Comments on: NCBI ROFL: Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/02/16/ncbi-rofl-parachute-use-to-prevent-death-and-major-trauma-related-to-gravitational-challenge/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Flatterer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/02/16/ncbi-rofl-parachute-use-to-prevent-death-and-major-trauma-related-to-gravitational-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-31528 Flatterer Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:27:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=6692#comment-31528 I suspect that free-fall wellness is attainable even without the gravity and water mixture. A truer measure of the efficacy of this product IMHO would be impact wellness. But I guess free fall wellness would be easier to sell. I suspect that free-fall wellness is attainable even without the gravity and water mixture. A truer measure of the efficacy of this product IMHO would be impact wellness. But I guess free fall wellness would be easier to sell.

]]> By: B http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/02/16/ncbi-rofl-parachute-use-to-prevent-death-and-major-trauma-related-to-gravitational-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-31196 B Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:30:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=6692#comment-31196 You don't need dummy parachutes because they may be a placebo. You need them as a control. You don’t need dummy parachutes because they may be a placebo. You need them as a control.

]]> By: Carter http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/02/16/ncbi-rofl-parachute-use-to-prevent-death-and-major-trauma-related-to-gravitational-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-30953 Carter Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:52:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=6692#comment-30953 What if you dilute a small amount of parachute cloth in water, and then spritz it out on your way down? Actually, the best way to empirically test this sort of thing would be to use a dummy loaded with sensors and breakable ligaments. No need for placebo parachutes because, since parachutes are not medicine, you shouldn't need to address this aspect. What if you dilute a small amount of parachute cloth in water, and then spritz it out on your way down?

Actually, the best way to empirically test this sort of thing would be to use a dummy loaded with sensors and breakable ligaments. No need for placebo parachutes because, since parachutes are not medicine, you shouldn’t need to address this aspect.

]]> By: Brian Gefrich http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/02/16/ncbi-rofl-parachute-use-to-prevent-death-and-major-trauma-related-to-gravitational-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-30950 Brian Gefrich Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:10:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=6692#comment-30950 I find that if you dilute a small amount of gravity in water, the resulting mixture will prove effective in promoting general free-fall wellness. I find that if you dilute a small amount of gravity in water, the resulting mixture will prove effective in promoting general free-fall wellness.

]]> By: bobbicus http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/02/16/ncbi-rofl-parachute-use-to-prevent-death-and-major-trauma-related-to-gravitational-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-30948 bobbicus Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:32:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=6692#comment-30948 Interesting, but I can see difficulty in designing a robust, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial for the effectiveness of parachute intervention, as it would be immediately apparent to the participants if they were in the the test group, or if they had received a placebo parachute. Interesting, but I can see difficulty in designing a robust, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial for the effectiveness of parachute intervention, as it would be immediately apparent to the participants if they were in the the test group, or if they had received a placebo parachute.

]]> By: Tomato Addict http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/02/16/ncbi-rofl-parachute-use-to-prevent-death-and-major-trauma-related-to-gravitational-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-30918 Tomato Addict Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:17:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=6692#comment-30918 A classic from BMJ! A classic from BMJ!

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