How Does a Parachute Work?
Comments on article "How Does a Parachute Work?"| Name | Views and Comments | Date |
| gio | Thx for the help | 2/4/2012 |
| Esther | When you wrote 'the lighter it is, the quicker it reaches the ground' you then go on to explain how rocks push particles aside faster, but a feather (lighter than a rock) has trouble doing so. Doesn't this then mean that the feather will reach the ground after the rock? | 1/27/2012 |
| Evan Allen | who made this | 11/30/2011 |
| Sandy | wow i found my question's answer :) thank u | 10/29/2011 |
| Nick | one more thing...title is incorrect grammar aswell, "Does" and "work" would not be capitalized | 10/17/2011 |
| Jaybird | agree with nick..he was being weay to nice though. its like you typed and posted, and didnt even read what you wrote, and its crazy how some teachers are saying its awesome, and how they teach this to their kids, and dont even realize that its way wrong | 10/17/2011 |
| Nick | need some correcting. if the first real parachute was invented in 1780, thats over 200 hundred years ago, not 300. if your trying to teach the subject, make sure its all correct, alot of other grammer errors aswell. look over your work, and you will be a better writer =) otherwise the information is there, and its an interesting read | 10/17/2011 |
| luke | i am so cool | 10/5/2011 |
| Cheapshot202 | Awesome site which gives a lot of clear information. | 8/19/2011 |
| kayia | i don't know how 2 use one bu tit look so made | 8/7/2011 |
| Ivy | This has really helped me to understand why our heavier parachute got slower times than the lighter parachute ina a school experiment. Thank- you. | 5/27/2011 |
| acmad | We tried out our parachute on a bridge that was 4.7 metres high on a windy day. We dropped the parachute the first time with 30 grams attached to the chute it took 2.45 seconds to get to the bottom. The second time we had 10 grams in the chute that took 3.59 seconds to get to the bottom. The last time we didn’t put any weight into the chute and it took 4.72 seconds to get to the ground. The parachute is light weight and has a large plastic bag attached to top , therefor as it fall’s it catches wind and drags the chute down , every time we changed the weight holding the chute down the drop times changed because there was less holding the chute down (bringing it to the ground ). This wasn’t necessarily accurate; when we tried out our parachute on the bridge we only tried this method once |
5/26/2011 |
| casidy b | okay:( | 5/26/2011 |
| Arielle | id love to go skydiving | 5/26/2011 |
| Belinda McCinto | I think this article is very good for teen student to read and learn from. I am a middle school teacher and I even learn through this site! | 5/23/2011 |
| lizette | just wondering who wrote this article( how does a parachute work)? it is really good and i need the info for a bliography. | 5/19/2011 |
| josh | im so into parachutes | 5/15/2011 |
| Nathan Cosiosco | thanks alot for that information. | 5/12/2011 |
| Peta file | i love paracuhutes | 5/10/2011 |
| linda Mccorlouy | thnkas ;) | 5/10/2011 |
| jeffrey | thanks for that it helped me alot on my assingment | 5/10/2011 |
| Jacob Russell | i don't think i like it i love it | 5/7/2011 |
| dude | huihihivhnadkojfnolvbndgf | 2/23/2011 |
| Julianne | i want to know how to make a parachute | 2/18/2011 |
| volk | i think that they need to include something like does size matter or something like that. | 2/14/2011 |
| linc | nice | 2/14/2011 |
| Naresh | i need to arreange a small parachute to my toy ...how? condition is i'll project my toy in to the air .when 'll it velocity becomes zero .at that time it 'll open how 'll it possible |
2/14/2011 |
| Sarah | when was this published | 11/28/2010 |
| James Thura | I want how to work it not what happened. | 11/16/2010 |
| rabia saeed | can we use a huge parachute for airplane in case of emergency when all the engines of airplane fails? | 11/8/2010 |
| bob s | wow im amazed about the parachuted and how they work | 10/27/2010 |
| pizza man 444 | google is a loosertific serchengine | 10/25/2010 |
| cyril | I think how a parachute work is that when somebody fall from somewhere then the parachute start to work | 10/20/2010 |
| neon'ya | this helped very much | 10/19/2010 |
| Bob Henry | i think you need a bibliography | 10/18/2010 |
| SAra | thank you! | 10/15/2010 |
| Lynn | Sorry about your mom Borat. :( | 10/5/2010 |
| Olga | this was a little helpful | 9/26/2010 |
| adam | It was good | 8/21/2010 |
| paige | thanks for the good info... | 8/10/2010 |
| michael | i like your web sight. | 6/11/2010 |
| kaatar | good research | 5/13/2010 |
| gustavo | its to much reading | 5/10/2010 |
