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Amaury-El | 4 months ago

I really like this kind of exploration that blends natural principles, aesthetics, and engineering. It is not just a technical breakthrough but a fresh way of thinking about what it means to land.

I can imagine how meaningful it would be if one day these kirigami parachutes are used to drop medical supplies, support disaster relief, or even serve space missions. Beautiful and practical at the same time.

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IAmBroom|4 months ago

Relief packages, cheaply dispersed over a multi-block area, would make it more difficult for invading forces to massacre civilians at drop sites.

I can think of one place that would have IMMEDIATE utility.