# You see a man flying through the air around NYC without visible assistance - What happens? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 28, 2013, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-man-flying-through-the-air-around-nyc-without-visible-assistance-what-happens/656893 "2013-04-28T06:24:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-man-flying-through-the-air-around-nyc-without-visible-assistance-what-happens/656893/21 "2013-04-28T17:09:07Z")
They did it with mirrors. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-man-flying-through-the-air-around-nyc-without-visible-assistance-what-happens/656893/22 "2013-04-28T19:45:40Z")
Viral marketing ploy of some sort. Maybe the lead-in for the next Chris Angel tour. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-man-flying-through-the-air-around-nyc-without-visible-assistance-what-happens/656893/23 "2013-04-28T20:17:40Z")
Faster than a speeding bulldog! More powerful than a loco motorboat! Able to leap tall billiard tables in a single bound! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-man-flying-through-the-air-around-nyc-without-visible-assistance-what-happens/656893/24 "2013-04-28T20:31:50Z")
> [@I Made French Toast For You](#): > > It’s probably just swamp gas. Ignore it. > [@beowulff](#): > > Or Venus. It’s just a training exercise. Seriously, if I saw this, I’d assume it was legit. Dude can fly. And, the next few years are going to be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![bot3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@bot3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bot3)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-man-flying-through-the-air-around-nyc-without-visible-assistance-what-happens/656893/25 "2013-04-28T21:33:26Z")
I’d say it was time to stop the drugs or drinking! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-man-flying-through-the-air-around-nyc-without-visible-assistance-what-happens/656893/26 "2013-04-28T21:52:47Z")
> [@bot3](#): > > I’d say it was time to stop the drugs or drinking! Or, y’know, _start._ ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-man-flying-through-the-air-around-nyc-without-visible-assistance-what-happens/656893/27 "2013-04-28T22:31:32Z")
Serious answer: I’d love to see him land and walk around a bit to show he has no wires or any other apparatus rigged to him. Maybe levitate a bit about three or four feet off the ground. Or possibly fly around about ten feet above ground level. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-man-flying-through-the-air-around-nyc-without-visible-assistance-what-happens/656893/28 "2013-04-29T00:44:59Z")
Would Bloomberg ban it or tax it, or both. Declan ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-man-flying-through-the-air-around-nyc-without-visible-assistance-what-happens/656893/29 "2013-04-29T21:14:55Z")
Is this for something you are working? Seriously, because I know someone who is working on a project based around this premise. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-man-flying-through-the-air-around-nyc-without-visible-assistance-what-happens/656893/30 "2013-04-29T21:20:09Z")
“This was a bad week to stop sniffing glue.” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-man-flying-through-the-air-around-nyc-without-visible-assistance-what-happens/656893/31 "2013-04-29T21:55:18Z")
“Yes! This guy is going to fight all our crime now! We can lay off the entire PD!” ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-man-flying-through-the-air-around-nyc-without-visible-assistance-what-happens/656893/32 "2013-04-29T22:55:05Z")
I’d look for a guy in a black suit and sunglasses, who wants me to look at his flashy thing for just a moment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-see-a-man-flying-through-the-air-around-nyc-without-visible-assistance-what-happens/656893.md?page=1)