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Why don't passengers parachute to escape when a civil plane crashes?
Before designing passenger planes, parachutes were not considered for passengers, and even the crew did not have parachutes.
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Space science
Spaceship Out of Control! What If You Were Forced to Parachute in Space?
Space is not only fascinating but also brings deadly dangers, challenging human endurance in the journey to conquer the universe.
Science story
The world's first successful parachute jump
Louis-Sébastien Lenormand made the first successful parachute jump from a 26 m high tower in Montpellier, France, in 1783, paving the way for the development of parachut…
Animal world
The 'parachuting beaver' campaign was unexpectedly successful 70 years ago
In the 1940s, experts used a unique relocation method using planes and parachutes to bring beavers to suitable new homes.
Animal world
Summary of popular freshwater fish species in Vietnam you should know
Freshwater fish are fish species that live primarily in freshwater environments, such as rivers and lakes, with salinity less than 0.05%. Below is a list of popular fres…
Scientific application
The parachute system helps planes in distress land safely
Since going into operation, the Cirrus Airframe parachute system has helped save the lives of 249 people on planes with engine problems or unexpected incidents.
Animal world
The flying salamanders that live on top of the tallest tree in the world
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this giant redwood tree called Hyperion is the tallest tree in the world.
Space science
Boeing tests the Starliner spacecraft
U.S. Boeing Group announced on November 4 that it had successfully tested the Starliner - expected to be a vehicle for bringing American astronauts to the International…
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Mysterious decoding of strange ice holes constantly appearing in Antarctica for decades
When we get it, we feel that things start to get worse.
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The goose bumps about William Rankin, the US Air Force Lieutenant, had
The story of William Rankin will last with time!
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6 most exotic neighborhoods on the planet
The stream with discrete stone slabs in Enschede Street became a Dutch symbol.
1001 mystery
The most mysterious robbery of history: The culprit never found!
21 o'clock on November 24, which means it is only about an hour since Dan Cooper parachuted - the hijackers' quest began.
1001 mystery
Strange light in the night of confusion in Colombia
A mysterious yellow fireball flew across the sky of Ocana town for a few minutes before gradually disappearing on the horizon.
1001 mystery
Strange spherical objects fall into mountainous Quang Nam
A large sphere of plastic and plastic spheres with a width of about 2m and about 10m long has just fallen into a mountainous district of Quang Nam province causing peopl…
1001 mystery
Mysterious person flies faster than Airbus 320?
The pilots controlled a passenger Airbus 320 full of passengers, stunned to witness one