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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

What's the point of wearing a helmet when skydiving? If your chute doesn't open, are you supposed to try and land head first so it will protect you? ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

So if you crack your head jumping out you are still awake enough to pull the cord, plus if you land hard you don't smash your head on a rock.

The super high altitude jumpers had altitude devices that would automatically deploy their chutes in the event that their air supplies failed and they passed out.