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Leper_Kahn
2007-12-10, 12:12 AM
-VnV Nation - Beloved

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/sports/othersports/10flying.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Some crazy parachutists are creating a human flight suit. It is now just jumping out of a plane, but I hope they make it human powered flight.

Amotis
2007-12-10, 12:14 AM
Hehe, flying squirrels.

Icewalker
2007-12-10, 12:40 AM
You know, I really want to skydive at least once. It looks really fun.

That sounds pretty awesome though. I like how in the video he mentions "falling, reaching terminal velocity, landing at 110 mph on your face, then standing up and doing it again."

My emphasis being on the 'on your face' part :smallbiggrin:

Ranis
2007-12-10, 06:34 AM
"That's not flying!! It's falling with style!!"

Hoggy
2007-12-10, 06:58 AM
I love VNV Nation.

That looks awesome. Want one for christmas.

bluish_wolf
2007-12-10, 06:58 AM
They say they are jumping without a parachute, but that suit is a parachute in and of itself...

T'ze'hai
2007-12-10, 07:11 AM
It's not the falling (or flying, in this case) that will cause the problem, it's the landing....:smallbiggrin:
Very curious if someone will make it alive!

The Bushranger
2007-12-10, 08:14 AM
*makes the obvious crack about jumping out of a perfectly good airplane*

Haruki-kun
2007-12-10, 10:55 AM
Cool! I want to try that sometime! *goes to 7/11 to see if they have any o those in stock*

Trog
2007-12-10, 11:03 AM
ACME Bat Costumes! The only costume worn by bats!

Grim Greyscale
2007-12-10, 06:35 PM
Yeah. I saw these a few months back. They're pretty cool.

Aramil Liadon
2007-12-12, 07:01 PM
Wow, and cheap, too (considering the awesome). I'ma gonna get me one of those.