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Study "Proves" Parachutes Ineffective

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday December 23 2018, @03:55PM   
from the Science-Interpretation-Guide dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k5094

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/22/679083038/researchers-show-parachutes-dont-work-but-there-s-a-catch

A study has been done, and the surprising result is that parachutes are no more effective than a backpack in preventing injuries when jumping out of an airplane.

It's "common sense" that parachutes work, so it has been a neglected field of science. This surprising and counter-intuitive result is an excellent example of the importance of doing science.

... or maybe it's a perfect example of how top-line study headlines can be mis-representative, especially when portrayed by the mass-media, and how understanding study scope and methodology is important.

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Original Submission

• Re:It's funny, people! Re:It's funny, people! (Score: 4, Insightful) by sjames on Sunday December 23 2018, @06:21PM (1 child)

  by sjames (2882) on Sunday December 23 2018, @06:21PM (#777873) Journal

  No, really, read it. It's obviously not what you think it is.

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• Re:It's funny, people! (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 23 2018, @09:48PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 23 2018, @09:48PM (#777913)

  Stop ruining my judgmental outrage!

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