The most interesting article that I saw that came out of this is Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters saying the physics is actually feasible.
> The video of Jarno Smeets' flight is cool, and I don't see evidence that it was faked. It seems reasonable to accomplish, and is something I have wanted to try for a long time.
http://www.tested.com/news/articles/43440-thoughts-on-the-me...