What do you
call a jump 120,000 feet from space…..? “Suicide jump”. A few days ago an
Austrian daredevil made a remarkable history by pouring himself 23 miles from
Earth’s stratosphere. I don’t know about the others but when I saw this video,
my heart was stuck in my throat. Who would dare to do that….It’s like a suicide
mission. With that you spend a ludicrous amount of money. Looks like Felix
Baumgartner doesn’t have to worry about buying the next drink.
As I was
viewing this video, there were lots of question racing in my mind. Like, “Is he
going to make it?” In the beginning, you could see him jarring the capsule with
fear. But after a few minutes, he finally gains his confidence, and starts
counting down to his jump. After the frightening jump, his speed had tremendously
increased to about 700 m/hr. So he was also the first person to break the sound
barriers outside of an aircraft. This was a period of time when everybody; his
family, friends, commanders were tensed up. Gradually, he came to a halt, and for
a second he looked like an eagle soaring through the sky. In the end, I was
shocked, because I had a mixed kind of feeling of laughter and crying. But I
have to admit, those were some nail-biting moments
Some great descriptive play by play of your viewing Laiba. Keep up w/the vivid description.
ReplyDeleteNice use of words, Laiba. It paints a clear picture in my mind. I agree, the sight of Baumgartner diving off of the capsule does make your heart race.
ReplyDeleteI like your opening statement, it really grabbed my eye, I also like your description of the video. ex: "Gradually, he came to a halt, and for a second he looked like an eagle soaring through the sky.". Your use of vocab was excellent too.
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