hehuiling2013
hehuiling2013
10-06-2015
Physics
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Explain how a parachute works
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ew71599
ew71599
10-06-2015
As the skydiver and the parachute fall, the air around them fills the inside of the parachute and causes them both to fall at a much slower rate than normal. The large surface area, and the light weight of the parachute allow it to fall slowly.
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Hippalectryon
Hippalectryon
10-06-2015
A parachute increases
air friction
, thus reducing falling speed.
Indeed, the air friction is roughly proportional to the surface of the object falling down; the parachute tremendously increases that surface.
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