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    The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor

    Photo: $3 Million Tanker Ransom Delivered to Pirates by Parachute
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    05/18/09

    In reply to The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor
    Oh the poor misguided fool. If only he had also invented parachute pants to go with that jacket he might have survived...
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    05/18/09

    In reply to The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor
    What a shame. He seemed like a nice, down to earth type fellow....
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    Image of Jaze Jaze
    05/18/09

    In reply to The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor
    An inspiring image, that shot of them measuring the dent he made.
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    05/18/09

    @Jaze: The puff of smoke rising up after the impact reminded me of Wiley E. Coyote..
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    Image of unibrow4o9 unibrow4o9
    05/18/09

    In reply to The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor
    sound isn't working on that vid
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    Image of A-A A-A
    05/18/09

    @unibrow4o9: There isn't any sound on the video. Check the date - 1912 - cameras didn't have advanced audio capabilities back then.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    05/19/09

    @A-A: @Barry99705: You're missing unibrow4o9's invisible sarcasm tags.
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    Image of xair xair
    05/18/09

    In reply to The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor
    Hmmm, in this case it wasn't technology which killed its inventor, but the inventor's carelessness. You don't put your life in the line if you haven't tested your invention well enough.
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    Image of A-A A-A
    05/18/09

    @xair: I agree. There wasn't much technology to begin with. I don't know about some people, but I don't really consider a parachute jacket technology.
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    Image of RT100 RT100
    05/18/09

    @A-A: I think in the scope of 1912 times, a parachute jacket was pretty hot stuff. To prove to everyone that his invention actually worked, this guy was willing to put his life on the line!


    Unfortunately, it ended up as a giant failure, but he certainly was BALLS OUT

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    05/18/09

    @RT100 got RROD'd...MSFT fail: I believe he was one of the early generation base jumpers and was trying to invent this.
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    05/18/09

    In reply to The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor
    It's too bad they haven't invented stunt dummies back then.
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    Image of styfle styfle
    05/18/09

    In reply to The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor
    I'm guessing he didn't do a test run off a small drop?
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    Image of AqueousBeef AqueousBeef
    05/18/09

    @styfle: 19th century Mythbusters science!
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    05/18/09

    In reply to The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor
    is that off of Ye Ol Break.com?
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    Image of EBone EBone
    05/19/09

    @odnet: Nice.
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    Image of AqueousBeef AqueousBeef
    05/18/09

    In reply to The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor
    It looks like the grand Wizard of the Klan becoming an hero...
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    05/18/09

    @AqueousBeef: "...an hero" are you British?
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    Image of Kakkoister Kakkoister
    05/18/09

    @Brodka: It's a joke of which you do not get because your mind has not been tainted by the far reaches of the net from which it comes from.
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    Image of AqueousBeef AqueousBeef
    05/18/09

    @Kakkoister: Consider yourself lucky.
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    05/18/09

    @AqueousBeef: Whoops, I meant he should consider himself lucky.
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    Image of 3drage 3drage
    05/18/09

    In reply to The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor
    That'll buff right out.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    05/18/09

    @3drage: 1. this isn't jalopnik
    b. it's even old schtick over there
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    Image of yoshi yoshi
    01/10/09

    In reply to Photo: $3 Million Tanker Ransom Delivered to Pirates by Parachute
    Starring KEVEN BACON!
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    Image of Curves Curves
    01/10/09

    In reply to Photo: $3 Million Tanker Ransom Delivered to Pirates by Parachute
    Why ask NATO for protection, no one is afraid of them. Ask the people in the protection business, The Mob, then pity the fool pirates who take the next ship, because they will be dead. And so will their brother. And so will his dog. And so will his dogs mother. And so will... (you get the picture).
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    Image of Jesse in Japan Jesse in Japan
    01/09/09

    In reply to Photo: $3 Million Tanker Ransom Delivered to Pirates by Parachute
    That would be cool if they had a transponder in it, like in No Country for Old Men.
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    01/09/09

    In reply to Photo: $3 Million Tanker Ransom Delivered to Pirates by Parachute
    Seems to me a precision strike to the bridge could end this quite quick, and send a message to other pirates. Blowing the shit out of the bridge shouldn't hurt the oil too much.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    01/09/09

    @Barry99705: lol...that would be up to the Saudi government I guess.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/09/09

    @Barry99705: Or just give them some blankets with the money. Of course, you dunk the blankets in smallpox first.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    01/10/09

    @PalmPre_GitEmSteveDave: You Custer-loving son of an onion! Brilliant!
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    Image of Oldbrass Oldbrass
    01/09/09

    In reply to Photo: $3 Million Tanker Ransom Delivered to Pirates by Parachute
    I still don't get why these ships don't carry heavily armed security. Seems like one deck mounted AAA gun would pretty much take these Mad Max style pirates out of action. Jeeze, Seems like just a couple of guys with 50 cals on the bridge wings could do the job of keeping these asses away from the shipping.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/09/09

    @Oldbrass: B/c different countries have different laws. Some don't allow weapons in their country. The other reason is pretty obvious:



    Most things in here don't react too well to bullets.
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