A good example that shows that air is really "stuff" is the way a parachute works. After doing the activity, think of the problems a parachute would have if air really was just empty nothingness. Work ...

The Bloodhound supersonic car will use a parachute's drag and air resistance to slow it down from 1000 mph. But what design makes the best parachute? Children from Links Primary School in London ...

Many parachute kids succeed academically, but they are also more likely to experience depression and experiment with alcohol and drugs. Meanwhile, their parents may be wracked with guilt over the ...

Parachute flight data acquired during test drops and wind tunnel experiments are taken to this laboratory for analysis by student researchers, using software developed by the parachute research group.

Friends urged Reichelt not to jump – but he responded: 'I want to try the experiment myself and without trickery, as I intend to prove the worth of my invention.' Since their 1873 development, the ...