Originally posted by Confused What do you think would happen if I sent my mother-in-law up there for the day ?
Well Richard, I can tell you what would happen ... she will be very upset
Because she will survive it
This is an image of Joseph Kittinger in 1960 jumping from this exact altitude (31km) out of an open balloon:
As you can see, it is important to wear warm underwear
And cameras in 1960 didn't seem to bother much about the harsh conditions up there neither. Somehow, we and our equipment are all mollycoddles nowadays.