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http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29766189

That's gotta piss you off :lol:

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Seems to have passed without the same fanfare as Baumgartner's effort.

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Well Baumgartner had Red Bull behind him who were giving it a big media push. Although to be fair, being the second man to do something never gets you as much publicity as being the first.
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jonbwfc wrote:
Well Baumgartner had Red Bull behind him who were giving it a big media push. Although to be fair, being the second man to do something never gets you as much publicity as being the first.

Baumgartner wasn't the first either...

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Baumgartner wasn't the first either...

Thought Baumgartner was the first to go supersonic without a plane? That was the big thing about his drop - nobody knew quite what effect it would have on him.
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He might have gone supersonic, but the hype was about the height record...

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