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I believe this could be real, but the wings are powered by 4 electric motors. He uses an HTC Android phone and a WiiMote to read the movements of his arms, and

I believe this could be real, but the wings are powered by 4 electric motors. He uses an HTC Android phone and a WiiMote to read the movements of his arms, and that readings are used to control the wings. There are many more details on his blog http://www.humanbirdwings.net/project-timeline/ http://www.humanbirdwings.net/project-timeline/ Edit: JoeCortopassi raised some good points in his comment. I'm not so sure this is plausible, even with the 4 motors.

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jsprinkles 15y ago
If it's written on a blog, it's certainly true, then?
- veemjeem 15y ago
  why are you posting so many skeptical comments?
  - jsprinkles 15y ago
    Because I am skeptical that the video is real.
    - veemjeem 15y ago
      yes, we get that, but there's no need to reply to every comment about your skepticism.
      - jsprinkles 15y ago
        There's no need for you to position yourself as a gatekeeper for HN comments, either, but you're doing it anyway. Who elected you to quota individual comments? When you went after me, I had left three comments on this entry. There were more than a dozen by the time you said something, and I had made my point and was willing to back out. If you've identified a noise problem in the signal -- the only possible reason to go directly after another commenter and expect that you're improving HN at all -- how does spamming yet more about the noise problem improve the situation for anybody? Thanks for reminding me why I don't contribute to HN, by the way. I'll show myself back out.
- MartinodF 15y ago
  No, it's not. I'm just pointing out the 4 electric motors because they're not directly visible in the video, and their use makes the whole flying thing a bit more plausible. You can see a pic of said motors here: http://www.humanbirdwings.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TimelineTurnigymotor.png http://www.humanbirdwings.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Tim...

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jsprinkles 15y ago

If it's written on a blog, it's certainly true, then?

veemjeem 15y ago
why are you posting so many skeptical comments?
- jsprinkles 15y ago
  Because I am skeptical that the video is real.
  - veemjeem 15y ago
    yes, we get that, but there's no need to reply to every comment about your skepticism.
    - jsprinkles 15y ago
      There's no need for you to position yourself as a gatekeeper for HN comments, either, but you're doing it anyway. Who elected you to quota individual comments? When you went after me, I had left three comments on this entry. There were more than a dozen by the time you said something, and I had made my point and was willing to back out. If you've identified a noise problem in the signal -- the only possible reason to go directly after another commenter and expect that you're improving HN at all -- how does spamming yet more about the noise problem improve the situation for anybody? Thanks for reminding me why I don't contribute to HN, by the way. I'll show myself back out.
MartinodF 15y ago
No, it's not. I'm just pointing out the 4 electric motors because they're not directly visible in the video, and their use makes the whole flying thing a bit more plausible. You can see a pic of said motors here: http://www.humanbirdwings.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TimelineTurnigymotor.png http://www.humanbirdwings.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Tim...