posted
I forget which issue, but there was an issue of Superboy & the Legion of Superheroes in which various Legionnaires are in different flying positions. I remember Phantom Girl (I think) was flying in a straight position with her arms down by her sides. I remember the panel because I thought it was cool that the artist drew the Legionnaires in different fight poses.
-------------------- Five billion years from now the Sun will go nova and obliterate the Earth. Don't sweat the small stuff!
From: Boston | Registered: Aug 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
At one time in my life, I worked as a stagehand. We did a number of flying shows: in Peter Pan, for example, everyone flies.
The number one thing to know about flying onstage is: Don’t Try To Fly.
You assume your position, lift off (courtesy of the rigging crew) and then HOLD THAT POSITION until you land.
The human body is really not very aerodynamic.
And, your inner ear ALREADY THINKS YOU ARE FLYING at head-height above the ground.
Think of how you fly in your dreams: lean left to turn left, forward to accelerate, backward to decelerate, straighten up to fly up, slouch to fly down.
That is the way your head experiences the motion of the body beneath. (Which your inner ear never sees)
The attitude most people unconsciously want to assume is “gliding through the water”, which is just when you start to turn head-over-heels. And all that leaning and slouching you try to right yourself just sends you careening into the scenery.
Birds are really impressive when they fly. They are designed for it. In the real world, a human experiencing anti-gravity just looks clumsy, lost and stupid.
Titans Idol - vote for your favorite Titans members!
From: Wouldn't you like to know? | Registered: Oct 2003
| IP: Logged |
future king
Excuse me but can you please direct me to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles?
posted
I like the gliding motion of an eagle or hawk (almost like watching a kite in the air, floating) as opposed to something like a blackbird which has to keep flapping its wings in order to stay airborn.
From: ontario | Registered: Feb 2007
| IP: Logged |
Hyperpath: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic | Subscribe To Topic
![[Wink]](wink.gif)
![[LOL]](graemlins/lol.gif)
![[ROTFLMAO]](graemlins/rotflmao.gif)
