Birdman flies again!
17 May 2008 14 Comments
in Allegory, Culture, Gonzo, Lush Life, Weird, geek, technology
This is Yves Rossy, also known as Rocketman, also known as Fusionman, presumably because there is no word in Swiss for “Rocket?” I dunno.
Doesn’t this look like fun?
Once they get those Sharks With Frickin’ Laser Beams On Their Heads perfected, my wish list will be complete.
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May 17, 2008 @ 11:43:44
Actually, there is a German word for rocket – rakete
Too early for a smart-assed riposte just yet . . .
May 17, 2008 @ 11:57:59
Well, that’s German! What’s the Swissian word for “Rocket” EH? There isn’t one, is there? Q.E.D.
May 17, 2008 @ 12:48:51
Fun? not really – he’s relying on technology, I’m an engineer and have worked in factories assessing productivity and quality procedures. It’s a wonder I fly at all.
May 17, 2008 @ 12:50:31
Yes, but he made this himself. So obviously he has faith in it. Of course, he might be insane, but he’s not dead yet. This wasn’t built out of scrap metal in China by a bunch of enslaved schoolchildren, though, that’s for sure.
May 17, 2008 @ 14:21:43
I’ll be more impressed when he finds room for Jennifer Connelly on it.
May 17, 2008 @ 18:17:36
Must be mad!
May 17, 2008 @ 23:55:45
Probably, but gloriously.
May 18, 2008 @ 02:02:01
Considering one third of the country (canton-wise) speaks German, I’d say ‘rakete’ fits the bill fairly well
May 18, 2008 @ 02:19:14
Oh, see, now you’re just splitting hairs. There is, in fact, NO word for “rocket” in the Swiss language. Is there? No. No, there is not.
May 18, 2008 @ 02:19:35
And hardly anybody there speaks Cantonese, so I don’t know WHAT you are talking about.
May 18, 2008 @ 02:42:06
Plenty of people there speak Cantonese – just check out the banks.
May 18, 2008 @ 06:03:01
That’s a point…but they speak Mandarin in Beijing.
May 18, 2008 @ 11:20:55
Orange you going to do better than that?
May 18, 2008 @ 11:53:59
Jayzus, not without an Americano. Give me some time.