Valet parking at Flamingo Las Vegas also will cost $8 for up to four hours and $13 per 24 hours beyond that. Valet parking at Caesars Palace, Bally's, The Cromwell, Paris and Planet Hollywood will be $13 for up to four hours and $18 per 24 hours beyond that.
Canvas, Silk and Nylon. The canopy of the parachute was initially made of canvas, which was eventually replaced by silk, which was thinner, lighter, stronger, fire resistant and easy-to-fold. In late 1930s and early 1940s, the World War affected silk import in the United States.
Parachute pants. Not to be confused with Hammer pants, which were actually harem pants, and not made of nylon. Parachute pants are a style of trousers characterized by the use of nylon, especially ripstop nylon. In the original tight-fitting style of the early 1980s, parachute referred to the pants' nylon material, similar to a parachute's.