16.10.2010
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One lawsuit is out of this world
The
article.
Red Bull has pulled the plug on its plan to have daredevil Felix
Baumgartner skydive from the edge of space, because it is being sued by a
California promoter who says Red Bull stole his idea. Baumgartner planned to ride a balloon called Stratos to an altitude of 120,000
feet and step into the void, breaking the record Air Force Col. Joe Kittinger
set in 1960 when he jumped from 102,800 feet. Red Bull claimed the jump was a
scientific pursuit to study the effects of a supersonic fall on the human body,
but this being Red Bull you know publicity was a big part of it.
http://OzReport.com/1287181016
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