alcoholism or a little pathetic, I invite you to actually try it. Everything is better in the shower.
I have been reading a bit about Joseph Kittinger and his high altitude jumps for the USAF Project Excelsior. With a grand total of about 24 seconds of skydiving free fall under my belt I struggle to comprehend four-and-a-half minutes.
This is from his third, and highest, jump (full resolution). That's 31,333 metres above the New Mexican Desert floor. Twenty-six free falling kilometres later he opens his main chute. All this after loosing consciousness on his first jump, to be saved only by his automatic chute. I got to get my B.A.S.E. jumping plans in order. This gives me itchy jumping feet.
And yes, it's the footage used in 'Dayvan Cowboy'. Which is magic.
Alternatively, if you ever feel like watching a film review that is as long as a film, may I suggest the 70 minute epic on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. So good.
Ever upward indeed.
