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Optimal Proportions for Flying Humans
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There exists humans on a world with 35% the gravity of Earth and air five times denser. These people have invented wingsuits with extensions that go past their arms and enable them to fly by flapping their arms.
In the same way that certain body types make people better suited for particular sports (e.g. thin people with long legs tend to be good runners), what would the ideal body type be for someone who flies with a wingsuit?
I am looking for body proportions, physical size, musculature, etc. Examples are encouraged.
gravity flight winged-humans
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There exists humans on a world with 35% the gravity of Earth and air five times denser. These people have invented wingsuits with extensions that go past their arms and enable them to fly by flapping their arms.
In the same way that certain body types make people better suited for particular sports (e.g. thin people with long legs tend to be good runners), what would the ideal body type be for someone who flies with a wingsuit?
I am looking for body proportions, physical size, musculature, etc. Examples are encouraged.
gravity flight winged-humans
asked 5 hours ago
299 Neandertal Variants 299 Neandertal Variants
16814
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So, you're kinda looking for a human that looks most like a flying squirrel? Bear in mind that examples of human musculature, etc., best suited for flying-squirrel status might not exist.
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– JBH
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There exists humans on a world with 35% the gravity of Earth and air five times denser. These people have invented wingsuits with extensions that go past their arms and enable them to fly by flapping their arms.
In the same way that certain body types make people better suited for particular sports (e.g. thin people with long legs tend to be good runners), what would the ideal body type be for someone who flies with a wingsuit?
I am looking for body proportions, physical size, musculature, etc. Examples are encouraged.
gravity flight winged-humans
asked 5 hours ago
299 Neandertal Variants 299 Neandertal Variants
16814
$endgroup$
There exists humans on a world with 35% the gravity of Earth and air five times denser. These people have invented wingsuits with extensions that go past their arms and enable them to fly by flapping their arms.
In the same way that certain body types make people better suited for particular sports (e.g. thin people with long legs tend to be good runners), what would the ideal body type be for someone who flies with a wingsuit?
I am looking for body proportions, physical size, musculature, etc. Examples are encouraged.
gravity flight winged-humans
gravity flight winged-humans
asked 5 hours ago
299 Neandertal Variants 299 Neandertal Variants
16814
asked 5 hours ago
299 Neandertal Variants 299 Neandertal Variants
16814
asked 5 hours ago
299 Neandertal Variants 299 Neandertal Variants
16814
asked 5 hours ago
299 Neandertal Variants 299 Neandertal Variants
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asked 5 hours ago
299 Neandertal Variants 299 Neandertal Variants
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So, you're kinda looking for a human that looks most like a flying squirrel? Bear in mind that examples of human musculature, etc., best suited for flying-squirrel status might not exist.
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– JBH
5 hours ago
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So, you're kinda looking for a human that looks most like a flying squirrel? Bear in mind that examples of human musculature, etc., best suited for flying-squirrel status might not exist.
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– JBH
5 hours ago
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So, you're kinda looking for a human that looks most like a flying squirrel? Bear in mind that examples of human musculature, etc., best suited for flying-squirrel status might not exist.
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– JBH
5 hours ago
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So, you're kinda looking for a human that looks most like a flying squirrel? Bear in mind that examples of human musculature, etc., best suited for flying-squirrel status might not exist.
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5 hours ago
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The flying fox is the obvious template. As you can see, the proportions are already reasonably close to human. Maybe shorten and narrow the trunk and the legs and make the shoulders more powerful.
answered 4 hours ago
chasly from UKchasly from UK
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Sims glitch body.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/434667801516932263/
The very long spidery arms and fingers will optimize wing surface area in the flight suit. This body has enormous pectoral flight muscles too, for awesome flapping. The rest of the tiny body minimizes weight.
I was not given a good explanation for how the detachable head improves flying ability but I am sure there is one.
answered 3 hours ago
WillkWillk
111k26209464
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And what of the explanation for the generously proportioned mammary glands? Bags containing lighter than air gases?
