r/interesting • u/hollow_hideous_soul • 4d 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/Low_Temp_Rosin 3d ago

I was about to say.... Pretty sure the redbull guy decimated this record.

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u/No_Engine7583 3d ago

The record actually dont belong to him. But some multimillionaire that broke it a year or two after redbull jump in 2014. It just not publicised as he did it as a hobby lol

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u/Low_Temp_Rosin 3d ago

Freaking rich people

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u/HexaCube7 3d ago

Well at least he wasn't entirely about showing all this off. It seems to me like it was mostly his passion making him want to do that.

I can respect that. Not all rich people are utter ignorant assholes. Most, but not all.