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10-09-2004, 12:34 PM | #1 |
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Bird Man!
Who hasn't dreamed of flying through the sky??
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10-09-2004, 12:36 PM | #2 |
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this is different from parachuting because you don't free fall, you actually fly forward, and when you get to a certain altitude, you full the chute.
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10-09-2004, 12:40 PM | #3 |
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*pull* the chute
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10-09-2004, 07:45 PM | #4 |
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Looks like it would be tough to walk in that outfit.
Was that last one Bird-Elvis?
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10-09-2004, 08:11 PM | #5 |
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I thought it was the Bird-Pope.
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10-10-2004, 03:48 AM | #6 |
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Dont they make them in Grey or Black, with some nice detailed work, like feathers?
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10-10-2004, 07:40 AM | #7 |
I think this line's mostly filler.
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You'd probably not want to wear something like that over hunting country....
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10-10-2004, 09:09 AM | #8 |
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I think the pics are fake but it's an interesting concept.
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10-10-2004, 10:58 AM | #9 |
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I've seen this sort of thing on the Discovery Channel. Specifically, there's some (I believe French?) guy who wears one of these outfits and goes zooming all over. There's even a record for duration and distance of flight from a given jump altitude.
I don't know for a fact that these pics are real, but the freefall/flight concept is absolutely genuine.
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10-10-2004, 10:59 AM | #10 |
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go to www.bird-man.com and check it out for yourself
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10-10-2004, 11:42 AM | #11 |
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Yep, i also saw that french dude on tv! He' s been doing this for a while now and im sure he still does! He goes by ....miles / hour and .....minutes flying,
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10-11-2004, 10:44 AM | #12 |
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Still doesn't hold a candle to the original.
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10-11-2004, 10:57 AM | #13 |
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OBJECTION!!
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10-11-2004, 06:37 PM | #14 |
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Imposters everywhere!
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10-11-2004, 09:34 PM | #15 |
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Wasn't Icarus the original?
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