electric wings

as we know, it is physically impossible for bees to fly and we don’t have much luck either and so to get a taste of the flying experience without worrying too much about such things as the wealth/beard of Richard Branson or the woes of Ryanair…

electrically assisted wings (that imitated the frantic beatings of bee wings) could probably get enough lift if they were plugged into the national grid.

of course, you wouldn’t actually be able to fly very far and it would be advisable to avoid overhead cables, trees, predators and things…

required: a very, very long extension lead plugged into a local power source (you’d probably need permission from the person who pays the bill if you’re not over keen on hospital food and this experiment is risky enough any way)

for neatness sake, the power lead from the wings could pass down through the clothes past a retractable gizmo (in order that there were not metres and metres of unnecessary power cord flexing and flapping away beneath you) and out through the bottom of your trouser leg.