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		Thiez on Oct 4, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Productive on six hours of sleep? You’re deluding ... And yet a human with a parachute falls more slowly than a human with a parachute. I remain unconvinced of this thought experiment...

vkou on Oct 4, 2017 [–]

We don't strap parachutes to people because we think that heavier objects fall faster then lighter ones.

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