35 000 Feet And Survive

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In the article "How To Fall 35,000 Feet And Survive" Dan Koepelle writes how a free fall from the sky could go and the best way to survive it. He writes it by putting the reader into a hypothetical free fall from an airplane. Three minutes until impact and Koepelle says that this is the best way. He seems logical and correct, I just hope I never have to use any of this information in real life.
The way Koepelle structures his writing is easy to follow. Right after the incident the plane, the free fall for 34,000 feet, and the last thousand up until impact. He even jokes that you could read the article on the way down so you know what to do. He also offers statics from other people free falls, both purposely and accidental. Jim Hamilton, the

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