From: Warrl kyree Tale'sedrin (warrl@mail.blarg.net)
Date: Fri Apr 17 1998 - 17:11:46 MDT
> From: "Tony B. Csoka" <csoka@itsa.ucsf.edu>
> Yes, I agree that parachutes are impractical in most scenarios. I just
> find it hard to forget the fact that 150+ people had 1/2 hr. to bail
> out in the crash I saw on TV. I mean, the plane hit the ground at 200+
> mph !! I like your idea of a foaming system.
Let's rephrase this: 150+ people, two of whom had ever before seen a
parachute in real life, had 1/2 hr to bail out of an aircraft that
was moving far faster than airplanes are normally moving when
parachutists jump out of them.
(Me, I don't see the point in jumping out of a perfectly good
airplane. I also don't want to get into a boat that the commander
intends to sink. So I'll never, in non-emergency situations, be a
parachutist or a submariner.)
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