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[mrkgoo]

If people read it, he doesn't power it with his arms. There are motors, and wiimotes and android things.


I always assumed that birds wings were more than just a flapping up and down motion, and required some airplane wing-like aerodynamics, so they can gain lift by brushing 'forward' as opposed to just up and down. There's more to 'bird' flight than just big wings and flapping.

Also, I assume there wouldn't be such elation at a so-called 'maiden' flight, as it would've been under dozens of test scenarios.

 

[Scuba Steve]

Notice how the guy walks in front of the camera as he lands...

For fucks sake..

 

[Canuck76]

God please tell me this isn't fake. Oh but it's totally fake isn't it?

 

[Princess Carl]

if you're a doubter please actually read the wired story, not just the thread

looks legit to me



for real

Can't tell if serious or not.

 

[mrkgoo]

Can't tell if serious or not.

I'm serious. I don't believe it. I was trying to point out that there's more to flying like a bird than just some big wings.

But also that people saying that his arms aren't strong enough, they 'addressed' it in the article.

 

[thefit]

Fake, somehow he was tethered and pulled exactly like a kite note the tire tracks he follows in the first person view

 

[5amshift]

More like laughably fake.

 

[Exclamation-One]

Notice how the guy walks in front of the camera as he lands...

For fucks sake..

And same guy walks in front of the camera as it takes off.

 

[Derwind]

If people read it, he doesn't power it with his arms. There are motors, and wiimotes and android things.


I always assumed that birds wings were more than just a flapping up and down motion, and required some airplane wing-like aerodynamics, so they can gain lift by brushing 'forward' as opposed to just up and down. There's more to 'bird' flight than just big wings and flapping.

Also, I assume there wouldn't be such elation at a so-called 'maiden' flight, as it would've been under dozens of test scenarios.

correct

According to Smeets’ calculations, he needed approximately 2,000 Watts of continuous power to support his roughly 180-pound frame and 40-pound wing pack. His arms could only really provide 5 percent of that, so the rest would have to come from motors. His arms and pecs would basically serve to guide the device and to flap the wings.

It seems more believable now that it's not completely arm powered.. more arm guided...

 

[Princess Carl]

I'm serious. I don't believe it. I was trying to point out that there's more to flying like a bird than just some big wings.

But also that people saying that his arms aren't strong enough, they 'addressed' it in the article.

yeah you're right my bad

 

[Tesseract]

Pilot Wings 64 OST 10 - Birdman

keep it cool.

 

[Centurion]

the take-off (34 seconds in) looks so fake.

 

[shuri]

How can you guys not figure out it's fake was after 10 seconds of footage..

 

[Musan]

Jamie from Mythbusters also weighed in on the video. Helpful to get an experienced engineer's perspective.
http://www.tested.com/articles/43440-thoughts-on-the-mechanics-of-assisted-human-flight/

 

[EvetS]

Jamie from Mythbusters also weighed in on the video. Helpful to get an experienced engineer's perspective.

http://www.tested.com/articles/43440-thoughts-on-the-mechanics-of-assisted-human-flight/

Yeah, there was also an Mythbusters episode where they couldn't lift themselves off the ground using huge thrust engines.

 

[a Master Ninja]

Wired got duped. Better update your resume, Daniela Hernandez.

 

[2th]

so this was just on fox news... How the hell is this actually getting coverage?

yes I watch fox news on occasion. Come at me conservative gaf.

 

[Anticitizen One]

In a parellel reality, Sam raimi's spider man 4 would be coming out this summer and we would all be saying its viral marketing for that film.

 

[Tesseract]

so this was just on fox news... How the hell is this actually getting coverage?

yes I watch fox news on occasion. Come at me conservative gaf.

conserva gaf isn't coming at you, they're coming on you.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Jamie from Mythbusters also weighed in on the video. Helpful to get an experienced engineer's perspective.
http://www.tested.com/articles/43440-thoughts-on-the-mechanics-of-assisted-human-flight/

Interesting. Even if the video is fake, he seems to think that it's not far off from a real possibility, which is cool.

 

[Kinitari]

The part where he lifts off feels pretty... weird to me.

Regardless, I don't see why it isn't possible, it would just need to be a mechanically augmented apparatus, and there are more and more of those sorts of things out there now.

edit: Read the wired article, looks like that's what he did.

 

[Beaulieu]

Interesting. Even if the video is fake, he seems to think that it's not far off from a real possibility, which is cool.

except that it's not fake

 

[weekend_warrior]

Looked pretty fake to me.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

except that it's not fake

I'm not saying it is or it isn't. If it's CG, it's done far better than most YouTube hoaxes. If it's not, it seems weird it's not getting more attention, and there's not more proof.

 

[bengraven]

In a parellel reality, Sam raimi's spider man 4 would be coming out this summer and we would all be saying its viral marketing for that film.

