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Sep 26th, 2011 at 12:25pm

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I've seen some good ones in my time but this is worthy of James Bond!
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/daredevil-flies-through-cave-wearing-wingsuit.html
 

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Reply #1 - Sep 26th, 2011 at 2:16pm

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I'm not quite sure that they were 'defying gravity', but it is a very cool stunt!
 

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Reply #2 - Sep 26th, 2011 at 2:49pm

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machineman9 wrote on Sep 26th, 2011 at 2:16pm:
I'm not quite sure that they were 'defying gravity'...
'Defying' it doesn't mean successfully defeating it -- just that actions indicate the attempt.  Cheesy
In this case, however, it had more to do with the air beneath and around his 'wings'... a few millenia ago this would more likely have been considered as defying perceived laws of physics.




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Reply #3 - Sep 26th, 2011 at 6:47pm

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H wrote on Sep 26th, 2011 at 2:49pm:
machineman9 wrote on Sep 26th, 2011 at 2:16pm:
I'm not quite sure that they were 'defying gravity'...
'Defying' it doesn't mean successfully defeating it -- just that actions indicate the attempt.  Cheesy
In this case, however, it had more to do with the air beneath and around his 'wings'... a few millenia ago this would more likely have been considered as defying perceived laws of physics.




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Buzz Lightyear has issues with your definitions  Grin
 

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