From fork-admin@xent.com Mon Sep 9 19:28:09 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.spamassassin.taint.org Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by jmason.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C8DA16EFC for ; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 19:28:07 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Mon, 09 Sep 2002 19:28:07 +0100 (IST) Received: from xent.com ([64.161.22.236]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g89I2EC26245 for ; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 19:02:15 +0100 Received: from lair.xent.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by xent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 487422941FE; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 10:59:04 -0700 (PDT) Delivered-To: fork@spamassassin.taint.org Received: from mail.evergo.net (unknown [206.191.151.2]) by xent.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 65C3729409A for ; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 10:58:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 17942 invoked from network); 9 Sep 2002 18:01:22 -0000 Received: from dsl.206.191.151.102.evergo.net (HELO JMHALL) (206.191.151.102) by mail.evergo.net with SMTP; 9 Sep 2002 18:01:22 -0000 Reply-To: From: "John Hall" Cc: Subject: RE: The Big Jump Message-Id: <002201c2582a$e84211f0$0200a8c0@JMHALL> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 In-Reply-To: <15861948735.20020908113611@magnesium.net> Sender: fork-admin@xent.com Errors-To: fork-admin@xent.com X-Beenthere: fork@spamassassin.taint.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Friends of Rohit Khare List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 11:01:22 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by dogma.slashnull.org id g89I2EC26245 Why so fast? Normal terminal velocity is much slower. > -----Original Message----- > From: fork-admin@xent.com [mailto:fork-admin@xent.com] On Behalf Of > bitbitch@magnesium.net > Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 8:36 AM > To: (Robert Harley) > Cc: fork@spamassassin.taint.org > Subject: Re: The Big Jump > > > > So uh, would this qualify for the Darwin awards if he doesn't make it? > > Freaking french people... > :-) > -BB > RH> Today a French officer called Michel Fournier is supposed to get in a > RH> 350-metre tall helium balloon, ride it up to the edge of space (40 km > RH> altitude) and jump out. His fall should last 6.5 minutes and reach > RH> speeds of Mach 1.5. He hopes to open his parachute manually at the > RH> end, although with an automatic backup if he is 7 seconds from the > RH> ground and still hasn't opened it. > > RH> R > > RH> ObQuote: > RH> "Vederņ, si averņ si grossi li coglioni, come ha il re di Franza." > RH> ("Let's see if I've got as much balls as the King of France!") > RH> - Pope Julius II, 2 January 1511 > > > > -- > Best regards, > bitbitch mailto:bitbitch@magnesium.net