Earlier today, Felix Baumgartner successfully completed a jump from a record 24 miles in space. A pressurized capsule, lifted by a special helium balloon, ascended to 128,097 feet before Baumgartner leapt out of the capsule and endured an extensive free-fall before deploying his parachute.
So, let’s put 128,097 feet in terms baseball fans can understand . . . 128,097 feet is equal to:
| 355.85 | inside the park homers | ||
| 259.31 | of the longest HR in MLB this season (494 feet) | ||
| 35,748.00 | Eddie Gaedels | ||
| 23,648.68 | Jose Altuves | ||
| 18,520.05 | Jon Rauches | ||
| 46,580.73 | 33in. bats stacked cup to knob | ||
| 512,388.00 | 3in. diameter baseballs stacked on top of each other | ||
| 2,117.30 | pitches thrown from rubber to plate | ||
The diameter of a baseball is roughly 2 7/8 inches. Let’s say it’s 3 inches, that’s 4 baseballs to a foot. 128,097 feet would mean that 512,388 baseballs would be needed.
Hmm …. you are right …. I’ll correct.