| Roll Again | 15 May 2008 6:02 a.m. PST |
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| rddfxx | 15 May 2008 6:25 a.m. PST |
186mph! Hummina hummina hummina…. |
| Balin Shortstuff | 15 May 2008 6:56 a.m. PST |
"It's like a second skin," he later told reporters. "If I turn to the left, I fly left. If I nudge to the right, I go right." Heaven forbid he should sneeze. |
| ghostdog | 15 May 2008 7:00 a.m. PST |
sometime ago, thinking about how many gadgets you could make today for a superhero, I found this: link this: link and specially this: aerobiker.com |
| Acharnement | 15 May 2008 7:22 a.m. PST |
Astounding. Someone actually did it. One question- how do you land? |
| mattblackgod | 15 May 2008 7:36 a.m. PST |
Thats cool. Maybe you wait until its out of fuel (or cut the motor) and glide? |
| Klebert L Hall | 15 May 2008 7:42 a.m. PST |
You fold the wings, and open your parachute.
-Kle. |
| nazrat | 15 May 2008 8:06 a.m. PST |
Watch the film on that link and they show the whole process. SAo far it's no good for superheroes because you a) have to jump out of a plane and b) have to parachute to the ground after taking a good deal of time to decelerate. I think the bad guys would either be long gone by then or would shoot you full of holes. 8)= |
| Tankrider | 15 May 2008 1:05 p.m. PST |
This is even better. Heinlein would be proud link "C'mon you apes.. do you want to live forever?" |
Hundvig  | 15 May 2008 1:59 p.m. PST |
Watch the film on that link and they show the whole process. SAo far it's no good for superheroes because you a) have to jump out of a plane and b) have to parachute to the ground after taking a good deal of time to decelerate. I think the bad guys would either be long gone by then or would shoot you full of holes. 8)= OTOH, if you're nigh-invulnerable already, that isn't as much of a problem, and "accelerated" landings won't hurt nearly so much. I think the Tick might buy one, since Arthur refuses to loan him his wings… |
 Parzival  | 15 May 2008 3:00 p.m. PST |
"That's not flying! It's falling… with style!" --- Sheriff Woody. (Actually, it looks like flying to me. But it also looks surprisingly like Buzz Lightyear's flight pack, so I couldn't resist the quote!) |
| Dances With Words | 16 May 2008 1:46 a.m. PST |
you DID see the bit about the 'flying car'…AGAIN…in the same tech news…didn't YOU??? *slish? |
| Martin Rapier | 16 May 2008 2:31 p.m. PST |
I've just seen the flight footage of this on the news. I can't think of anything which looks more dangerous! Still, if that is what it takes to be a superhero…. |
