Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What invention caused many deaths while testing it?

  1. Dynamite

  2. Ladders

  3. Race cars

  4. Parachute
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Early parachute testing caused numerous fatalities as inventors and adventurers jumped from towers, balloons, and aircraft using unproven designs. Franz Reichelt died in 1912 jumping from the Eiffel Tower. Ladders, race cars, and dynamite did cause deaths but not primarily during their invention testing phase - dynamite itself was designed to be safer than nitroglycerin.

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