These parachutes unfurl thanks to the Japanese art of kirigami

The perforated disks could be useful for humanitarian aid drops or package delivery

A water bottle dangles from a lacy, vase-shaped parachute.

A water bottle is gently lowered by a parachute (center) made of a Mylar disk with cuts that allow it to unfurl as the bottle falls (close-up of the parachute shown in background).

Frédérick Gosselin

These parachutes may be full of holes, but they really hit the mark.