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Originally Posted by Cranky Old Man
What is keeping those satellites up there isn't some magical force though (extremely silly to believe something would just hang there without falling down) they use balloons for that.
Just like this: Skydiver Felix Baumgartner breaks sound barrier. Neither rockets nor magic involved here, just a plain and simple balloon.
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Nice pictures/videos of the spherical Earth!
The balloon was helium. It was a weather balloon that was specially designed for the operating in the stratosphere. Other balloon designs would not have worked as they would have burst or developed leaks. It is physically impossible for you to rise into space via a balloon. He was almost at the limit (~26 miles) when he jumped.