Neil deGrasse Tyson
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How A Jump From The Stratosphere Broke The Internet
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31:48Now PlayingWhat is it like to fall from 130k feet off the ground? On this explainer, Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Felix Baumgartner on the 10th anniversary of his free fall from the stratosphere to talk about his experience reaching terminal velocity, base jumping, and other physics.
What is the air resistance like at 130 thousand feet? Learn what it’s like traveling through different layers of the atmosphere and what it feels like to break the speed of sound. What is the difference between skydiving and base jumping? Discover Joe Kittinger and the history of skydiving. What is it like to be the first person to accomplish something? And finally… What makes him do it?
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