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riddler

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... webbed gloves? When I started jumping, eight years ago, I saw several camera people that used these. I don't think I've seen a pair on anyone in the past several years. Was this just a fad, or do people still jump with gloves that have webbing between the fingers?
Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

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They are sometimes used by larger people for fallrate control. Suits have gotten good enough that they're not often needed. A nice feature of them is that the drag disappears once you dock, helping prevent the "dock and float" phenomenon when too much drag is used.

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