The second is what we call the ripcord rule. From Wordnik.com. [spake like a child] Reference
For E.G. The Parachutist's ripcord is malfunctioning. From Wordnik.com. [The Parachutist In Love] Reference
In a lightning-swift movement, he pulled the ripcord. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind from The Sun]
She pulled and pulled the little ripcord thing and no go. From Wordnik.com. [god fixed my grandmother's lawn mower] Reference
He fell perhaps 5,000 feet before pulling his own ripcord. From Wordnik.com. [Whirlwind] Reference
Put that inside your golden parachute and pull the ripcord. From Wordnik.com. [You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz] Reference
Agree with #17, I'm sorry, marlon wayans as ripcord, EPIC FAIL!. From Wordnik.com. [Four New Individual Posters for G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra « FirstShowing.net] Reference
He steered away from land and went over the side, barely in time to pull his ripcord. From Wordnik.com. [Whirlwind] Reference
"I'd rather walk," said the guy who'd been afraid to pull his ripcord just last week. From Wordnik.com. [Air Peter] Reference
Really, all you have is a pledge that the government of the day won't pull the ripcord. From Wordnik.com. [change] Reference
I think when you don't have enough time for reading it is high time to draw the ripcord. From Wordnik.com. [I’m having a Blogging Dilemma] Reference
The small device charges your phone, camera, iPod, and more with a few tugs on a ripcord. From Wordnik.com. [CES 2010: No outlets? Charge your phone manually with the YoGen] Reference
He handed me my new life story stuffed in a faded navy-blue ripcord wallet with Velcro tabs. From Wordnik.com. [Ms Longshot]
Holding an undamaged strap clenched in his right hand, Powell pulled the ripcord with his left. From Wordnik.com. [DBTL 72D: The Six Million Złoty Man, Act IV] Reference
And when you ask for the ripcord, your partner agrees to shake the world up, no questions asked. From Wordnik.com. [spake like a child] Reference
There is a ripcord available when a seller or buyer refuses to sign the required disclosure form. From Wordnik.com. [Ron Gitter: Broker Talk New York: Understanding Dual Agency] Reference
You've inspired me, like you've inspired Colligan to finger the ripcord for his golden parachute!. From Wordnik.com. [sometimes i feel like a golden god] Reference
After a year of wrestling with the decision, however, the Balints are finally pulling the ripcord. From Wordnik.com. [Learning To Walk: Fear, Shame And Your Underwater Mortgage] Reference
The umbilical added to the illusion, looking like a ripcord waiting to be pulled to release his canopy. From Wordnik.com. [Fathers & Sons] Reference
The band pulled the ripcord on EMI, so it doesn't have to share profits or help pay the label's overhead. From Wordnik.com. [What Price a Download?] Reference
If GM pulls the ripcord, one-third of the 3,000-strong workforce at the Merseyside plant will face the axe. From Wordnik.com. [Wagoner's GM Mulling Over U.K. Job Cuts] Reference
All it did was allow Steve Poizner, Benchmark Capital, Motorola, TI Ventures and others to pull the ripcord. From Wordnik.com. [Chip Hanlon: Goldman Basher Poizner Dumped Tech on You at the Market Top] Reference
Knowing that Japanese pilots often killed parachutists, he fell for about 23,000 feet before pulling the ripcord. From Wordnik.com. [Whirlwind] Reference
Being however that he is currently falling from a very great height, the information about the ripcord is pertinent. From Wordnik.com. [The Parachutist In Love] Reference
Whenever I look in his eyes for truth, I see myself, falling through dark space, groping for a ripcord that isn't there. From Wordnik.com. [Circling '84] Reference
If you look closely you can see the jump master toward his waist (where the ripcord is) but the guy goes for the red handle (cutaway). From Wordnik.com. [Not so lucky / very lucky Skydiver] Reference
The main ripcord feature in MotoGP was multisampling. From Wordnik.com. [MSDN Blogs] Reference
Pulling the ripcord, and THEN jumping out of the plane. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers] Reference
Takin 'a chance ... would you pull the ripcord?! very cool. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive U - The new media voice for students] Reference
We should have a ripcord option to pull our own posts maybe. From Wordnik.com. [MetaFilter] Reference
The person below me likes to free fall before pulling the ripcord. From Wordnik.com. [AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters] Reference
Now what is that word one must holler when one's ripcord malfunctions?. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph] Reference
A few thousand feet above the ground he pulls the ripcord and - hooray!. From Wordnik.com. [China Stocks News and Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
Include a couple of ripcord features that can be cut in case of emergency. From Wordnik.com. [MSDN Blogs] Reference
A solar-powered torch that also has a back-up ripcord style hand powered dynamo. From Wordnik.com. [TreeHugger] Reference
The pocket-size charger lets you generates energy by repeatedly pulling a ripcord. From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
Then you have to pull your own ripcord to release it and send you hurtling towards the earth. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
"Just a few pulls on the ripcord is enough to keep you connected, especially in an emergency.". From Wordnik.com. Reference
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