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  1. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    To France, and Beyond!

    A daredevil has successfully jumped across the Channel using a pair of tiny fibre glass wings - but the unconventional flight almost ended in disaster.

    Felix Baumgartner jumped out of a plane at 10,000m and successfully glided the 22 miles from Dover to Calais in just over six minutes

    http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-12701057,00.html

    Somebody forgot to tell him that he wasn't a flying toy.... :D
     
    GreatOldOne, 31 Jul 2003
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  2. Guest-16

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    what happens if he forgot his passport? Could he have been shot down - unothorised entry to the country? :eeek:
     
    Guest-16, 31 Jul 2003
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  3. kopite

    kopite What's a Dremel?

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    But that would mean the french using a gun to shoot someone instead of dropping it. ;)
     
    kopite, 31 Jul 2003
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  4. Guest-16

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    So that's why he went from england to france.. ahhh. :hehe:
     
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  5. Mr. Roboto

    Mr. Roboto xBurningMikex

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    dude..that is some deep stuff.
     
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  6. JADS

    JADS Et arma et verba vulnerant

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    To infinity and beyond!

    :rock:
     
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  7. Lord_A

    Lord_A Boom baby!

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    That's pretty damn cool, he reached speeds of 220 miles per hour!!! :brrr:
     
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