Bird Man!

Guess • Oct 9, 2004 1:34 pm
Who hasn't dreamed of flying through the sky??
Guess • Oct 9, 2004 1:36 pm
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.

[HTML]www.bird-man.com[/HTML]
Guess • Oct 9, 2004 1:40 pm
*pull* the chute
xoxoxoBruce • Oct 9, 2004 8:45 pm
Looks like it would be tough to walk in that outfit.
Was that last one Bird-Elvis? :)
wolf • Oct 9, 2004 9:11 pm
I thought it was the Bird-Pope.
York • Oct 10, 2004 4:48 am
Dont they make them in Grey or Black, with some nice detailed work, like feathers?
Happy Monkey • Oct 10, 2004 8:40 am
You'd probably not want to wear something like that over hunting country....
Undertoad • Oct 10, 2004 10:09 am
I think the pics are fake but it's an interesting concept.
Elspode • Oct 10, 2004 11:58 am
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.
Guess • Oct 10, 2004 11:59 am
go to www.bird-man.com and check it out for yourself
York • Oct 10, 2004 12:42 pm
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,
Cant remember the specifics anymore and dont wanna try to calculate! ( over here its kilometrs/hour!!)
Kitsune • Oct 11, 2004 11:44 am
Still doesn't hold a candle to the original.

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Clodfobble • Oct 11, 2004 11:57 am
OBJECTION!!

Overruled.
xoxoxoBruce • Oct 11, 2004 7:37 pm
Imposters everywhere! :eek:
Elspode • Oct 11, 2004 10:34 pm
Wasn't Icarus the original?
Cyber Wolf • Oct 12, 2004 8:01 am
I say so. I'd also say Icarus's wings are much more impressive. Mmm...wing span.
Troubleshooter • Oct 12, 2004 8:46 am
I was watching Batman Beyond with Little Sidhe yesterday and thought it would be cool to see him do the new Batman outfit, which has similiar wings.

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Billy • Oct 12, 2004 10:02 am
My God, it's a real Birdman (In Chinese, Birdman is a dirty word, like the fu*king man).
xoxoxoBruce • Oct 12, 2004 7:23 pm
I can see why Icarus's plumb tuckered out. :)
russotto • Oct 14, 2004 12:19 pm
One of those suits might have come in handy here...
Trilby • Oct 14, 2004 12:35 pm
xoxoxoBruce wrote:
I can see why Icarus's plumb tuckered out. :)



Always with the sex! :biggrin:
BrianR • Oct 14, 2004 3:07 pm
I was flying that day after Taco Hell. *I* didn't think they were THAT bad...
Bullitt • Oct 17, 2004 5:55 pm
Clodfobble wrote:
OBJECTION!!

Overruled.


Oh man Clod, I about cried laughing from that one! Absolutey classic!
SHASHOsun • Nov 15, 2004 11:55 am
wow its hard very hard iwanna do this