Man Supposedly Flies With Custom-Built Bird Wings

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Post by dym » Wed, Mar 21, 2012, 12:10 AM UTC

Re: Man Supposedly Flies With Custom-Built Bird Wings

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Post by joelackner » Wed, Mar 21, 2012, 12:35 AM UTC

incredible. i never really thought how jarring and jerky flapping wings would be...

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Post by jeremyrwelch » Wed, Mar 21, 2012, 12:36 AM UTC

to infinity and beyond

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Post by lopatin » Wed, Mar 21, 2012, 12:36 AM UTC

I would pay so much for one of these

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Post by epaik » Wed, Mar 21, 2012, 12:39 AM UTC

Wow.

This makes me wonder what Leonardo da Vinci could've accomplished given some base robotics technology to work off of.

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Post by ookblah » Wed, Mar 21, 2012, 12:43 AM UTC

a lot of people in the wired comments are posting about how it's fake... huh?

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Post by jsprinkles » Wed, Mar 21, 2012, 12:43 AM UTC

I'm skeptical. Am I the only one that noticed what appeared to be the plethora of CGI in the video?

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Post by e03179 » Wed, Mar 21, 2012, 12:44 AM UTC

Where was the camera operator at 0:35?

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Post by sbarre » Wed, Mar 21, 2012, 12:44 AM UTC

jsprinkles wrote: post #7

I'm skeptical. Am I the only one that noticed what appeared to be the plethora of CGI in the video?

The internet has ruined us. :-) I also immediately though "fake" or some kind of viral video, but my desire to try those out makes me hopeful..

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Post by e03179 » Wed, Mar 21, 2012, 12:46 AM UTC

jsprinkles wrote: post #7

I'm skeptical. Am I the only one that noticed what appeared to be the plethora of CGI in the video?

I just can't figure out why they had the guy in the middle run straight toward the camera as he begins his "taxi".