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1Parachute — This article is about the device. For sports involving a parachute, see Parachuting. For other meanings, see Parachute (disambiguation). Parachutes opening A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by… …
2Parachuting — Parachuting, also known as skydiving, is where a person jumps from enough height so that he can deploy a fabric parachute and land safely.The history of parachuting appears to start with Andre Jacques Garnerin who made successful parachute jumps… …
3Skysurfing — Sky surfing is a type of skydiving in which the skydiver wears a board attached to his or her feet and performs surfing style aerobatics during freefall.The boards used are generally smaller than actual surfboards, and look more like snowboards… …
4Rob Harris — (December 17, 1966 ndash; December 14, 1995) was the skysurfing world champion of 1994 and 1995. He died in a non skysurfing accident while shooting the Mountain Dew 007 commercial directed by David Kellogg and lensed by Janusz Kamiński, when the …
5Pilot chute — A pilot chute is a small auxiliary parachute used to deploy the main or reserve parachute. The pilot chute is connected to the deployment bag containing the parachute by a bridle. On modern skydiving rigs three types of pilot chutes can be… …
6Operation Market Garden — Hell s Highway redirects here. For the 1932 film, see Hell s Highway (1932 film). Operation Market Garden Part of the Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine …
7Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
8Shell (projectile) — This article is about the artillery projectile. For the small arms ammunition, see Shotgun shell. Some sectioned shells from the First World War. From left to right: 90 mm fragmentation shell, 120 mm pig iron incendiary shell, 77/14 model 75 mm… …
9MythBusters (2009 season) — Country of origin Australia United States No. of episodes 23 (includes 3 specials) Broadcast Original channel …
10Mars Exploration Rover — Artist s conception of rover on Mars Part of a panorama taken by the Spi …
