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I believe this could be real, but the wings are powered by 4 electric motors. He uses an HTC Android phone and a WiiMote to read the movements of his arms, and that readings are used to control the wings.

There are many more details on his blog http://www.humanbirdwings.net/project-timeline/

Edit: JoeCortopassi raised some good points in his comment. I'm not so sure this is plausible, even with the 4 motors.

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If it's written on a blog, it's certainly true, then?

No, it's not. I'm just pointing out the 4 electric motors because they're not directly visible in the video, and their use makes the whole flying thing a bit more plausible.

You can see a pic of said motors here: http://www.humanbirdwings.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Tim...

why are you posting so many skeptical comments?

Because I am skeptical that the video is real.

yes, we get that, but there's no need to reply to every comment about your skepticism.

There's no need for you to position yourself as a gatekeeper for HN comments, either, but you're doing it anyway. Who elected you to quota individual comments? When you went after me, I had left three comments on this entry. There were more than a dozen by the time you said something, and I had made my point and was willing to back out.

If you've identified a noise problem in the signal -- the only possible reason to go directly after another commenter and expect that you're improving HN at all -- how does spamming yet more about the noise problem improve the situation for anybody?

Thanks for reminding me why I don't contribute to HN, by the way. I'll show myself back out.

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