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* [[Spider-Man]] on at least one occasion created a parachute using his web shooters.
* In some [[Silver Age]] ''[[Batman]]'' stories, Batman's [[Badass Cape|cape]] doubles as a parachute.
** In the [[Modern Age]], it's sometimes used as glider to slow his fall, with the added bonus of allowing him to reach the safety of rooftops, all while [[Rule of Cool|looking really cool]]. Same basic principle.
* [[Indiana Jones]] used a blanket once.
* In the comic-only sequel to ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', it is revealed that Rattigan survived his fall from Big Ben by using his cape as an improvised parachute.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Angels
* In ''[[Super Folks]]'', the Lois Lane expy's skirt acts as a parachute when she is thrown off a skyscraper. It turns out she is [[Going Commando|not wearing underwear]] which gives quite a show to the rescue workers below.
== [[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.
** 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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