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Podcast: Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice
Episode: Types of Parachutes
Description: Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks!What parachute types are there? Do you think you know what a parachute looks like? Guess what: There are tons of parachute types out there, and you probably don’t know ’em all! Here’s a rundown of several of the normal and not-so-normal types of parachutes that help skydivers (and far-flung cargo) make their way softly back down to terra firma.1. ROUND PARACHUTESRound parachutes were the first tools for fabric descent. If your mental image of a parachute involv...