| wetwoman | i think this website is great but you could put in some things about what would happen if paracutes were to be made wrongly | 5/9/2010 |
| Dmarye | where r the fine girls? | 5/6/2010 |
| christine | yay! | 5/6/2010 |
| Justin | Can anyone tell me if there is an equation which determines what square meterage will work with what weight at what speed? | 4/23/2010 |
| Lane Junker | This is great news for my project and when i get older and go sky diving | 4/7/2010 |
| riley rich | i really liked this for my school project *exclamation point* | 4/7/2010 |
| Amy | hey i'am amy ,thank for given me information .I think i am going to like .even i have A*. I am looking forword for my college | 3/21/2010 |
| borat | i think that parachutes are very deadly, my mom just died last night cause it didnt open. | 3/17/2010 |
| jamie-lee | this info was really helpful for my class work | 2/15/2010 |
| bronte | i think it really helped me with that 1 question | 2/15/2010 |
| Sony | I love this :D | 2/9/2010 |
| Amanda | iamanda got a grade A on the progect | 1/4/2010 |
| Amanda | I have 10 whole pages of paruchutes so i am like a expert | 12/17/2009 |
| Amanda | i am doing scince fair progect with paruchutes tootles | 12/17/2009 |
| AUBREY | ALLL THESE ARE GOOD! | 12/16/2009 |
| aubrey | The parachute is like a kite but bigger and without a string but with a person. | 12/16/2009 |
| PROO | u make it sound kindergarteny! IM A PRO! | 11/26/2009 |
| sinthia | wat would happen if the chute get a hole in it | 11/16/2009 |
| Samantha | Very helpful! | 11/4/2009 |
| Danyella | This site works wonderful!And i found awesome facts.! thanks buzzle |
10/21/2009 |
| Lara | Acceleration when falling depends on weight actually | 10/21/2009 |
| Borris | The force that acts on a parachute that slows its motion is air resistance (drag). This is because the wide surface area of the canopy hits molecules within the air. The parachute travels at a constant velocity since gravity and air resistance remain constant. Gravity is slightly stronger than drag thus the parachute travels downwards slowly. | 10/21/2009 |
| Lara | Acceleration when falling has nothing to do with the weight! Everything falls at 9.8 m/s^2 it's only the shape of the object which has an affect on speed. The only difference is heavier objects create a larger force when falling. It's not that hard, it's 8th grade physics? |
10/20/2009 |
| bubblesz | uqhh dhisz isz too much to write;; | 9/25/2009 |
| MARTY | HEY,,,,,ITS MARTY | 9/16/2009 |
| jojo | i dont think that is right... | 9/16/2009 |
| miles | will adding mass to a parachuts cause the parachute to fall faster | 9/3/2009 |
| ADITYA | I LIKE THIS SITE!1 | 8/23/2009 |
| anonymous | there isnt enough info on the parachute | 8/22/2009 |
| Chelsea | This was very helpful information...Thank you very much for now I can use some of this information to guide me with my project. Thanks again Chelsea |
8/11/2009 |
| johathan | i love parachutes cause it gives my child good imfo about it he lerned an found how waz it discovered an i love it relly love it i made love 2 it once | 7/29/2009 |
| johathan | i think it is good cause it gives u imformation about the parachutes work an when was it discoverd an i loe it cause it gives my child good imfo for his projects | 7/29/2009 |
| hitchhiker42 | Hey. the first 2 sentances kind of confused me.. See, people and objects, whether or not they have a parachute, are going to fall. Its called gravity, and there's no stopping it. Seriously. Its going to take over the world! Oh, sorry... Sometimes I get carried away... But really, maybe you should reword that... |
4/29/2009 |
| john | cool | 4/21/2009 |
| ROHIT RANJAN | I just want to know that, is it possible to make a person remain in air that is when a person falls from a parashuite, it should not fall down(it should be stationary in air ) ? | 4/18/2009 |
| Mystery Person | i love you Sam Martin,Mason Phelps, Tom Presdee espeacially Luke Cross I LOVE YOU ALL | 4/3/2009 |
| Tom presdee | I lovee this website so much! you mean the world to me parachutes your so insperational. I LOVE YOU! |
3/19/2009 |
| DIZZIE OGDEN | i will let you in to a little secret here. ok my secret is that i once merlestered a parachutest and his parachute im soo sorry ... NOT I LOVED IT ! | 3/19/2009 |
| Megan Giles | I love parachutes so much i once made love to one it was alot better than the prozzi i picked up the other day :D I think they are awsome ! |
3/19/2009 |
| Anucia | The following two sentences from para 5 are rather confusing when read in context. "The lighter it is, the quicker it reaches the ground. " "But objects as light as feathers find it difficult to pass their way through these air molecules. " If feathers find it difficult to pass their way through the air molecules, wouldn't it take a longer time to reach the ground? |