I actually wrote up a synopsis once in college about how I could make Vulture cool again.

This just reminded me of it. ha

 

[dabig2]

I'll wait for mythbusters before deciding if it's fake or not.

 

[CrunchyB]

The flapping looked fake as hell and in any case wouldn't produce much lift. They also picked a very confined area to test it in, which is odd.

With some strong wind you could probably get off the ground though.

 

[GavinGT]

It looks like a god damned Red Bull commercial or something. The manner in which it was edited makes it look very suspect. Also, the fact that there was no cameraman beneath and to the right of him as he's taking off, but suddenly he's there to take the next shot makes me really doubt this. Releasing the unedited footage from every camera would go a long way toward clearing this up.

Then again, the fact that the videos have been released over a period of months does lend some veracity to their case.

 

[Kinitari]

If the guy actually figured out a way to incorporate strength augmenting robotics into his machine, with the proper battery + right wing build, it doesn't seem impossible - one of the biggest issues with humans flapping is that we don't have the arm/pec strength - but robotic augmentation would solve that hurdle.

The battery would probably only last like 1 minute though.

 

[subrock]

Wow, I hope all of my Facebook friends start posting this so I can have a nice joyful belly laugh when they all find out its fake.

 

[Shorty]

Wow, I hope all of my Facebook friends start posting this so I can have a nice joyful belly laugh when they all find out its fake.

hohoho other people are mistaken.

 

[Log4Girlz]

Fake. The wings are not wide enough. The larger a flier, the wider the wings have to be. His chest muscles also simple would not be able to flag hard enough to achieve flight with wings that size.

 

[Barkley's Justice]

Viral ad for new Clash of the Titans movie.

 

[pakkit]

The wings are motorized. I don't think it's fake, but it's not entirely honest to say that he just made "man-wings" and flapped around to fly.

 

[toxicgonzo]

As someone who has studied aerodynamics, I can tell you you'd need a wingspan ridiculously longer than that.

You mean to tell me him flapping his wings provided 150+lb of lift? I don't think so, Tim



Remember the video of that guy running on water? This is just that.

 

[Branduil]

Fake. The wings are not wide enough. The larger a flier, the wider the wings have to be. His chest muscles also simple would not be able to flag hard enough to achieve flight with wings that size.

As someone who has studied aerodynamics, I can tell you you'd need a wingspan ridiculously longer than that.

You mean to tell me him flapping his wings provided 150+lb of lift? I don't think so, Tim

Remember the video of that guy running on water? This is just that.

Not saying it's real, but it would help if people actually read the OP.

 

[Ace 8095]

I'm not surprised all these engineers are posting it's fake. It's a well known fact engineers can't read.

 

[Shorty]

As someone who has studied aerodynamics, I can tell you you'd need a wingspan ridiculously longer than that.

You mean to tell me him flapping his wings provided 150+lb of lift? I don't think so, Tim



Remember the video of that guy running on water? This is just that.

there are supporting engines in the wings that do 95% of the work, mr. aerodynamics

 

[Log4Girlz]

Not saying it's real, but it would help if people actually read the OP.

?

 

[flintstryker]

I always find it amusing how, internet dwellers (myself included) love to consider ourselves so cynical that we can't seem to enjoy something novel without racing for our keyboards to shout how fake it is.

Is being wrong such a dreadful thing? that we must constantly cover our asses by crying that everything is fake as soon as possible?

 

[whitehawk]

It's obviously fake as soon as 0:25 hits.

 

[Dr.Acula]

I don't buy it. Maybe it was being pulled, maybe it can glide, but it lacks the range of motion and frequency require to take off.

Look at this legit bird taking off. Look at that crazy range of motion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4uS7NL4tu8

Even this legit robot has a better range of motion, and it can't take off under its own power.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxwNLREINI8&feature=related

 

[Freezie KO]

Obviously fake. No one is named Jarno Smeets.

 

[DarkLegion]

At 34 seconds it just looks soooo fake to me, doesn't seem natural, especially after viewing the video of birds taking off.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

He never asked for that

Hahaha

 

[Deleted member 17706]

You've just got to believe to make it happen!

 

[RSLAEV]

Oh man I just watched video 13/14. Without a doubt this is the fakiest fake to ever fake it's way out of Faketown.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Big deal the ancient Greeks did this.

 

[Fantastical]

I always find it amusing how, internet dwellers (myself included) love to consider ourselves so cynical that we can't seem to enjoy something novel without racing for our keyboards to shout how fake it is.

Is being wrong such a dreadful thing? that we must constantly cover our asses by crying that everything is fake as soon as possible?

What's wrong with saying something looks fake if it does in fact look fake? Are you being cynical about being cynical?

 

[pelicansurf]

Yeah, the 13/14 video has some CG looking wings. It's actually kind of hilarious.