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Why does air resistance increase when a sky diver Opens his parachute?

Why does air resistance increase when a sky diver Opens his parachute?
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Why does air resistance increase when a sky diver Opens his parachute?

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When the parachutes open, the amount of space that is going against the air increases, so the resistance increases, and it overwhelms the force of gravity for a while until it reaches equilibrium
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Once the parachute is opened, the air resistance overwhelms the downward force of gravity.
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