<p>^Isn’t that the answer then?</p>
<p>Was the parachute the cause of death?</p>
<p>Was it hard to breathe due to the wind? No, or at least not relevant.</p>
<p>Lee jumped out of the plane, crashed into a bunch of ducks, landed on another plane, ran 100 meters, was sucked into the plane’s engine, and his remnants were scattered among the precipice of disdain. No.</p>
<p>14 seconds to go… Enough time for me to get a drink.</p>
<p>Did he fall out of the plane before or after death? Before.
If before, was it a factor in death? Yes.</p>
<p>Isn’t that the answer then? You haven’t established how the breath caused his death.</p>
<p>Was the parachute the cause of death? No.</p>
<p>Was he conscious when he exited the plane?</p>
<p>A duck flew right into his mouth. Problem solved.</p>
<p>Was he conscious when he exited the plane? Yes.</p>
<p>A duck flew right into his mouth. Problem solved. No. This has an actual, plausible answer.</p>
<p>Did Lee suffer from vasovagal disorder?</p>
<p>Was he in a normal state of mind when he exited the plane?</p>
<p>Did his breath lead to vomiting, which led him to spin out of control, unable to release the parachute?</p>
<p>^Are you saying that’s not plausible? I for one have seen this happen on multiple occasions.</p>
<p>Did something besides air go in his mouth? Was there enough oxygen in the air? Was there too much oxygen in the air? Was there too much of another gas in the air? Was there too little of another gas in the air?</p>
<p>Did the change in pressure contribute to his death?</p>
<p>Edit:
And if another person had used his parachute would they have died?</p>
<p>Did Lee suffer from vasovagal disorder? No.</p>
<p>Was he in a normal state of mind when he exited the plane? Define “normal”.</p>
<p>Did his breath lead to vomiting, which led him to spin out of control, unable to release the parachute? No.</p>
<p>Was he thinking clearly (like a typical skydiver would) when he exited the plane?</p>
<p>Still my other questions.
Did he decide not to open the parachute or was it beyond his control?</p>
<p>Was he holding his breath while skydiving?</p>
<p>Did he die before he left the plane?
Did he die after he left the plane?
Did he hit any physical object on his descent?
Was the hitting of the ground that killed him?
Did he pass out while falling?</p>
<p>Did the parachute not open because of its own malfunction? or because Lee was not able to open it?
Was Lee conscious up until his death?
Did he die before reaching the ground?
Were any of his bones broken before death?
Was his throat constricted in any way? Was he strangled? Was he strangled by his parachute?</p>
<p>In the time between my last post and this one, my dad solved essentially all the important details of this, starting from scratch with the original puzzle. :P</p>
<p>Did something besides air go in his mouth? No. Was there enough oxygen in the air? Yes. Was there too much oxygen in the air? No. Was there too much of another gas in the air? Yes. Was there too little of another gas in the air? No.</p>
<p>Did the change in pressure contribute to his death? Yes.</p>
<p>And if another person had used his parachute would they have died? No.</p>
<p>Was he thinking clearly (like a typical skydiver would) when he exited the plane? Yes.</p>
<p>Did he decide not to open the parachute or was it beyond his control? It was beyond his control.</p>
<p>Was he holding his breath while skydiving? No.</p>
<p>Did he die before he left the plane? Did he die after he left the plane? This.
Did he hit any physical object on his descent? No.
Was the hitting of the ground that killed him? Yes.
Did he pass out while falling? No.</p>
<p>Was Lee properly outfitted for skydiving?
Was he properly skilled for skydiving?</p>