Re:Iron Man-like flight suit by a British entrepreneur
by bfu on Thursday March 30, 2017 @05:08AM
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Serious question, why are all these fake videos instantly recognizable? Other fake videos too, even long before "the thing" is shown just from the camera movement I know it's fake. They even try to hide it with artificial blur or lowering quality or shaking but the camera movement is still fake.
Re:Iron Man-like flight suit by a British entrepreneur
by dawnerd on Thursday March 30, 2017 @04:16AM
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On the flip side these guys have figured it out partially https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czy0pXRRZcs
Do I think the "iron man" suit can do more than hover? Not really. It is pretty cool nonetheless.
Re:Iron Man-like flight suit by a British entrepreneur
by J-dawg on Thursday March 30, 2017 @05:12AM
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Those are very, very cool, and I'm sure they are a huge technical achievement, but they don't really deserve to be compared with "jet pack" style craft. They have no takeoff or landing abilities at all.
For example, the chap who claimed he had built bird-like wings suitable for launching a human into the air[0] garnered a lot of attention until it was revealed to be a hoax [1].
Some similarities between the two videos. Low resolution. Lots of chopping and changing. Involves human flight - a naturally exciting area and excitement can suspend rationality.
[0]:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojSkxF6Qq_c [1]:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/915...