Engineers probably told to make a golden parachute for the execs. Engineers love a good challenge. Let's compare tensile strength of gold to silk (the original

Engineers probably told to make a golden parachute for the execs. Engineers love a good challenge. Let's compare tensile strength of gold to silk (the original parachute material): • Ultimate tensile strength of Gold is 220 MPa • degummed natural silk fibers, with a tensile strength of 614 MPa So approximately just triple the gold thread versus silk thread. Expensive but doable. Gold may add to total weight (parachute + person) to keep floating causing velocity to increase versus silk. Attach warning label: IANA MECHENG.