Parachute use to prevent death, major trauma when jumping from aircraft (2018) (bmj.com)

Now we need a double-blind version.

Replication study required with more participants and potentially less extrapolation for higher altitudes. Seems to be a large assumption for high altitude applicability.

A within-subjects design would remove the influence of individual differences.

> [...] However, the trial was only able to enroll participants on small stationary aircraft on the ground, suggesting cautious extrapolation to high altitude jumps.

I'm surprised they were permitted to use human participants for this in the first place. Should have been done in mice and on the floor of a lab, as a first pass.

I didn't know The Onion published studies.

The Christmas edition of the BMJ traditionally includes some satire.

https://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-authors/article-type...

Ig Nobel candidate?