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– AngelPray
3 hours ago
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That image might actually not meet SE's general we-don't-want-to-offend-the-world guidelines. There's gotta be someone somewhere that thinks that image is shaming something.
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– JBH
2 hours ago
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@Angelpray Mammary glands?! Where is your mind? Those are the aforementioned enormous pectoral flight muscles.
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– Willk
2 hours ago
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ideal body type be for someone who flies with a
wingsuit
Midgets.
Wings keep you afloat due to lift, which is proportional to area. Gravity pulls you down through weight, which depends on mass; for a fixed density and for practical purposes, it relates to volume.
And this is where the square-cube law gived midgets an advantage. As height decreases, surface area (both the midget's and the wingsuit's) decreases, but their weight decreases much faster, providing a better surface-to-weight ratio.
Ultimately evolution would ravor pixie-sized humanoids ig given time and pressure.
answered 3 hours ago
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The flying fox is the obvious template. As you can see, the proportions are already reasonably close to human. Maybe shorten and narrow the trunk and the legs and make the shoulders more powerful.
answered 4 hours ago
chasly from UKchasly from UK
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The flying fox is the obvious template. As you can see, the proportions are already reasonably close to human. Maybe shorten and narrow the trunk and the legs and make the shoulders more powerful.
answered 4 hours ago
chasly from UKchasly from UK
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$begingroup$
The flying fox is the obvious template. As you can see, the proportions are already reasonably close to human. Maybe shorten and narrow the trunk and the legs and make the shoulders more powerful.
answered 4 hours ago
chasly from UKchasly from UK
17.6k776159
$endgroup$
The flying fox is the obvious template. As you can see, the proportions are already reasonably close to human. Maybe shorten and narrow the trunk and the legs and make the shoulders more powerful.
answered 4 hours ago
chasly from UKchasly from UK
17.6k776159
answered 4 hours ago
chasly from UKchasly from UK
17.6k776159
answered 4 hours ago
chasly from UKchasly from UK
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answered 4 hours ago
chasly from UKchasly from UK
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Sims glitch body.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/434667801516932263/
The very long spidery arms and fingers will optimize wing surface area in the flight suit. This body has enormous pectoral flight muscles too, for awesome flapping. The rest of the tiny body minimizes weight.
I was not given a good explanation for how the detachable head improves flying ability but I am sure there is one.
answered 3 hours ago
WillkWillk
111k26209464
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And what of the explanation for the generously proportioned mammary glands? Bags containing lighter than air gases?
$endgroup$
– AngelPray
3 hours ago
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That image might actually not meet SE's general we-don't-want-to-offend-the-world guidelines. There's gotta be someone somewhere that thinks that image is shaming something.
$endgroup$
– JBH
2 hours ago
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@Angelpray Mammary glands?! Where is your mind? Those are the aforementioned enormous pectoral flight muscles.
$endgroup$
– Willk
2 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Sims glitch body.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/434667801516932263/
The very long spidery arms and fingers will optimize wing surface area in the flight suit. This body has enormous pectoral flight muscles too, for awesome flapping. The rest of the tiny body minimizes weight.
I was not given a good explanation for how the detachable head improves flying ability but I am sure there is one.
answered 3 hours ago
WillkWillk
111k26209464
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
And what of the explanation for the generously proportioned mammary glands? Bags containing lighter than air gases?
$endgroup$
– AngelPray
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
That image might actually not meet SE's general we-don't-want-to-offend-the-world guidelines. There's gotta be someone somewhere that thinks that image is shaming something.
$endgroup$
– JBH
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Angelpray Mammary glands?! Where is your mind? Those are the aforementioned enormous pectoral flight muscles.
$endgroup$
– Willk
2 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Sims glitch body.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/434667801516932263/
The very long spidery arms and fingers will optimize wing surface area in the flight suit. This body has enormous pectoral flight muscles too, for awesome flapping. The rest of the tiny body minimizes weight.
