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Who was the first person to exceed the speed of sound without an aircraft or space vehicle?
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#59847. Asked by jbean.
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Col. Kittinger holds three world records from Aug 16, 1960: the highest parachute jump: 102,800 feet; the longest parachute free fall: 4 min 36 secs; and the first person to exceed the speed of sound without an aircraft or space vehicle; 714 mph during free fall.
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my_baby_love
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When a whip cracks it is exceeding the speeding of sound.
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daddy1161992
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On Oct. 15, 1997 Andy Green drove the Thrust SSC to 763 mph.(Land vehicles were omitted from the question)
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