Comments on: Fly powered aircraft

By: John Ottaway

John Ottaway — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:45:11 +0000

I have some leg powered shoes, I might put that on YouTube and Twayabout it.

I use a flexible motor mount method to actuallt tie the shoe, to the bottom of some passing legs, then let them loose. They can walk OR run… mental

By: ScreamingGreenConure

ScreamingGreenConure — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:01:14 +0000

Flapjack: lol, I would cry if I accidentally trashed my baby stick insects. They do sometimes munch legs off each other if they are overcrowded, I think.
I would like a giant millipede, or a bumblebee millipede.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:16:39 +0000

Look’s like Christian Bale has really let himself go…

By: Ms G

Ms G — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:53:32 +0000

Reminds me of the kids that blow up frogs and pul out flies’ legs.

I saw a piece once in which they fixed a queen bee on a rotating thing and then they let the male bees chase her .. this way they could see and show how they copulated and that the male died afterwards …

You’d say .. what if they did that with human … well, they already did .. not in a scientific setting … as far as I know .. but has been done many times … that male did not die … the female quite often …

Why would someone have a fly powered plane if they fly itself is already a plane like thing. I can think up a few experiments with this guy … human powered ….

By: flapjack

flapjack — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:59:20 +0000

SGC – those eggs all hatched, but you couldn’t tell because what hatched out of them looked exactly the same as the twigs you put in there to keep them happy.
Out of interest, stick insects look the same as what they eat. Does this ever result in accidental cannibalism?

By: ScreamingGreenConure

ScreamingGreenConure — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:42:35 +0000

I had stick insects! I loved them. I had around 3 of them two years ago and two of them lived for several months after I got them, the third never ate and died pretty soon, which was sad. They were already a few months old when I took them, so it was a fair lifespan. I never had any luck with the eggs, though.

By: flapjack

flapjack — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:06:37 +0000

SGC – Is that that thing all parents do when priming kids to own pets…
“When you’re responsible enough to look after your fly for 5 years, we’ll get you that parrot you wanted”
I’m thinking fly maintenance is a bit easy compared to other pets… you just have to drop general hygene standards around the house – especially the toilet!
I’m sorry, I’m just bitter… my first (and only) guineapig lasted exactly a week. Well, I was only four years old. After that, I never graduated from stick insects. They look like a stick and that’s about all they do. Dull as hell.

By: unmevsworld

unmevsworld — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:03:24 +0000

Good one ReliegiousMarie.
That is crazy. I feel sorry for the flies. And please somebody wash that man’s hands.

By: ScreamingGreenConure

ScreamingGreenConure — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:21:47 +0000

http://www.flypower.com/
Also, I found this for anyone who wants to follow up.

By: ScreamingGreenConure

ScreamingGreenConure — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:17 +0000

Naw, he’s alright. I doubt the remnants of the tiny motor mount cause the fly any real issues once he’s done, and it gets free food out of the deal. I kind of like this.
When I was a little kid and was too young to be allowed a pet of my own, I caught flies and tried to keep them.