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Old 15th Oct 2012, 20:11
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Salbar
 
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This is maybe a bit off topic, but to anyone watching the Redbull jump last night, can anyone explain why the balloon suddenly increased in ascending velocity? I would have thought the speed would steadily decrease until it came to a halt, but it actually jumped up from 2,5 m/s to over 5,5 m/s. I was thinking maybe it hit a hot body of air, but I don't know how likely that is at that kind of altitud (115.000-120.000ft I think it was).
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