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Discussion Forum : Inventions - Section 1 (Q.No. 12)
12.
What invention caused many deaths while testing it?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Many people who tried to test the first parachutes died by jumping from high places. One attempt was a parachute hat, but the inventor broke his neck while testing it. The first successful parachute was tested from a hot air balloon in 1797, in France, by Jacques Garnerin.
Discussion:
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Tati said:
3 years ago
Who invented the Parachute?
Durga said:
9 years ago
Who got the thought of inventing parachute and how could he invent it?
Anil kumar said:
1 decade ago
They could use a strong rope with helicopter and experimenters so it didn't dangerous.
Robie said:
1 decade ago
The first parachute jump of note is made by Andre-Jacques Garnerin from a hydrogen balloon 3,200 feet above Paris.
Ankita said:
1 decade ago
Who invent that parachute?
Bharath said:
1 decade ago
Parachute kills a single person while dynamite kills many persons.
Sonu said:
1 decade ago
See the question once more friends. Its written while testing, the casualties? not after testing.
And dynamite was not being tested on human beings, but parachute can be tested only by the human beings.
And dynamite was not being tested on human beings, but parachute can be tested only by the human beings.
Sindhu said:
1 decade ago
Most of the people die through dynamite also, how can you conclude that most of them die while testing parachute.
Neo said:
1 decade ago
Most of the people killed due to invention of Dynamite by Nobel. So how can you say that most are killed by testing parachute.
Sonal said:
1 decade ago
People die by dynamite too. So how can you say that only people die by parachute?
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