I went into the living room and brought out several movies that I knew had parachute scenes in them. I plugged the videos into the VCR one by one, fast-forwarding to the correct places then playing the tapes in slow motion in order to study not only what a parachute looked like, but how it was strapped to the jumper. After about half an hour I went back to my room to brainstorm. I looked out the window. Mom s clothesline would be perfect.
Mom always becomes a little more agitated when there is a mysterious absence of clothespins.
I quickly went back to my room. Bed sheets came to mind. I remembered someone in a movie used a bed sheet as a parachute. If it worked in the movies then it should work for me. The fact that the movie happened to be a cartoon did not really cross my mind until much later.