another hobby... we go high!
Joe was in freefall for 4 min 36 sec-and nearly 17 miles....during this plummet from the edge of space, he reached a speed of 714 MPH, becoming the first man to break the sound barrier without the aid of any kind of vehicle.
“I had absolutely no sense of the speed. I didn’t hear a sonic boom; I didn’t even hear any whooshing or whistling of the wind. But when I flipped over and looked back at my balloon, it sure was an eerie sight  the sky was black as night but I was bathed in sunshine.â€ÂÂ-Joe Kittinger
Function > Form.