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Holy crap, people can fly.
« on: December 11, 2007, 08:22:58 PM »
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2007, 08:28:10 PM »
Yeah, they've had these for a while. Smiley

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qljt9zXpeK4
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2007, 10:08:20 PM »
Have you guys seen the ones with the two miniature jet engines strapped to the legs? Then you can literally fly, landings are still done by parachute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS2rjcVcaqQ
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2007, 10:46:24 PM »
ooooh.. awesome. Now that looks like fun.

In a "dear Lord, why did I ever agree to do this Mommmmmy!!!!!" kinda way, but fun nonetheless. Smiley

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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2007, 01:10:58 AM »
I remember a movie about a flying suit like these. The premise was that you could forget yourself and "fly" right into the ground. Not the hero of the movie of course.
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« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2007, 01:23:12 AM »
Holy mother of God, these people are friggin crazy. Where can I get a suit like that? And a pair of those jet engine boots? grin
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2007, 01:25:50 AM »


[Rocky the Squirrel voice] I'm Batman.... [/Rocky the Squirrel voice]

I'd rather just hit the ground than wear that.....  undecided
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« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2007, 01:41:03 AM »
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2007, 03:26:54 AM »
he, the guy in the first picture, was on the today show this morning. evidently, with a glide slope of 3:1 he feels he can land without a parachute (he actually was talking about jumping out of the plane without a chute). he is just looking for the proper landing strip. a long sloped surface like a ski jump landing ramp would be appropriate.
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2007, 04:17:32 AM »
Looks a lot like the "Flying Capes" of the old Flash Gordon serials (circa 1938) . . . and, since you still need a parachute, they work about as well.  rolleyes

I find this underwhelming.
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2007, 04:54:29 AM »
That's not flying, that's falling with style.

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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2007, 04:58:37 AM »
Quote from: geronimotwo on December 12, 2007, 02:26:54 AM
he, the guy in the first picture, was on the today show this morning. evidently, with a glide slope of 3:1 he feels he can land without a parachute (he actually was talking about jumping out of the plane without a chute). he is just looking for the proper landing strip. a long sloped surface like a ski jump landing ramp would be appropriate.

I wonder how his obituary will read after he tries that.
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2007, 05:45:54 AM »
Darwin, line four.
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2007, 06:37:39 AM »
Quote from: RocketMan on December 12, 2007, 03:58:37 AM
Quote from: geronimotwo on December 12, 2007, 02:26:54 AM
he, the guy in the first picture, was on the today show this morning. evidently, with a glide slope of 3:1 he feels he can land without a parachute (he actually was talking about jumping out of the plane without a chute). he is just looking for the proper landing strip. a long sloped surface like a ski jump landing ramp would be appropriate.

I wonder how his obituary will read after he tries that.

He wanted to make a splash in the world of skydiving.....instead, he made a splat......
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #16 on: December 12, 2007, 06:43:03 AM »
As mentioned they have been around a while.  One of the more famous guys a few years ago ate it into a bridge they were trying to "fly" under video taped and everything.  The guy he was flying with made it under the bridge landed, looked for his buddy and couldn't figure out what the small particles landing on him were.  Although cool, these guys like to push it to the max.  I believe he will attempt landing without a shute, and if not him it will be someone else.
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #17 on: December 12, 2007, 07:25:17 AM »
No, they cannot fly.

They can GLIDE.

Big difference...

Even if he flaps his wings extra hard, he's still going to land.
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #18 on: December 12, 2007, 07:42:10 AM »
Falling, just slower...
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #19 on: December 12, 2007, 08:01:53 AM »
I thought someone credulous had watched an episode of Heroes.
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #20 on: December 12, 2007, 09:43:53 AM »
If jet-boot-boy had one of them conk out mid-flight his terminal spin as the other jet drove him outta control would be a crowd-pleaser.  Once.
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #21 on: December 12, 2007, 09:45:34 AM »
Quote from: jfruser on December 12, 2007, 08:43:53 AM
If jet-boot-boy had one of them conk out mid-flight his terminal spin as the other jet drove him outta control would be a crowd-pleaser.  Once.
Either that, or an engine fire.
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #22 on: December 12, 2007, 11:20:48 AM »
So there was some technical validity to jumping off the second story roof with a bedsheet as kid.  cheesy  If we had only known how to sew.
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #23 on: December 19, 2007, 05:22:12 PM »
Just had a thought - I wonder if they could stall one of the things, at the right spot, next to something tall enough to land on...
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Re: Holy crap, people can fly.
« Reply #24 on: December 19, 2007, 05:35:52 PM »
For some strange reason, I want to try this?
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