Author Topic: Practical Thoughts on Humans with Wings  (Read 3021 times)

I like the idea, but you'd need to address these problems too - Drunk flying, Human brain's speed in comprehending things VS flight speed, and the force resistance of the wing feathers. As with all things, alcohol will cause problems yes. Reaction times are situational and can be changed through training and experience. Not sure what you're added on to with the force resistance from the feathers.

 Also, it's not just flapping them that would tire the muscles, but also holding them rigid when gliding. Seriously, imagine getting a fairly thin wooden plank, putting it in between two rocks, and standing on it. nanosuitmuscles or not, tiring will still be a problem. If you take a long flight, and you're exhausted then what will you do to land, hmm? How will that work? No way it'd be soft, that's for sure. And we haven't talked about leg force resistance. I understand where you're coming from, but I'm sticking to my guns here. A single strand of that nanofiber is 200 times stronger than a few strands of regular human muscle. If you get tired, you lock out your arms, the wind resistance  from gliding down and basic lift will help. The wings are like arms with large hands.

Oh, speaking of leg force resistance, wouldn't it be more strain on our legs to basically have a new pair of arms that weigh more? I don't know how much it would weigh but I can't imagine it weighing more than full kit in the military and they still do their job in hot as hell weather no less.


Oh, and how would clothing work? Skin-tight insulated suits? Because traditional apparel is NOT good for keeping in heat if you're going at a high velocity, and mass is also a problem. How much do these "Nano-muscles" weigh? Or how they would work with replacing your legs? I'm stumped here, I have no clue for clothes.
Or the rates of medical complications from leg muscle replacement be? And the costs! Oh, the costs... This is addressed, they shouldn't be more than an extra 100 lbs.


Anyway, to be more detailed, Drunk flying, like, drunk driving - That'd be an even bigger problem, because the safety levels would be worse than motorcycles - not that I have anything against motorcycles, I'm just saying it's dangerous. Yes it is dangerous, but people will always drink no matter what they do. Survival of the fittest almost.

Human's brain speed on comprehending things, like, if you're an actor, if you get fake punched, how long does it take for you to stagger backwards? Or, how good are you at timing things in a game? Or parkour! Best example right there: Parkour. All it needs is training and experiance.

Another thing about clothing - Would you put clothing on the wings? The wings do count as a naked part of your body, soooo... Where is that "I have no idea!" Band of Brothers gif when you need it?

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« Last Edit: November 24, 2012, 05:41:08 PM by .Atlas »


Everything would be solved if we were genetically made with wings.


Everything would be solved if we were genetically made with wings.
This will be possible sometime in the next 50 years.