correcthorse
And while I'm at it, is there a way to prevent a website from rewriting a url when I click on it? sites like Google and DuckDuckGo show the actual url in the href, but when you click it (or right click and copy it) it becomes something like http://example.com/something?url=encoded_real_url and I detest that.
Sitting in a globe and wait to get up there
> 2. Surviving the environmental conditions of the ascent.
That's what the suit is for, no ability needed from the rider
> 3. Converting the ascent to a fall.
Pressing a button
> 4. Surviving the environmental conditions of the fall.
Again, the suit
> 5. Surviving subsequent contact with the ground.
This time the parachute
> 6. Getting home from wherever you landed.
The team working with the guy
> 7. (optional) Taking good pictures and video.
Ok, so his prowess is in being able to not faint in the process and being able to hold a camera.
Compare to say, free diving, were the person needs the ability to hold his breath for a period of time, or mountain climbing where they need the physical strength to walk up a mountain several kilometers with 20kg on the back.
I can stand in ovation at the engineering work in all this, but I don't see reason to applaud the rider.
I would consider redesigning it.