How Do Parachutes Work?

When you're falling from the sky, toward the ground, at terminal velocity there is only one thing that will save you. Air resistance. Wait, what?

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[bernieorbust]

This didn't even answer the question "how to parachutes work". Ie, how does the parachute pack function?

[fusionsoccerstar]

im high as fuck and i just randomly landed here lmao...

[voEovove]

If you're gonna use the Imperial system of measurement, at least have Metric equivalents on the side so that the rest of the world can follow along too...

[gorillaguerillaDK]

How do parachutes work:
They don't - it's magic!

Word of advise, if you have to leave a plane during flight - just don't hit the earth when you fall, if you make sure to miss you should be perfectly fine!!!

[itspissmlord]

Good thing us Canadians use both imperial and the metric system, because we're that much smarter.
also I'm still waiting for an explanation as to how parachute actually work..

[salvatoresal]

I was meanwhile reading the comments thinking an ad is playing till I noticed it's the video

[raspberry]

OMG GIVE THAT STICK FIGURE A PARACHUTE ALREADY

[muhannadammar]

The title should be WHAT parachutes do not HOW parachutes work !!!

[manbehindthewheel]

I was clicking on this video thinking it would show how the parachute pack functions but the video was like “parachutes basically slow you down so u don’t die”

[MrTuffarts]

Numbers need fixing, no one is under imperial rule anymore

[kipchickensout]

Change the title to "What Does A Parachute Do?" because I just watched this for no reason

[BryanAgapito]

I knew that, please more physics in this... More math etc

[humphrey]

I just wanted to know what the hollow section of the parachute is for also is this a ad for the air force dedicated toward children

[SilkroadAllDay]

i guess they will use metric system from now, gj poeple!

[ElishaShort]

Why are you using the imperial system? Stormcloak is much better.

[usainphelps]

Two types of countries in this world, those who use the metric system and those who have gone to space

[OfficialRayGonzalez]

How do the plastic balls in the California water reservoir help reduce water from evaporating?

[johnwhite]

this must be a video from the thirties lmao

[MrMapleWaffle]

Do you guys mind refer to things in metric, almost all countries except the U.S. and other small countries are in metric.

[maniam]

A few questions (mostly physics ones)

How do u experience weightlessness in the ISS and in an elevator
Why is static friction stronger than kinetic friction
What are white holes
Why does my voice break when my larynx grows

A 13 year old kid