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Alfred ‘Al’ Blaschke, who first broke the Guinness World Record for at 103 in 2020, reached an altitude of 9,000ft in November

Archived version: https://archive.ph/3eo64

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Imagine if when the cords of the shoot snapped taught it shattered every last bone in his body and he hit the ground like a bag of wet gravel

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

You must be a joy at parties