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Skydiving Across the English Channel

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the 101st-airborne-becoming-jealous dept.

loonix_gangsta writes "Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian, has become the first person to skydive 35 km (22 miles) across the English Channel. Wearing a jumpsuit with a large carbon fin strapped to his back he reached speeds of up to 360 km/h. The whole flight took approximately 14 minutes. The newsitem is being covered by the BBC, SkyNews and CNN."

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  1. this may inspire terrorists by mirko · · Score: 0, Troll

    imagine a flying Palestinian suicide bomber...

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  2. Re:Oh, sure, like the French need THAT! by Mr.Phil · · Score: 0, Troll

    Just as well, the border guards tried to surrender to him when he landed.

    And I thought that the militant French farmers only attacked McDonald's? *chuckle*

  3. Right Choice by StillNeedMoreCoffee · · Score: 0, Troll

    Can't decide if he went the right way? Haggis to snails?

  4. Terrorist Danger? by Izeickl · · Score: 1, Troll

    Im picturing an army of Muhammads flying across the atlantic with bomb clusters strapped to themselves. Ofcourse due to flight time provisions of night time sandles, turban press and a copy of "Suicide For Dummies" or "All-ah Need Is My AK47" is also provided by the MAD (Muslim Air Drop) squad.

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