Posts tagged flight
Sometimes it makes sense...
by Slinkachu
The Girl Who Loved to Levitate
By Japanese photographer Natsumi Hayashi
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Yowayowa Camera via My Modern Met via
How much milk would you have to vomit in order to levitate?
In X-Men: First Class, Banshee uses ultrasonic screaming like a jet pack to power his flight. In a recent video from special effects whiz Freddie Wong, a character named “Milk Man” gushes gallons of milk from his gullet to achieve a similar effect.
This, of course, got MinutePhysics’ Henry Reich thinking: how much milk would Milk Man really need to spew in order to keep himself aloft? Basic rocket science ensues.
Wait, what????
The see-through airplane of 2050
The rear of the plane provides a comfortable work environment where travelers can maintain access to data networks in-flight. The mid-section is a holodeck multi-purpose space that can function as a bar, a conference room, or virtual golf course. But the forward section of the passenger compartment is the most dramatic. From the press release:
The “vitalising zone” is all about wellbeing and relaxation allowing you to proactively recharge your batteries with vitamin and antioxidant enriched air, mood lighting, aromatherapy and acupressure treatments whilst taking in the infinite view of the world around you.
Huh. Perhaps a little too pie-in-the-sky?
via Geekosystem
As much as I’d want to do this, the “voice of reason” in my brain wonders how you possibly can land something like that (without crashing).
YouTube via Roger Ebert Via Boing Boing
