Real Flying Humanoid

**Skeptical** · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 9:11 am Post subject: Real Flying Humanoid

A Swiss man has come up with a rather outrageous way to fly the friendly skies. He pretty much mounted a wing and jet engine on his back:

Here's the full story:

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Man-soars-Alps-jet-powered-wing-Bex2C-Switzerland-Anja-Niedringhaus/ss/events/lf/051408yvesrossy/s:/ap/20080514/ap_on_re_eu/switzerland_rocket_man/im:/080514/481/1e8e3d34fb9a47cf94e8c6ab648d1dde/;_ylt=AtJxUGiJAIYik6q1UN.14MVbbBAF

I know I'm a techno-geek but I think that is pretty cool - maybe not something I care to try personally - but cool nonetheless. Cool

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**Skeptical** · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 9:06 pm Post subject:

Apparently this guy has been doing this for a few years now - here's a video from 2006:

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**Carol Nistri** · Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 3292

oh boy,thats got to take real guts.Skep do you remember the farmer that invented that low flying scooter,thats what comes to mind when I look at it,you stepped on and it took off but only about a foot off the ground.All of a sudden all mention of it completely stopped and I wondered why,I couldnt imagine no one not wanting to buy this up in a heart beat.

**Skeptical** · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 9:01 am Post subject:

Carol - I'm not sure I know what you're referring to there - can you find any references to it on the web?

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