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Old 01-October-2008, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Pippin View Post
That "scientist" needs to go watch some people hang-gliding.
Hang-gliders have exactly the problem he describes: they can't get airborne from level ground without a headwind, and they can't stay up without access to rising air.

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