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Topic	Parachutes don't actually reduce the risk of injury when jumping from airplanes.
MI4 REAL 12/17/18 6:04:59 AM #37:	ChainedRedone posted... https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2018/12/13/we-jumped-from-planes-without-parachutes-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/ Our attempts to recruit in-flight passengers to our ambitious trial were first met with quizzical looks and incredulity, predictably followed by a firm, No, I would not jump without a parachute. For the majority of the screened population of the PARACHUTE trial, there was no equipoiseparachutes are the prevailing standard of care. And we concur. But what if we provided assurances that the planes were stationary and on the ground, and that the jump would be just a couple of feet? It was at this point that our study took off. lol I literally did not read the link in the OP. Did I just get that right? --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage <cite>MI4 REAL posted [p:914263758] in Parachutes... [t:77303929]...</cite> <quote><cite>ChainedRedone posted...</cite> <quote>https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2018/12/13/we-jumped-from-planes-without-parachutes-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/ Our attempts to recruit in-flight passengers to our ambitious trial were first met with quizzical looks and incredulity, predictably followed by a firm, No, I would not jump without a parachute. For the majority of the screened population of the PARACHUTE trial, there was no equipoiseparachutes are the prevailing standard of care. And we concur. But what if we provided assurances that the planes were stationary and on the ground, and that the jump would be just a couple of feet? It was at this point that our study took off. lol</quote> I literally did not read the link in the OP. Did I just get that right? --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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