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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* Indiana Jones used an inflatable liferaft when the plane he was on was about to crash into a mountain in ''[[Temple of Doom |
* Indiana Jones used an inflatable liferaft when the plane he was on was about to crash into a mountain in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom|Temple of Doom]]''. |
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* The Baroness' long skirt in ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' also acts as a parachute when she is shot into the air by Grandpa. |
* The Baroness' long skirt in ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' also acts as a parachute when she is shot into the air by Grandpa. |
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* In ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'', Robert Langdon saves himself with a piece of plastic this way. Probably the least expected object to become a [[Chekhov's Gun]]. |
* In ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'', Robert Langdon saves himself with a piece of plastic this way. Probably the least expected object to become a [[Chekhov's Gun]]. |
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* In ''[[Pee |
* In ''[[Pee Wee's Big Adventure]]'', Pee-Wee and Mickey drive off a cliff, and the convertible top of their car serves as a parachute. |
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* Disney's ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]'': Aladdin and Abu use a rug as one when they jump out a window during the song "One Jump Ahead". |
* Disney's ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'': Aladdin and Abu use a rug as one when they jump out a window during the song "One Jump Ahead". |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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** They also tried [http://www.mythbustersfanclub.com/mb2/content/view/64/27/ the plywood parachute]. It didn't work... at all. |
** They also tried [http://www.mythbustersfanclub.com/mb2/content/view/64/27/ the plywood parachute]. It didn't work... at all. |
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* An odd example: In one episode of the 2010 ''[[Human Target]]'' TV adaptation, Christopher Chance and his client use one to stop from great speed, rather than fall safely. |
* An odd example: In one episode of the 2010 ''[[Human Target]]'' TV adaptation, Christopher Chance and his client use one to stop from great speed, rather than fall safely. |
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* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'': While ''[[The Skydivers]]'' doesn't use this trope at any point, Tom Servo quips that one character's enormous, sculpted hairdo could be used in this way. |
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{{quote| '''Tom Servo''': I predict that in the final scene, she jumps without a parachute and then her hair opens up.}} |
{{quote| '''Tom Servo''': I predict that in the final scene, she jumps without a parachute and then her hair opens up.}} |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* ''[[American McGee's Alice]]'': Alice's dress slows down her fall (and also helps her float over air vents). |
* ''[[American McGee's Alice]]'': Alice's dress slows down her fall (and also helps her float over air vents). |
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* Princess Peach uses her dress as a parachute in ''[[ |
* Princess Peach uses her dress as a parachute in ''[[Super Mario Bros 2]]'' and several other Mario games. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Psychonauts]]'': Raz can use his psychic powers to create an improvised parachute - he creates a literal [[Thought Bubble]] and grabs onto the dotted bit. |
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* Mario's Cape in ''[[Super Mario World ( |
* Mario's Cape in ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]'' can be used like this to glide. |
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* Kurt Hectic's coil suit in ''[[ |
* Kurt Hectic's coil suit in ''[[MDK2|MDK]]'' has long streaks that, when held like a hood, lets Kurt either glide or float downwards softly, or get carried to great heights if he's in an updraft. |
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== [[Web Comics]] == |
== [[Web Comics]] == |
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* Subverted in ''[[ |
* Subverted in ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'', when the amorphous Schlock plans to jump off the top of a skyscraper with a big canister of valuables, using himself as a parachute... but it doesn't work, and he winds up having to improvise on the way down, turning the parachuting into a bungee-jump... |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Casey and Andy]]'', Quantum Crook saved himself from falling into lava by making a parachute out of his trenchcoat and boot laces. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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** In "Mekkor" Gleep provides this for Dorno. |
** In "Mekkor" Gleep provides this for Dorno. |
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* ''[[Samurai Jack]]'': Jack uses his own clothes as a parachute in order to reach greater heights using blasts of air from the ground. |
* ''[[Samurai Jack]]'': Jack uses his own clothes as a parachute in order to reach greater heights using blasts of air from the ground. |
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* In one ''[[ |
* In one ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' cartoon, Jerry uses a bra as a parachute. |
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* In ''[[The Incredibles]]'', Elastigirl uses ''herself'' as an improvised parachute after {{spoiler|Syndrome blows her plane out of the sky}}. |
* In ''[[The Incredibles]]'', Elastigirl uses ''herself'' as an improvised parachute after {{spoiler|Syndrome blows her plane out of the sky}}. |
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** Using her ''kids'' as ballast. |
** Using her ''kids'' as ballast. |
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** She does this again during the climax when she has to save {{spoiler|Jack-Jack after he falls out of the arms of Syndrome.}} |
** She does this again during the climax when she has to save {{spoiler|Jack-Jack after he falls out of the arms of Syndrome.}} |
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* ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'': After a fight against the Dark Hand off a snowy cliff, Jackie grabs the shirt off Tohru and uses it as a parachute. |
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** Happens again in a later episode when he jumps out the window of a castle to escape the Shadowkahn and uses the curtain as a parachute to get down the side of the cliff safely. |
** Happens again in a later episode when he jumps out the window of a castle to escape the Shadowkahn and uses the curtain as a parachute to get down the side of the cliff safely. |
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* ''[[The Magician]]'' often used his [[Badass Cape|cape]] this way. |
* ''[[The Magician]]'' often used his [[Badass Cape|cape]] this way. |
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* On the ''[[Dungeons and Dragons ( |
* On the ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (animation)|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' episode "Day of the Dungeon Master", Presto's magic hat acts as a parachute when the gang fall off the back of a roc — for all of them but Eric, who misses his grip and has to be saved by Hank. |
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* Alice's skirt in [[Disney]]'s animated version of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Disney)|Alice in Wonderland]]''. |
* Alice's skirt in [[Disney]]'s animated version of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Disney film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''. |
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* In the ''[[ |
* In the ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode "Pizza Delivery", the pizza SpongeBob is delivering becomes a parachute, held to the box by strings of cheese. |
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* Early in the "Jungle Jeopardy" episode of ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]'', Penelope uses her scarf as a parachute after her airplane falls apart in flight. |
* Early in the "Jungle Jeopardy" episode of ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]'', Penelope uses her scarf as a parachute after her airplane falls apart in flight. |
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* One episode of the 1960s ''[[Pink Panther|Inspector Clouseau]]'' cartoon had him and Sgt. Deux-Deux falling from the cliff. Deux-Deux grabbed the tent he was carrying, saving both him and Inspector. Unfortunately they landed next to a hungry tiger. |
* One episode of the 1960s ''[[Pink Panther|Inspector Clouseau]]'' cartoon had him and Sgt. Deux-Deux falling from the cliff. Deux-Deux grabbed the tent he was carrying, saving both him and Inspector. Unfortunately they landed next to a hungry tiger. |