Mystery #3Tier 2-3gravity / falling / air
How can a thin sheet of fabric slow a falling person so much?
A skydiver falls fast enough to be badly hurt. Then they pull a cord, a floppy sheet of fabric billows open above them, and suddenly they are drifting down gently enough to land on their feet. It is just cloth, lighter than the person. How does it slow them down so dramatically?
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