Grand_Raccoon0924@lemmy.today to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · 10 months agoThis woman was so nervous about flying, so the flight attendant explained every sound and bump and even sat here holding her hand when it still got to be too much for herlemmy.todayimagemessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1921arrow-down127
arrow-up1894arrow-down1imageThis woman was so nervous about flying, so the flight attendant explained every sound and bump and even sat here holding her hand when it still got to be too much for herlemmy.todayGrand_Raccoon0924@lemmy.today to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square97fedilink
minus-squareassassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoI wonder if you could make a makeshift parachute by taking off your shirt. What’s unclear to me though is just how rapidly you’d decelerate, and if the force associated with that would be manageable…or rip your arms off.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoIt would do nothing of consequence. Best you could try to do would be to flatten yourself out.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoWhat if you’re wearing a jacket and put your hands in the pockets and spread it out? This is why Mythbusters needs to still be on the air
I wonder if you could make a makeshift parachute by taking off your shirt. What’s unclear to me though is just how rapidly you’d decelerate, and if the force associated with that would be manageable…or rip your arms off.
It would do nothing of consequence.
Best you could try to do would be to flatten yourself out.
What if you’re wearing a jacket and put your hands in the pockets and spread it out?
This is why Mythbusters needs to still be on the air
Then you’ll die looking cool.
Aww man.