Most of the projects I saw from this class were really good
and actually kept my interest throughout. One of the videos stood out to me.
The “Red Bull Stratos” video where Felix Baumgartner jumps from 120,000 above
ground and sky dives for a half hour was one of the most inspiring videos I’ve
seen. During the video I got goose bumps. Watching Felix plunge himself into
space with no certainty as to whether or not he was going to make it back to
earth alive was incredible. As someone that is afraid to fly in an air plane my
stomach was in my throat when he stepped to the ledge of his capsule. I cannot
imagine having the courage to make such a dive. I think this dive will be good
for our country. In the 60’s, so I’ve read, our country competed to be the
first ones to land on the moon. Whether or not that ever happened is beside the
point. I believe when the United States said we made it to the moon, the
country had to feel somewhat patriotic. It has been too long since our country band
together in competition, or just in the name of scientific advancement to be
the first to do something so extravagant. Baumgartner was Austrian but the jump
was made in New Mexico. I am excited to see what kind of advancements we will
make next. I really hope they keep coming up with things like this to keep our
country coming together and getting excited.
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