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Skydiving bro... A little chat about the history of Parachutes and Skydiving with Randy Connell
Welcome back, nerds. Today we will focus all of our attention and energy on jumping from airplanes and not dying. The item that will make that a reality was invented a very long time ago on distant shores. Although the war against gravity has yet to be won, parachutes do help to slow down the gruesome effects that can come from that weird pull to earth. I am joined by skydiver, history dude, and former Marine (yea I know, this show cost me like four boxes of crayons) to talk about the history of parachutes, the history of skydiving, and the folks who work hard to keep us safe at the USPA. Listen to know what that acronym means!
Sources:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Medieval_Religion_and_Technology/quCh9tAW1jcC?q=veranzio&gbpv=0#f=false
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/an-early-history-of-the-parachute-951312/
http://www.parachutehistory.com/eng/drs.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6672/james-floyd-smith
https://www.cspa.ca/en/node/228
https://skydivingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/inductee/william-%E2%80%9Cbill%E2%80%9D-ottley
Articles:
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.com/stable/2776964 Parachuting (Gideon Aran)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41222414 Plunging to Earth: ONCE THE SPORT OF DAREDEVILS, SKYDIVING NOW OFFERS ITS EXISTENTIAL THRILLS TO GRANDMOTHERS, PUDGY GEEKS, AND EVEN THE OCCASIONAL COLLEGE PROFESSOR (Rob Zaretsky)
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Welcome back, nerds. Today we will focus all of our attention and energy on jumping from airplanes and not dying. The item that will make that a reality was invented a very long time ago on distant shores. Although the war against gravity has yet to be won, parachutes do help to slow down the gruesome effects that can come from that weird pull to earth. I am joined by skydiver, history dude, and former Marine (yea I know, this show cost me like four boxes of crayons) to talk about the history of parachutes, the history of skydiving, and the folks who work hard to keep us safe at the USPA. Listen to know what that acronym means!
Sources:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Medieval_Religion_and_Technology/quCh9tAW1jcC?q=veranzio&gbpv=0#f=false
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/an-early-history-of-the-parachute-951312/
http://www.parachutehistory.com/eng/drs.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6672/james-floyd-smith
https://www.cspa.ca/en/node/228
https://skydivingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/inductee/william-%E2%80%9Cbill%E2%80%9D-ottley
Articles:
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.com/stable/2776964 Parachuting (Gideon Aran)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41222414 Plunging to Earth: ONCE THE SPORT OF DAREDEVILS, SKYDIVING NOW OFFERS ITS EXISTENTIAL THRILLS TO GRANDMOTHERS, PUDGY GEEKS, AND EVEN THE OCCASIONAL COLLEGE PROFESSOR (Rob Zaretsky)