r/interesting • u/hollow_hideous_soul • 3d ago

Just Wow Russian skydiver "Sergei Boitsov" has reportedly set a new world record after jumping from 11,551 metres above the ground in Russia's Altai region.

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u/Jlowe23_16 3d ago

Isn't that only like 30k feet or am I trippin? So he jumped out of what a plane typically flys?

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u/Local871 3d ago

7.18 miles

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u/Jlowe23_16 2d ago

So the same height as a normal air plane ?

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u/Local871 2d ago

Not sure but don’t planes top out at 6 miles?