hi do you know a lot about skydiving? Ive been looking a lot at it but im quite scared of heights.
They also call that parachuting, right? You pretty much jump off a high point and allow yourself to descend while wearing a parachute.
either one yea, i guess parachuting is different tho, is it safe?
I think it's fairly safe, as long as it's done right. The first parachute jump on October 22, 1797 by Andre-Jacques Garnerin, the inventor of the parachute.
wow that long ago? Where was the guy from?
André-Jacques Garnerin was born in Paris, France.
wow thats cool, what else is there to know about parachuting?
Garnerin's parachute did not have a container or a ripcord so it was different than the ones we use today.
wow thats awesome, well thanks for all the info on parachuting.
Parachuting
Parachuting is a method of transiting from a high point to Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent with the use of a parachute or parachutes. It may involve more or less free-falling (the skydiving segment) which is a period when the parachute has not yet been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal velocity.
History.
The first parachute jump in history was made by André-Jacques Garnerin, the inventor of the parachute, on 22 October 1797
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