Solo's Paper Parachutes
Solo’s paper parachutes were weighted with metal washers; Jimmy now finds those small anchors among the flood debris.
Story so far
Solo makes parachutes from folded paper, strings, and small metal washers, doubling the paper around the string holes to prevent tearing. A released parachute initially plummets, then bobs downward when its strings tighten. The last one he releases narrowly misses the ninth-level landing before disappearing from view.
Later, Jimmy finds the little metal washers that anchored his parachutes among the debris left by the flood.
Appearance
The parachutes consist of folded paper connected by strings to small metal washers. The paper is doubled over around the holes where the strings attach.
Role
These handmade objects descend through the silo on paper canopies. Their recovered washers connect the flood debris with Solo’s earlier activity.
Relationships
Sources — 5 recorded facts, by chapter
- Solo makes paper parachutes with folded paper, strings, and small metal washers.
- Solo doubles the paper over at the string holes to keep it from tearing.
- Solo’s released parachute briefly plummets before its strings tighten and it bobs downward.
- The last paper parachute Solo releases narrowly misses the ninth-level landing before disappearing from view.
- Jimmy finds the small metal washers that anchored his paper parachutes among the flood debris.