Comment Comment by lordlarm Two funny insights from Neil deGrasse Tysons twitter:«The "Edge of Space" jump: A corresponding fall to a schoolroom globe begins 1 millimeter above its surface. I'm just saying.» [1]«I'm told somebody's jumping out of a perfectly good balloon from 23-miles up. The theory of gravity no longer needs to be tested in this way»[2]Congrats to Felix and his team anyways - great endurance and a great show.[1]: https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/257591067833139200 [2]: https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/255691761341587456 parent lordlarm 14 years ago
«The "Edge of Space" jump: A corresponding fall to a schoolroom globe begins 1 millimeter above its surface. I'm just saying.» [1]
«I'm told somebody's jumping out of a perfectly good balloon from 23-miles up. The theory of gravity no longer needs to be tested in this way»[2]
Congrats to Felix and his team anyways - great endurance and a great show.
[1]: https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/257591067833139200 [2]: https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/255691761341587456