Improvised Parachute: Difference between revisions

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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.

* 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 ''[[Pee ~~Wee~~'s Big Adventure]]'', Pee-Wee and Mickey drive off a cliff, and the convertible top of their car serves as a parachute.

* 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.

* 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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== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* Using various items as parachutes was part of an experiment on ''[[Brainiac: Science Abuse]]''.

* The ''[[~~Myth Busters~~]]'' tested an inflatable raft as a parachute. It technically worked, but was not reliable.

* The ''[[MythBusters]]'' tested an inflatable raft as a parachute. It technically worked, but was not reliable.

** They also tried [http://www.mythbustersfanclub.com/mb2/content/view/64/27/ the plywood parachute]. It didn't work... at all.

* 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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