Why the World Record is just a warm-up on Mars

追加: 2026-05-06

[00:00:00]Forget world records. On Mars, your pole vault sends you over a five-story building. Earth's gravity drags you down. But on Mars, it's only 38%. That means the same energy you use to jump a fence on Earth launches you 16 m high here. You're falling so slowly you actually have time to wave to the crowd while you're still in the air. Our world record of 6 m is just a warm-up on the red planet. Picture the finale. The skeleton sprints, bends the pole, and easily clears the top of a NASA lander.

[00:00:28]By the time you touch the dust, you've enjoyed nearly 5 seconds of pure flight.