Safe Descent without a Parachute: POSSIBLE dynmicpara

A Canadian YOUTUBE viewer wrote in saying:

"..there has been some problems with the jump school here in trento, not anything recently within the year but from 2004 to 2007 there have been 4 fatalities and 6 serious injuries from parachute malfunctions, 2 were commanders of the jump school who lost their lives. recently a soldier was critically injured from a parachute malfunction...im guessing our techniques really arent that much better then you guys. could be something wrong with the parachute he told me, apparently a couple years back you guys had a problem with your reserve chutes or something but they were properly packed"

Parachutes cannot sit, they need to be jumped and repacked to stay "fresh". When sitting they need to be in a cool and dry place.

The good news is that if your main parachute fails, PLAN "A" and your reserve fails PLAN "B", too perhaps by being too terrified to pull it--it usually means there's a tangled mess above you which IS still catching SOME AIR and decelerating your fall SOMEWHAT. If shock-absorbing honeycomb was at your back and you had a PLAN "C" of a small inflatable square air bag, you could survive such a fall as this segment of TDC's "Mythbusters" shows with a large inflated bag but without shock-absorbing honeycomb. The facts are that people HAVE survived main/reserve parachute malfunctions if they get some help in cushioning the fall by landing in trees, mud or snow--so why not always have this life-saving cushioning? Recently, a man survived a 47-story fall:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22502580

If he had a honeycomb backpad or an air bag its likely he and his brother would have survived WITHOUT major injuries.

http://www.combatreform.com/T-21.htm

We are only talking about less than 100 mph in descent in the very worst case and more likely half that which is like a motorcycle crash--enough padding and air bag deceleration for this equals not just lives being saved but lives being restored back to full health afterwards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTgeQOITG7o

Too bad if it defecates on "blood on the risers" Paratrooper fatalism and egotism, AIRBORNE WARFARE IS ABOUT GETTING TO THE GROUND FIT-TO-FIGHT AND GETTING THE JOB DONE not whining about how tough air delivery is because we don't take steps to improve jump warfighting technology.

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[dynmicpara]

jayhelldee writes:

"I agree you could easily make some kind of inflating bag simlar to a mars rover bag that inflates around you incase of parachute malfunction. Look at stuntmen airbeds for small jumps."

[TheRealSavior666]

also the raft in the movie was smaller

that makes a differences

[dynmicpara]

Let's find out with R&D instead of speaking from your prejudices.

[arshsingh1984]

But Indiana, Willie and the kid from the goonies jumped while the raft was still inflating; and,... there were 3 ppl (well, 2 adults and one child)

im just sayin:P

[dynmicpara]

Don't forget Kate Capshaw's breasts can act as a cushion, too.

[sjktss]

If you are a jumper with a double malfunction... hell, it just means that your time is up.

[guitarhamster102]

There is a 3/1000000 chance BOTH your main and reserve fail. If you're one of those people, well, sucks to be you.

[givemeatopcomment]

My left ear is so jealous right now.

[Diviniteee]

why was my left ear left out?

[xloebx]

lol mythbusters =)

[SumoChild64]

Lol? I saw this on mythbusters yesterday XP.

[TheCombatFetus]

that was so loud

[dynmicpara]

This video is FACTUAL...maybe air bags can save jumpers with double malfunctions...

[Catapultandclingfilm]

indiana jones is fictional........maybe the script saved him