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Posted: 6:22 a.m. Monday, Oct. 15, 2012

"Fearless Felix" breaks sound barrier! 

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By Nikki

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner leaped from more than 24 miles in the air on Sunday.  The 43-year-old Austrian, "Fearless Felix," became the first human being to ever break the sound barrier.  YouTube company officials said that the event broke a site record with over 8 million simultanious viewers.  During the first part of Baumgartner's free fall he spun uncontrollably.  "When I was spinning first 10, 20, seconds, I never thought I was going to lose my life but I was disappointed bcause I'm going to lose my record," said Baumgartner. "I put seven years of my life into this."  "Fearless Felix" has over 2,500 jumps under his belt, but he says that this jump was the finale.  --via MercuryNews

Congratulations Felix Baumgartner!!

 
 
 

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