skydive

Well, put this on the list of things I'll never do.

Joshua, Texas teen, Mackenzie Wethington, had been wanting to skydive for awhile. She received that gift as a sweet sixteen present. But it turned out for the worst when her parachute failed. The story could have ended much much worse. Mackenzie miraculously survived! Keep reading to find out what happened, and more.

Yesterday, millions watched as professional skydiver Felix Baumgartner jumped from an altitude of 128,097 ft for the project called Red Bull Stratos. Baumgartner not only broke the record for the highest skydive, but he also broke the sound barrier. That's right, he was falling so fast, he went supersonic at a speed of 1137 kmh, or Mach 1.24 which is 833 mph.