Are you Ready? Paul’s Magazine Leader November 2012
Few will have missed the skydiver who broke the speed of sound in October. The Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner (43, why do we have to know people’s age?) prepared for 7 years for this memorable attempt. He jumped from 24 miles above New Mexico and reached a maximum velocity of 833.9 mph (1,342 km/h) during...