Don't lie on your CV.

[MarillionFan]

Why? You're the fat bastard. He'd be scared stiff you were hungry!

If it was you, he'd be worried you'd either try to hit him or bum him.

[EternalOptimist]

Why? You're the fat bastard. He'd be scared stiff you were hungry!

very good

[northernladuk]

If it was you, he'd be worried you'd either try to hit him or bum him.

Is both acceptable then?

[Churchill]

If it was you, he'd be worried you'd either try to hit him or bum him.

Why would I want to "bum" him?

It's the uniform, isn't it? You fat Geeks like the uniform.

I'm sorry MF but I'm not gay, I'm flattered but I just don't swing that way.

[TimberWolf]

I would be happy to share a lift with a fat bastard in the event it failed.

[MarillionFan]

Why would I want to "bum" him?

It's the uniform, isn't it? You fat Geeks like the uniform.

I'm sorry MF but I'm not gay, I'm flattered but I just don't swing that way.

I love a man in white robes.

[doodab]

Which on reflection may be a bit harsh considering not many birds can hover or take off vertically either.

It turns out that a simple formula relates most winged things, whether they be flapping or fixed, insect or 747:

0.3 * airDensity * V^2 * surfaceArea = weight (Mg)

Which for a 15 m^2 surface area equates to a horizontal speed of 13 m/s, or 48 km/h. Still fake. I imagine one could stay up for quite a while with a wing of that size once airborne and up to speed though.

http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/chapte...13137chap1.pdf

There are a number of instances of human powered flight, usually involving professional cyclists in very light aircraft. The current speed record over a 1.5km course is 32km/h, and the distance record is over 100km.

MIT Daedalus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I've seen paragliders and I've seen people lifted off the ground by those power kites before, I reckon he could get airborn on those wings with a bit of a breeze. The flapping seems completely spurious. Just about within the realm of believability IMO, but I wouldn't describe it as human powered.

[TimberWolf]

There are a number of instances of human powered flight, usually involving professional cyclists in very light aircraft. The current speed record over a 1.5km course is 32km/h, and the distance record is over 100km.

32km/h = 8.9 m/s

And plugging in other details (mass = 104kg, surface area = 30 m^2) into the simple formula I gave earlier
0.3 * airDensity * V^2 * surfaceArea = weight (Mg):

= 0.3 * 1.25 * v^2 * 30 = 1040, giving a speed v = 9.6 m/s. Close enough.

MIT Daedalus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I've seen paragliders and I've seen people lifted off the ground by those power kites before, I reckon he could get airborn on those wings with a bit of a breeze. The flapping seems completely spurious. Just about within the realm of believability IMO, but I wouldn't describe it as human powered.

Yeah, flapping might increase or maintain forward speed a little bit, but the couple of tens of Newtons provided by that hoax craft is a bit puny.

[MaryPoppins]

Are all threads now destined to end up whittled down to "you're gay" insults? Can we just have one thread dedicated to all the homosexuals on the site?

[Churchill]

Are all threads now destined to end up whittled down to "you're gay" insults? Can we just have one thread dedicated to all the homosexuals on the site?

We've put that one to bed. To coin a phrase. Thanks for your input though.

Can we move on now?