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You're right! We should do a randomized controlled trial to make sure that "obvious dangers" like jumping out of a plane without a parachute are really a bad i
by labcomputer 5y ago
You're right! We should do a randomized controlled trial to make sure that "obvious dangers" like jumping out of a plane without a parachute are really a bad idea.
I volunteer for the test (parachute group). Will you volunteer for the control group? There's been no peer-reviewed scientific evidence to date that parachutes actually help. We'll be advancing the cause of science!
- eythian 5y agoThe parachute study has been done: https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k5094 https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k5094 tl;dr no significant difference in results with vs. without.
- labcomputer 5y agoHa! +10 points for pedantry. I should have been more specific: Jumping from a plane from a significant altitude, say 2000 feet AGL.