I go up when the rain comes down, and I go down when the sun comes out. If you drop me, I open up, but if you drop yourself, you scream. What am I?
An umbrella
An umbrella rises into use during rain and collapses in the sun. It opens when dropped/deployed, unlike a person who might fall and scream.
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