Flying bike
June 21, 2013 6:32 PM Subscribe
It's the 21st century, where's my flying bike? (YT)
Unfortunately, the pilot is a dummy and the bike was remotely controlled.
Unfortunately, the pilot is a dummy and the bike was remotely controlled.
I don't want a flying bike, I just want me friends and I to stop getting hit by motorists when riding bikes.
posted by alex_skazat at 6:42 PM on June 21, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by alex_skazat at 6:42 PM on June 21, 2013 [2 favorites]
They'll be a hit in Amsterdam.
posted by orme at 6:48 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by orme at 6:48 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
It's the 21st century, where's my jet bike?
posted by homunculus at 6:49 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by homunculus at 6:49 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
That's not a flying bike. This is a flying bike.
posted by Rob Rockets at 6:49 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Rob Rockets at 6:49 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
You think we are wasting energy now, just wait until even idling takes hundreds of horsepower. (Not to mention the incredible amount of energy turned into noise.)
posted by DU at 6:53 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by DU at 6:53 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
This is cool and all but it's sort of like the "jet pack" that uses water jets. Can we make a flying bike without 5 foot giant fans with the turning radius of the Queen Mary?
posted by ishrinkmajeans at 7:01 PM on June 21, 2013
posted by ishrinkmajeans at 7:01 PM on June 21, 2013
It'll need added armor around the pilot, if a fan fails it'll send a blade spearing into their back.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 7:02 PM on June 21, 2013
posted by Confess, Fletch at 7:02 PM on June 21, 2013
What better to have close to my unprotected legs like rapidly spinning metal blades!
posted by leotrotsky at 7:09 PM on June 21, 2013
posted by leotrotsky at 7:09 PM on June 21, 2013
It's not just flying bikes - every home was supposed to have multiple fax machines by now!
posted by Navelgazer at 7:26 PM on June 21, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by Navelgazer at 7:26 PM on June 21, 2013 [3 favorites]
How does it land?
Where do they plan to park it?
Same answer: Neck stumps.
posted by Sys Rq at 7:31 PM on June 21, 2013 [3 favorites]
Where do they plan to park it?
Same answer: Neck stumps.
posted by Sys Rq at 7:31 PM on June 21, 2013 [3 favorites]
Unfortunately, the pilot is a dummy and the bike was remotely controlled.
Yeah. Also, it's indoors. Add a slight breeze and see where it ends up.
posted by Sys Rq at 7:43 PM on June 21, 2013
Yeah. Also, it's indoors. Add a slight breeze and see where it ends up.
posted by Sys Rq at 7:43 PM on June 21, 2013
Looks slow, but more importantly, how will this affect Strava KOMs?
posted by cccorlew at 8:16 PM on June 21, 2013
posted by cccorlew at 8:16 PM on June 21, 2013
When I contributed to the Kickstarter, I thought it'd be quieter. My mom's gonna shit.
posted by dobbs at 8:21 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by dobbs at 8:21 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
DU: "You think we are wasting energy now, just wait until even idling takes hundreds of horsepower. (Not to mention the incredible amount of energy turned into noise.)"
I don't know what you're talking about. MY flying bike works on magnets or superconductors or something and makes a quiet sort of "loodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodle" sound while running.
posted by The White Hat at 8:26 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
I don't know what you're talking about. MY flying bike works on magnets or superconductors or something and makes a quiet sort of "loodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodleoodle" sound while running.
posted by The White Hat at 8:26 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
As someone who lives in the same town as the Bicycling Hall of Fame and Moller International, I consider it a personal failing of our entire town that we didn't come up with this.
posted by jenfullmoon at 9:29 PM on June 21, 2013
posted by jenfullmoon at 9:29 PM on June 21, 2013
Here's a working flying bike with a human pilot. They are now raising funds for production.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:38 PM on June 21, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:38 PM on June 21, 2013 [2 favorites]
Neither of those are flying bikes. This is a flying bike.
(No really, they may have just won the sikorsky prize, for a human powered helicopter, which has so far gone unclaimed for 23 years).
posted by Popular Ethics at 10:09 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
(No really, they may have just won the sikorsky prize, for a human powered helicopter, which has so far gone unclaimed for 23 years).
posted by Popular Ethics at 10:09 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
Yeah, it's a flying motorcycle. I wish excited news outlets would stop calling it a bike.
Also, that is awesome, Popular Ethics. It's amazing someone did it, but looking at the atlas, it is quite clear that a human powered helicopter is far into the realm of impractical.
posted by chemoboy at 11:04 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
Also, that is awesome, Popular Ethics. It's amazing someone did it, but looking at the atlas, it is quite clear that a human powered helicopter is far into the realm of impractical.
posted by chemoboy at 11:04 PM on June 21, 2013 [1 favorite]
I just flew in from the coast, and boy are my legs tired.
posted by chavenet at 1:24 AM on June 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by chavenet at 1:24 AM on June 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
Yeah, it's a flying motorcycle. I wish excited news outlets would stop calling it a bike.
Lots of people use "bike" to refer to motorcycles.
posted by DU at 3:24 AM on June 22, 2013
Lots of people use "bike" to refer to motorcycles.
posted by DU at 3:24 AM on June 22, 2013
This is cool and all but it's sort of like the "jet pack" that uses water jets. Can we make a flying bike without 5 foot giant fans with the turning radius of the Queen Mary?
No. Because physics.
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 4:40 AM on June 22, 2013 [2 favorites]
No. Because physics.
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 4:40 AM on June 22, 2013 [2 favorites]
Neither of those are flying bikes. This is a flying bike.
How do you fail me?
Let me count the wheels.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 5:21 AM on June 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
How do you fail me?
Let me count the wheels.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 5:21 AM on June 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
One of my neighbors has an electric motorcycle, and when I'm walking the dog he will zoom by me on occasion. It sounds like a Light Cycle. I get uncontrollably giddy and proclaim, "it's the future! I'm living in the future!" while holding a bag of dog crap.
posted by Brocktoon at 7:31 AM on June 22, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by Brocktoon at 7:31 AM on June 22, 2013 [3 favorites]
"it's the future! I'm living in the future!" while holding a bag of dog crap.
Sounds about right.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:55 AM on June 22, 2013
Sounds about right.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:55 AM on June 22, 2013
Imagine about a thousand of these, piloted by 14 year olds, swarming over your town.
posted by charlesminus at 10:12 AM on June 22, 2013
posted by charlesminus at 10:12 AM on June 22, 2013
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