parachutes, n.Trivia

Parachutes can slow a spacecraft, not just a person.

Parachutes can save lives without ever touching the ground.

Parachutes are used underwater as well as in the air.

Parachutes were sketched by Leonardo da Vinci.

Parachutes were imagined centuries before airplanes existed.

Parachutes can be deployed at supersonic speeds.

Parachutes can slow objects weighing several tons.

Parachutes work because air behaves like a fluid.

Parachutes can be packed into a space smaller than a backpack.

Parachutes helped land robots on Mars.

Parachutes were tested from balloons before airplanes existed.

Parachutes can be used to recover rockets after launch.

Parachutes can fail if opened too early.