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Flugtag, Human Powered Flying Machine Competition

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the does-falling-to-your-death-count dept.

Mike Lohse writes "Redbull is promoting its human-powered flying competition called Flugtag in San Francisco. Looks like creativity wins. The rules? Less than 30 feet wide, less than 450 lbs., only human power for propulsion. Applications are due August 20th, applicants are selected August 27th, and the competition is October 26th in San Francisco. Get sketching..."

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  1. Silly me by jbarket · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought it was *Redbull* that gave you wings!

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  2. Only human power, eh? by 1010011010 · · Score: 4, Funny


    Does spending a week winding up a huge rubber band count?

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  3. Go for bonus points... by Kith_Me · · Score: 2, Funny

    If there are bonus points for going under weight, I would just run naked and flap my arms. Might lose points for "Lack" or flight, but bonus points for wieght...no? ok then

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  4. Great Slogan by MrHat · · Score: 2, Funny

    "You'll laugh, you'll fly... just not very far."

    I guess if you're going to fall to a horrible bloody death, it pays to have a sense of humor about it. :)

  5. Re:Why the weight limit? by Helter · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because pulling 10 tons out of the 'Frisco bay is a pain in the ass...

  6. No rule against Lawn Chairs and Balloons by iconnor · · Score: 2, Funny

    Lawn Chair Balloon Flight Link

    Photo of Lawn Chair Balloon Flight LONG BEACH, Calif, July 2 (AP) A truck driver with 45 weather balloons rigged to a lawn chair took a 45-minute ride aloft to 16,000 feet today before he got cold, shot some balloons out and crashed into a power line, the police said.

  7. Re:Flugtag in Dublin by JPriest · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder if penguin airlines will be competing?

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  8. fluck this by Tablizer · · Score: 4, Funny

    All this flap over flying floppy flappers failing and falling over flailing flippers makes me want to flip off these floundering floating flightless floor finding flunkies. Then again it looks like they are having flukey flakey flun, I mean fun.

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  9. Re:Interesting specifications... by Russ+Steffen · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, Flugtag is not about advancing the field of Aviation. It's about drinking until crashing into the Bay in a "glider" made of milk cartons and bailer twine while wearing a chicken costume sounds like a good idea.

  10. heh by zapfie · · Score: 2, Funny

    Less than 30 feet wide, less than 450 lbs., only human power for propulsion.

    I don't suppose I could enter myself in the contest..

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  11. human powered by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    human powered, can I liposuck all the fat from some fat person and run an engine off the fat oil?
    That's human powered .. isnt it?

  12. Lo-tech by MadFarmAnimalz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wings? Who needs wings?

    500 bucks worth of canned beans oughtta do it.

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  13. width restriction by Alsee · · Score: 4, Funny

    Less than 30 feet wide

    My entry will be 26 feet in width and 68 feet long.

    Oh, and by the way, it flys sideways.

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