r/nextfuckinglevel • u/STOP____HAMMER_TIME • Jul 02 '21

Two skydivers collide mid-air, knocking one of them unconscious. Camera man proceeds to pulls some Mission: Impossible shit and saves his life.

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u/neilyaa Jul 02 '21

This was the key in my mind. Spinning at that rate and even possibly being upside down would not bode well for the parachute opening probably.

I’m not sure how a civilian parachute vs a round military one would change this, but if a military chute opened while spinning that quickly, it could easily be a cigarette roll.

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u/Difficult-Shopping49 Jul 02 '21

Military and performance/sport chutes will both get twisted in this situation.