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A study found that parachutes were no more effective than empty backpacks at protecting jumpers from aircraft. There was just one catch. Michael Htten/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption

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Researchers Show Parachutes Don't Work, But There's A Catch

December 22, 2018 • A study found parachutes were no more effective than backpacks in preventing harm to people jumping from aircraft. The researchers' tongue-in-cheek experiment makes a deeper point about science.

Researchers Show Parachutes Don't Work, But There's A Catch

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Former British Army Sergeant Sentenced After Parachute Murder Attempt Of Wife

Emile Cilliers, 38, was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison on two counts of attempted murder on Friday. Matt Cardy/Getty Images hide caption

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Former British Army Sergeant Sentenced After Parachute Murder Attempt Of Wife

June 16, 2018 • Out of love and deeply in debt, he devised a plan: Make it so his wife would plunge to her death, cash in on her life insurance and run away with his new girlfriend. Except his wife survived.