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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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Madness takes its toll.
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 23 2018, @10:20PM
No, I get their point completely. Its just sad there is a need for this, and they only noticed a few common errors amongst many that are being made when using standard practice. So the correct lesson is not learned.