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Why do people use parachutes then? I felt like I'd like to have a parachute jump experience one day, do you mean that would equal jumping without a parachute (g
by qwerty456127 8y ago
Why do people use parachutes then? I felt like I'd like to have a parachute jump experience one day, do you mean that would equal jumping without a parachute (guaranteed death)?
- steve_musk 8y agoIt’s not guaranteed, there’s numerous cases where someone’s parachute malfunctions and they land with only broken bones and bruises.
- qwerty456127 8y agoI know but I have chosen to simplify the idea as the chance to survive (and recover your health to the level at which you won't regret you have survived) is negligibly small.
- pitaj 8y agoThe trial is essentially a joke. Here's some more context: > participants included in the study were on aircraft at significantly lower altitude (mean of 0.6 m for participants v mean of 9146 m for non-participants; P<0.001) and lower velocity (mean of 0 km/h v mean of 800 km/h; P<0.001). So essentially they had people jump about 2 feet from an airplane sitting at rest. Of course there were no injuries, and that was the point. Few people will participate in a trial in which the control group could die, and such a trial would be highly unethical.