2/28/2009 |
| bob | i love this very ispirational web site . i am going to live up to be a parachute man | 2/2/2009 |
| danielle | it was good but it doesnt say how to use it | 1/6/2009 |
| Long Duck Dong | pretty good. | 12/27/2008 |
| adam criss bell | awsome | 12/15/2008 |
| adam | got some good info keep it up | 12/15/2008 |
| Kay. Jenga | uh well at least i am not a wierdo! | 12/11/2008 |
| Lesley Robins | hmm... let me think, it didn't help me atall but it was fine. Lesley Robins | 12/11/2008 |
| hi | thanks | 12/4/2008 |
| kaily Smith | well thanks anyway no matter how anoyed i am with tina | 12/4/2008 |
| tina | ya right well gotta go. | 12/4/2008 |
| Kaily Smith | back off or i'l get you at resess | 12/4/2008 |
| tina | well i thought you knew you're the science expert | 12/4/2008 |
| kaily Smith | well I didnt know tina | 12/4/2008 |
| tina | think about it Kaily! | 12/4/2008 |
| Kaily Smith | well what are some of the materials used to make a parachute? | 12/4/2008 |
| dot | more pitcure's | 12/2/2008 |
| Joe F | Very detailed. Many thanks. | 11/16/2008 |
| jarred unicomb | and needs to be shorter | 11/11/2008 |
| jarred unicomb | needs more detail | 11/11/2008 |
| jessie | boring i think need to make at more fun | 11/7/2008 |
| buerrito | tuck u | 11/5/2008 |
| paco rodriguez | hey:) im doing a science project on parachutes and i just wanted to know, what kind of matrial should i use that would compare to the actual kind of material they would use for a real parachute, say if i was using one of those fake toy soldiers | 11/4/2008 |
| joemarry | its rlly kool it acutally gave me an A ON MY science project its so kool thanx alot |
10/20/2008 |
| Ginger Smith | crazy good! i work for poptarts and for my aplication i had to look up parachutes. your website worked. AWESOME BYE! | 10/1/2008 |
| Mia | Hey, I'm Mia and Buzzle your not really helping be right down. You have nothing on Airplanes Buzzle and i really wish you did! | 10/1/2008 |
| Tisha | You have given me lots of info! And guess what? I'm using this info for my science fair project! | 9/18/2008 |
| Tisha | You have given me lots of info! And guess what? I'm using this info for my science fair project! AND YES-I'LL MENTION THIS WEB-SITE! | 9/18/2008 |
| Amanda | Hey I'm Amanda, from the Next Star I am in the top 6! The Next Star is awesome, but anyway I have some homework from school and it is a project on parachutes. Buzzle your website has really helped me out! I have one question, do you guys like my new awesome blonde hair! I hope you vote for me and watch the next epoise of the Next Star! | 9/16/2008 |
| christina | hi have you heard of the next star well i im Christina i am in the top 6 i love you buzzle | 9/16/2008 |
| Crissey | Hello i am Crissey Tay Rotler and i loved your website! it was very usefull and it got me an a on my project! thank you SO much for having information on paruchutes! | 9/16/2008 |
| Alyssa | Buzzle, u totts rock, but u sould wear pink more often! TTFN! |
9/11/2008 |
| Lindsey. K | it was FABULOUS that was my simple request! | 9/11/2008 |
| Ellen | bad bad bad picture good information | 9/11/2008 |
| Teeana | PARTY LIKE A ROCK STAR CUZ THIS ARTICLE ROCKS! | 9/11/2008 |
| Tara | Really helpful information! | 9/11/2008 |
| Maz | i am in year 7 and this gave me so much information! thanks so much. i will hopefully get an A+ now. | 9/4/2008 |
| Georgia | i want to know wheather the size of a paracute affects its landing | 8/26/2008 |
| Row | My sciene class is doing a fun experement and we are going to make a big plastice parachute! Thank you for reading it! | 6/27/2008 |
| Boo | Parachutes looks a bit scary to me but there are all different ones that look fantastice. | 6/27/2008 |
| sally | parachutes are good and fun ive never tryed it but i think it would be good | 6/27/2008 |
| alyssa | this is amazing news thanks i need to find a parachute for science! | 5/22/2008 |
| alyssa | this si amazing news thanks i need to find a parachute for science! | 5/22/2008 |
| STJMS students | You should really put how it works exactly. My science class has to do a project and we have to look up a site that has information on how parachutes work. It would have been really helpful if this site had the information we are seeking. Thank you, The Students of STJMS |
4/21/2008 |
| Bob | Kewll | 4/9/2008 |
| v zdf | please make this shoter put some scefentic words into this is it piece of boaring dull writting | 3/13/2008 |
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