# Why is a broken parachute not a big deal? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 17, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786 "2018-01-17T00:29:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/1 "2018-01-17T00:29:53Z")
Because you have the entire rest of your life to fix it. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/2 "2018-01-17T00:55:59Z")
Just remember, it’s not the fall that kills you. It’s the sudden stop at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/3 "2018-01-17T01:03:34Z")
What’s the difference between a golfer and a skydiver? A golfer goes **Whack** “Shit!” A skydiver goes “Shit!” **Whack** ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/4 "2018-01-17T01:05:40Z")
Parachutes: Just because no one complains, doesn’t mean your product is perfect. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/5 "2018-01-17T01:12:14Z")
You can’t exactly go on a test ride and then decide it won’t work. Tends to end badly. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/6 "2018-01-17T03:23:48Z")
What is the difference between condom and parachute? When a parachute fails, someone dies. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/7 "2018-01-17T05:06:03Z")
I can’t believe I fell for that set-up. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/8 "2018-01-17T05:21:48Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > What is the difference between condom and parachute? One aids stops, the other stops AIDS. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/9 "2018-01-17T05:54:29Z")
If at first you don’t succeed . . . . . . Skydiving might not be for you. ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/10 "2018-01-17T06:06:05Z")
You don’t need a parachute to skydive. You only need it to skydive twice. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/11 "2018-01-17T06:07:20Z")
Welcome to Broken-Parachute Club. The first rule of Broken-Parachute Club is: You do not talk about Broken-Parachute Club. The second rule of Broken-Parachute Club is: You do not talk about Broken-Parachute Club. The third rule of Broken-Parachute Club: if somebody goes limp, the fall is over. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/12 "2018-01-17T06:35:48Z")
My favorite poster on the wall at a parachute drop zone: “Do you remember the old days…when skydiving was dangerous, and sex was safe?” 🙂 (it was an advertising post for a company making safety equipment for skydivers) ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/13 "2018-01-17T12:51:27Z")
Hi kids! I’m Petey Plane! ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/14 "2018-01-17T13:22:49Z")
Motto for Crazy Larry’s Used Parachutes: “At these prices, it’s worth the risk!” ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/15 "2018-01-17T13:59:11Z")
“And if it doesn’t work, you get your money back!” ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/16 "2018-01-17T15:27:57Z")
No better time to learn to flap your wings than when you realize your parachute is on fire. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/17 "2018-01-18T00:43:18Z")
How does a blind skydiver know when the ground in nearing? The guide dog’s leash goes slack. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-broken-parachute-not-a-big-deal/806786/18 "2018-01-18T00:44:57Z")
See, this is why I don’t want to use a parachute on my first skydive. What if it’s broken? What if it doesn’t open? I don’t want to risk it on my first jump.