Now THAT looks like a blast. I'd even train and work out

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:34 pm

To be able to do that:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/ ... ird-wings/

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rubato

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:56 pm

sceptics have chimed in and said "I don't think so".

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/?p=101983

and, well the physics works out ok."

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/ ... birdwings/

Even so, I wonder what would have happened if the Wright Brothers had used flappy wings instead of propellers.

yrs,
rubato

Econoline · Post by **Econoline** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:22 am

ETA: ???? Kitty Hawks and Kitty Dolphins?

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:13 am

The Dutch 'bird man' who posted a video showing a successful 'test flight' of a wing suit contraption has admitted that the amazing feat was a hoax all along.

Viewers became sceptical after it emerged that no scientists actually knew 'Jarno Smeets', who claimed to have created the technology.

Now Smeets has confessed that he is actually a 'filmmaker and animator' named Floris Kaayk, and has described the faked footage as 'online storytelling'.

Timster · Post by **Timster** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:02 am

So, "online story teller" is what we are calling it now.

Seems a few people here could benefit from that distinction...

Ok, got it. That would be in juxtaposition to say.... bare faced liar, and media seeking attention whore?
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Yep got it.

* cool premise. Too bad it was a sham.*

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 4:37 pm

You mean the story of Icarus was a, a, a, MYTH!

Those Greeks were justa buncha jokey hoaxters.

yrs,
rubato

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 4:52 pm

It means the editors at Wired Science are gullible, and the magazine has lost some of it's credibility.

To their credit they didn't erase the original article and did place updates admitting it was indeed a hoax.

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 5:54 pm

There is no loss of credibility as long as they treat the data honestly. Anyone can be deceived; a fool is one who ignores the evidence when it is available.

yrs,
rubato

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:47 pm

So yer saying there was data involved?

Timster · Post by **Timster** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:00 pm

I for one am going to have to see a graph and or graphs to quantify my opinion regarding this subject...

Timster · Post by **Timster** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:44 pm

rubato wrote:There is no loss of credibility as long as they treat the data honestly. Anyone can be deceived; a fool is one who ignores the evidence when it is available.

yrs,
rubato

Note to the Administration and All people that care about data and such... You read it! I want this archived for all time and posterity and the benefit of mankind for perpetuity.

et al. I think I may have got some of the dripping Irony on me. I need to go wash my hands now...

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