Does that seem pointless to anybody else?
2006-06-29 06:24:54 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
cause it looks pretty!!!!
2006-06-29 08:44:56 · answer #1 · answered by hottrunner 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Could also be, aside from the actual landing impact...how about having a bird slam into your head at 150 mph? A helmet would be smart.
2006-06-29 06:28:54 · answer #2 · answered by Manji 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parachutists wear helmets because when they land on their head travelling 150+ Mph, the helmet keeps all their brains in one, easy to bury package.
2006-06-29 07:47:39 · answer #3 · answered by mare0705 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It keeps their hair looking good!
I guess any safety precaution could help. I did hear of a man hitting the Ground and Bouncing about 10 feet and he Survived!!!!! Maybe a good helmet did help!
2006-06-29 06:30:45 · answer #4 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many things can go wrong during a landing. Helmets are just a safety precaution.
2006-06-29 06:28:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's only a guess -- to guard their heads from something which will be flying round up in the air, like birds or maybe something yet another skydiver loses in midair? yet another use will be to save their heads warmth at higher altitude -- it receives extremely darned chilly up there...
2016-11-15 10:26:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because even if they land succefully they can still hit their head on the ground because it is still a bit fast and unsteady. It is not there just in case your parachute doesnt work, it is there in case you hane a bad landing, which occurs frequently.
2006-06-29 06:30:14 · answer #7 · answered by Nostromo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many things can go wrong during skydiving- hitting head on plane while jumping out, rough landing, landing without parachute -just protects them.
2006-06-29 06:56:44 · answer #8 · answered by slushie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they stand the possibility of being knocked unconscious during their jump and being unable to open their chute.
Conversely, they may be able to deploy their chute, which can jerk back their head an also knock them out.
2006-06-29 06:29:24 · answer #9 · answered by Kryzchek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember, if the chute doesn't open, it's not necessarily the fall that will kill you...It's that sudden stop at the end.
2006-06-29 06:29:29 · answer #10 · answered by Michael Goodfellow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the landing is kinda rough
2006-06-29 06:28:09 · answer #11 · answered by bobhob222 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