When I initially saw the video on youtube, it didn't strike me as being a hoax. I probably wasn't in a particularly skeptical frame of mind and besides, the flight was only some seconds.
Upon finishing however, I noticed some "related videos", one of which included a NOVA special where some guys made a legit human powered flying machine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZjHcjyLprw Note that the actual implementation is incredibly exhausting, requires high tech lightweight materials, and everything is shaved down to the absolute bare minimum. No small feat, for sure! XL On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 10:02 PM, William Beaty <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 20 Mar 2012, [email protected] wrote: > >> Found this more suitable for spare time than videos or games: >> http://hydride.has.it/ > > > Nice, but arrg, powerpoint. No PDF vers. > > For real fun we can go argue about amateur breakthrough hoax videos. DWFTTW > is old, so now it's battery-assist human ornithopter (below.) > > Looks borderline-feasible at a few hundred watts drive power. But the video > is full of suspicious stuff. Why make such an elaborate detailed hoax? > Perhaps it's a viral publicity campaign? > > WIRED > http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/human-bird-wings/#disqus_thread > > REDDIT > http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/r5har/is_whats_shown_in_this_video_possible_calling_on/ > > MYTHBUSTERS (new forum) > http://www.tested.com/articles/43440-thoughts-on-the-mechanics-of-assisted-human-flight/ > > Or maybe it's the Other Hutchison Effect: "I almost have it working, so > lets make a fake video, since the public is so easy to fool. > > > PS > > Elderly physicist > http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2556#comic > > > > > (((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))) > William J. Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website > billb at amasci com http://amasci.com > EE/programmer/sci-exhibits amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair > Seattle, WA 206-762-3818 unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci >
