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Tangentially relevant, one of my favorite journal articles. "Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic rev
by jlebar 9y ago
Tangentially relevant, one of my favorite journal articles.
"Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC300808/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC300808/
- GrinningFool 9y agoI almost don't want to read it. That way I can continue to hold the mental image of the control group jumping from planes without parachutes. Edit: read it. Definitely worth the read.
- lovemenot 9y agoI imagine them jumping with placebo parachutes. It looks just like the real thing, but with minimal deceleration.
- Someone 9y agoThat's a nice example of the tradition of the British Medical Journal to publish tongue-in-cheek articles in its Christmas issue. More examples at http://sciencemadeeasy.kinja.com/top-10-bmj-christmas-papers-1670745827 http://sciencemadeeasy.kinja.com/top-10-bmj-christmas-papers... The Canadian Medical Association seems to have a similar tradition, judging that on "Cigarette smoking: an underused tool in high-performance endurance training" (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3001541/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3001541/)