What is a parachute??

Question

Problem...i have to come up with games to do with a parachute...but the problem is i have NO IDEA what a parachute is....?? i thought it was something you could jump out of a plane with...and when i asked a college friend of mine he laughed and said "you don't know?" and then walked away....someone help?

Answer 1

My friend too didn't know what a parachute was. Sadly he's no longer with us, as jumping out a plane 3,000 feet up with a parakeet didn't seem to work.

Answer 2

a parachute is something you jump out of a plane with but its also used in childhood games..without the person attached of course.

Everyone holds the side around the circle
*you can put a ball in the middle and see how high it goes
* put a few balls and see shich side they go to
*have someone to run under and the others try to catch them with the parachute
*everyone goes under the parachute and sits on the edges (fromthe inside) and tries not to let the air in - comes out looking like a mushroom

good luck

Answer 3

A parachute is usually a soft fabric device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag. Parachutes are generally used to slow the descent of a person or object to Earth or another celestial body within an atmosphere. Drogue parachutes are also sometimes used to aid horizontal deceleration of a vehicle (a fixed-wing aircraft or space shuttle after touchdown, or a drag racer). The word parachute comes from the French words para, protect or shield, and chute, the fall. Therefore parachute actually means "fall protection". Most modern parachutes are classified as semi-rigid wings, are quite maneuverable, and can be flown as a glider.

Answer 4

yeah ur college friend is an a******* how he dnt help when you needed help?

parachute, umbrellalike device designed to retard the descent of a falling body by creating drag as it passes through the air. The development of modern aircraft has led to many experiments in the aerodynamic problems of parachute design, with the result that the parachute of today is a highly efficient instrument. It must permit slow descent, must be highly stable, have little weight and a small area, and must retain its shape and maintain its balance in descent. Originally made of silk, parachutes are usually constructed from nylon or Kevlar. The traditional parachute takes the form of an umbrella, from which a series of cords converge downward to a harness strapped to the user; modern parachutes are wing-shaped, allowing precise control by the parachutist. By pulling on the appropriate control cords, the parachutist can spill air out of one side or another, and increase or decrease the lift of the wing, thus turning, diving, or even hovering under favorable conditions. Parachuting has its dangers. Folding a parachute requires a high degree of skill, and an improperly folded chute will not open. Before the parachute can be opened, the user must be clear of the aircraft in order to avoid entanglement, or fouling. Finally, the harness must be easily detachable, or else the parachutist might be drowned or dragged along the ground. The rate of descent for a traditional parachute is about 18 ft (5.5 m) per sec; sport parachutists manage to reduce that speed significantly. A French aeronaut, Jean Pierre Blanchard, claimed the invention of the parachute in 1785, and the first successful parachute descent from a great height was made in 1797 by the French aeronaut Jacques Garnerin, who dropped 3,000 ft (920 m) from a balloon. Parachutes began as an escape system for persons aboard balloons or aircraft unable to land safely. Modern military jet aircraft are provided with ejection seats that shoot occupants free of their craft and automatically release a parachute when they are at a safe altitude. In addition, since World War II parachutes have been used by the military for airborne operations and emergency resupply. In recent years, parachute jumping for sport, known as skydiving, has become popular. Parachutes are also used as braking devices for rockets, space vehicles, airplanes, and high-speed surface vehicles.
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Answer 5

A parachute is usually a soft fabric device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag. Parachutes are generally used to slow the descent of a person or object to Earth or another celestial body within an atmosphere.

Answer 6

A puzzling assignment....because a game with a physical parachute is probably much easier to come up with than a game relating to a pay-out that executives get when they are laid off! In what class was this assignment given? e.g. economics? management? finance?

Answer 7

Your college friend is an ***.

Any fabric device for slowing you which relies on air resistance is a parachute.

Answer 8

It is what a company gives an employee after a lifetime of servitude. Like a big fat retirement check. If its really a lot of money, it's called a "golden parachute."

Answer 9

yes thats what it is. why dont you just type the word in yahoo or google or yahoo pics or dictionary.com or JEEZ!??!?!