Nyphur on Thursday 18th November 15:37
king incredible, especially this: 'In the free-fall stage, he reached a top speed of 988 km/h (614 mph).'Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff