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Title: Human Bird Wings
Post by: spitfire on March 21, 2012, 12:06:24 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYW5G2kbrKk

Title: Re: Human Bird Wings
Post by: abhay on March 21, 2012, 02:02:54 PM

:hatsoff: :hatsoff: :hatsoff:

Title: Re: Human Bird Wings
Post by: Swapnil on March 21, 2012, 02:13:29 PM

Hahaha! Did he eat a 3¹⁰⁰⁰ s 1000000mAH 1000C Turnigy LiPo?

Title: Re: Human Bird Wings
Post by: netsecrets00 on March 21, 2012, 02:20:32 PM

:giggle: :giggle: :giggle:

Title: Re: Human Bird Wings
Post by: SunLikeStar on March 21, 2012, 02:47:54 PM

Quote from: Swapnil on March 21, 2012, 02:13:29 PM
Did he eat a 3¹⁰⁰⁰ s 1000000mAH 1000C Turnigy LiPo?

Just found out the wings are really powered by Turnigy outrunners and lipos from HobbyKing :)

Title: Re: Human Bird Wings
Post by: Swapnil on March 21, 2012, 03:30:25 PM

Wow, really?!!!

I thought it was an early April-fools' joke or something! :)

Title: Re: Human Bird Wings
Post by: Swapnil on March 21, 2012, 04:17:32 PM

Loads of people on YT are saying it's fake.
Can a semi-ornithopter with that much weight really fly?

Title: Re: Human Bird Wings
Post by: SunLikeStar on March 21, 2012, 09:20:21 PM

Yep. Fake :(
http://i.imgur.com/bcox5.gif
http://i.imgur.com/9sLbx.jpg

Title: Re: Human Bird Wings
Post by: anwar on March 21, 2012, 10:49:18 PM

Hmmm, I am not sure.

http://gizmodo.com/5894904/man-flies-like-a-bird-flapping-his-own-wings

Title: Re: Human Bird Wings
Post by: Swapnil on March 22, 2012, 01:40:27 AM

Hmmm...most of the comments on gizmodo are similar to YT saying it's all fake.
Looks like a big april fools' day preparation!

Hey, did anybody consider that this might just be another 'Flying Dutchman'? :giggle: :rofl:

Maybe he should use this Italian 'Cold Fusion Device' to get longer flight times!
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-01/italian-scientists-claim-dubious-cold-fusion-breakthrough

Title: Re: Human Bird Wings
Post by: anwar on March 22, 2012, 01:46:29 AM

This is interesting with ILM folks getting involved.

http://gizmodo.com/5895235/cgi-experts-say-flying-bird-man-is-fake

Title: Re: Human Bird Wings
Post by: Swapnil on March 22, 2012, 08:26:29 AM

Now this is something awesome. You can, at the least, use it as a Halloween costume!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHRyEWpHeec&feature=g-vrec&context=G2f7dbc4RVAAAAAAAADA

Title: Re: Human Bird Wings
Post by: anwar on March 23, 2012, 12:55:46 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/22/dutch-artist-admits-faking-viral-human-bird-wings-video/

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