With or without a parachute?
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Maj. Warden:
[to Col. Green]
Sir, it's most annoying. They say, in view of the time element, they don't think a few practice jumps would be worthwhile. Major Shears:
No? Maj. Warden:
No, they say if you make one jump, you've only got 50% chance of injury, two jumps, 80%, and three jumps, you're bound to catch a packet. The consensus of opinion is that the most sensible thing for Major Shears to do is to go ahead and jump, and hope for the best. Major Shears:
With or without a parachute?
[to Col. Green]
Sir, it's most annoying. They say, in view of the time element, they don't think a few practice jumps would be worthwhile. Major Shears:
No? Maj. Warden:
No, they say if you make one jump, you've only got 50% chance of injury, two jumps, 80%, and three jumps, you're bound to catch a packet. The consensus of opinion is that the most sensible thing for Major Shears to do is to go ahead and jump, and hope for the best. Major Shears:
With or without a parachute?
Full Transcript
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Fascinating story He Sir it's most annoying
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In view of time they don't think practice jumps would be worthwhile
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No lf you make one jump
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you've only got 50 percent chance of injury
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Two jumps 80 percent Three jumps you're bound to get your packet
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The consensus is the most sensible thing for Major Shears to do
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is to go ahead and jump and hope for the best
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With or without parachute
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Movie Summary
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.
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Maj. Warden
