Portuguese in Aeronautics
We are two thousand meters up. Your equipment has been thoroughly checked. You’ll jump through that door. When you pull the first cord, the parachute will open. If it doesn’t, which is highly unlikely, pull the second cord.
If the parachute still doesn’t open, which is extremely improbable, pull the third cord and it will open. Down below, there will be a jeep waiting to take you back to the base.
Manuel jumps. He pulls the first cord, and the parachute doesn’t open. He pulls the second, nothing. He pulls the third, and still, the equipment doesn’t work. He starts getting worried:
- Oh, Jesus! Now all that’s left is for the jeep not to be down there!
Did you know??