Poll: This came up at work today...

[YoUnG205]

This has fgot to be a matter of opinion surely, but I would have to say that it would have to be seen as it does what every other vehicle does and atht is take you from one place to another.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

Not a vehicle, an extended piece of clothing, optional for most day-to-day activities.

 

[CrysisMcGee]

Well, I'd say its a device that keeps you from dying and landing on the ground safely. So in that respect, that you are traveling in it, then I would say yes.

 

[Cargando]

I do not think so, a vehicle is something you'd use to travel from point A to B. A parachute doesn't do this, it just stops you splashing on the ground.

 

[GrahamN]

No.
It doesn't transport you from a to b, it just slows down your speed. So it's much more like a stop-light actually.

Also do you consider boots vehicles?
How bout socks if you go bootless?
how bout a horse? can it be a vehicle as well as an animal? if yes, does this make me a vehicle if i carry someone?

Point a. plane
Point b. ground
therefor a parachute moves you from point a to b.
A stop light can not make you stop (you will only get a ticket if you do not)
Boots and sock are form fitted to your body so no they are not, but yes a horse is a vehicle. Yes, if you carry someone on your back you are a vehicle.

So something fitted to the shape of your body isn't a vehicle? What about car seats? I agree with Teisjm - a parachute's not a vehicle, because it's something you wear, like a rollerskate. It aids movement of a particular type, but doesn't create it.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

You can't use it without being in a vehicle. It's technically just the way t get out the door.

This has fgot to be a matter of opinion surely, but I would have to say that it would have to be seen as it does what every other vehicle does and atht is take you from one place to another.

Only after you've already traveled in a vehicle, it's just a safe way out the door.

 

[FranzTyphid]

probably not.

 

[JaymesFogarty]

So we had a discussion today at work and we decided to post up a poll and find out what everyone else thinks. The question: Is a Parachute a vehicle? Discuss.

My answer was yes, it is a vehicle as it is used as a mode of transportation. Some guys here and online at other sites think no. Been a rather balanced debate everywhere, so share you opinions.

You could say that legs were vehicles, but under that definition, a parachute is definitely a mode of transport. However, I tend to say that vehicles must be mechanized, (ie, cars, planes) because otherwise you can start to refer to teatrays, legs, and banisters as vehices also.

 

[-BloodRush-]

I'm gonna say that it is a mode of transportation, like you said , but its not a vehicle. Would you call a horse or a skateboard a vehicle?

i actually would. isnt a skateboard a class of vehicles?

for the topic, since its something that transports you somewhere, it is a vehicle i think.

 

[Pimppeter2]

No.

Thats like saying that a skateboard is a vehicle.

 

[Tiny116]

So we had a discussion today at work and we decided to post up a poll and find out what everyone else thinks. The question: Is a Parachute a vehicle? Discuss.

My answer was yes, it is a vehicle as it is used as a mode of transportation. Some guys here and online at other sites think no. Been a rather balanced debate everywhere, so share you opinions.

It's technically not a mode of transport it's a piece of safety equipment, so that you don't go SPLAT

 

[Souplex]

Vehicle: A machine used to get from point A to point B faster than on foot.
Parachutes actually slow you down, and are in no way mechanical.

 

[flaming_squirrel]

"a means of carrying or transporting something" - Webster
"an agent of transmission" - Webster
"any device or contrivance for carrying or conveying persons or objects, esp. over land or in space, as an automobile, bicycle, sled, or spacecraft" - Your Dictionary

BUT! The parachute isnt actually transporting you to the ground, the force of gravity is the motion while the parachute just reduces its effect through air resistance in order to stop you from losing bodily form on landing. Otherwise your clothes would count as a vehicle due to the similar (although massively reduced) effect they have on your decent speed through the same principals.


I see a parachute as a way of avoiding death rather then a mode of transport.

 

[Chipperz]

Nope, it's a safety/leisure device, not an actual means of transportation.

 

[similar.squirrel]

That's an interesting question. I'd categorize it as being similar to a pair of ski's or climbing shoes. Not a vehicle, but rather an device that aids movement through a specific medium.

I really can't express these ideas. Stupid lack of eloquence.

 

[esperandote]

Okay.
1, Not really an appropriate thread for the escapist.
2, You should know better
3, OT: Who cares?

If it's in the off-topic section then really anything is appropriate here

Except on-topic discussions

OT(while off-topic): I say no, is a slide a vehicle?

 

[ninjapenguin981]

No because you cannot easily control your direction.

 

[DanDanikov]

Just because it's often used as a safety device, doesn't disqualify it from being vehicular. Many of us would agree a life-raft is a boat type vehicle regardless of its role as a life raft or not. Also, a parachute isn't always for safety, it can be steered and used for transport and entertainment, not just avoiding death. Unlike a rope, it moves with you- a rope is more akin to a road or a train-track.

A skateboard is a vehicle! So are hang-gliders, even ice-bergs and floating tree-trunks. Animals are not considered vehicles, but beasts of burden (so I guess carrying yourself is exempt from the definition), but the definition of a vehicle is quite large outside of that. As hang-gliders are defined as vehicles (and arguable aren't much more than some cloth and a rigid frame) I'd say that naturally lends itself to a parachute also being defined a vehicle, albeit a very lightweight one.

 

[teisjm]

No.
It doesn't transport you from a to b, it just slows down your speed. So it's much more like a stop-light actually.

Also do you consider boots vehicles?
How bout socks if you go bootless?
how bout a horse? can it be a vehicle as well as an animal? if yes, does this make me a vehicle if i carry someone?

Point a. plane
Point b. ground
therefor a parachute moves you from point a to b.
A stop light can not make you stop (you will only get a ticket if you do not)
Boots and sock are form fitted to your body so no they are not, but yes a horse is a vehicle. Yes, if you carry someone on your back you are a vehicle.

But the parachute doesn't get you from the plane to the ground, that happens whether or not you use the parachute, the parachute just slows you down so you don't die.

True, but the parachute does TRANSPORT you to the ground, and to a different point than if you freefall. It allows control over where you land, and provides transport there. You can be in a helicopter and while it lands it isn't a vehicle by that definition. Gravity will get you to the ground, but the helicopter gets you there safely.

In that case, a jacket is a vehicle as well, seeing as you can use it like a not quite so effective birdman suit when falling, so you can adjust your movement compared to free fall.

A helicopter is a vehicle, cause it does more than just land you safely. it kida transports you up and in pretty much every direction you want to go as well. IF all a helicopter could do was get you safely from A to a point below (B) it wouldn't be any more of a vehicle than a metal pole (think firefighters)

How bout good ol mafia cement shoes? are they a vehicle as well? they also help transport you downwards as well. or in case you don't wanna go the murderous route, a lead belt used by divers to get down faster.