I was not given a good explanation for how the detachable head improves flying ability but I am sure there is one.
answered 3 hours ago
WillkWillk
111k26209464
$endgroup$
Sims glitch body.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/434667801516932263/
The very long spidery arms and fingers will optimize wing surface area in the flight suit. This body has enormous pectoral flight muscles too, for awesome flapping. The rest of the tiny body minimizes weight.
I was not given a good explanation for how the detachable head improves flying ability but I am sure there is one.
answered 3 hours ago
WillkWillk
111k26209464
answered 3 hours ago
WillkWillk
111k26209464
answered 3 hours ago
WillkWillk
111k26209464
answered 3 hours ago
WillkWillk
111k26209464
111k26209464
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And what of the explanation for the generously proportioned mammary glands? Bags containing lighter than air gases?
$endgroup$
– AngelPray
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
That image might actually not meet SE's general we-don't-want-to-offend-the-world guidelines. There's gotta be someone somewhere that thinks that image is shaming something.
$endgroup$
– JBH
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Angelpray Mammary glands?! Where is your mind? Those are the aforementioned enormous pectoral flight muscles.
$endgroup$
– Willk
2 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
And what of the explanation for the generously proportioned mammary glands? Bags containing lighter than air gases?
$endgroup$
– AngelPray
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
That image might actually not meet SE's general we-don't-want-to-offend-the-world guidelines. There's gotta be someone somewhere that thinks that image is shaming something.
$endgroup$
– JBH
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Angelpray Mammary glands?! Where is your mind? Those are the aforementioned enormous pectoral flight muscles.
$endgroup$
– Willk
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
And what of the explanation for the generously proportioned mammary glands? Bags containing lighter than air gases?
$endgroup$
– AngelPray
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
And what of the explanation for the generously proportioned mammary glands? Bags containing lighter than air gases?
$endgroup$
– AngelPray
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
That image might actually not meet SE's general we-don't-want-to-offend-the-world guidelines. There's gotta be someone somewhere that thinks that image is shaming something.
$endgroup$
– JBH
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
That image might actually not meet SE's general we-don't-want-to-offend-the-world guidelines. There's gotta be someone somewhere that thinks that image is shaming something.
$endgroup$
– JBH
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Angelpray Mammary glands?! Where is your mind? Those are the aforementioned enormous pectoral flight muscles.
$endgroup$
– Willk
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Angelpray Mammary glands?! Where is your mind? Those are the aforementioned enormous pectoral flight muscles.
$endgroup$
– Willk
2 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
ideal body type be for someone who flies with a
wingsuit
Midgets.
Wings keep you afloat due to lift, which is proportional to area. Gravity pulls you down through weight, which depends on mass; for a fixed density and for practical purposes, it relates to volume.
And this is where the square-cube law gived midgets an advantage. As height decreases, surface area (both the midget's and the wingsuit's) decreases, but their weight decreases much faster, providing a better surface-to-weight ratio.
Ultimately evolution would ravor pixie-sized humanoids ig given time and pressure.
answered 3 hours ago
RenanRenan
49.6k13115249
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
ideal body type be for someone who flies with a
wingsuit
Midgets.
Wings keep you afloat due to lift, which is proportional to area. Gravity pulls you down through weight, which depends on mass; for a fixed density and for practical purposes, it relates to volume.
And this is where the square-cube law gived midgets an advantage. As height decreases, surface area (both the midget's and the wingsuit's) decreases, but their weight decreases much faster, providing a better surface-to-weight ratio.
Ultimately evolution would ravor pixie-sized humanoids ig given time and pressure.
answered 3 hours ago
RenanRenan
49.6k13115249
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
ideal body type be for someone who flies with a
wingsuit
Midgets.
Wings keep you afloat due to lift, which is proportional to area. Gravity pulls you down through weight, which depends on mass; for a fixed density and for practical purposes, it relates to volume.
And this is where the square-cube law gived midgets an advantage. As height decreases, surface area (both the midget's and the wingsuit's) decreases, but their weight decreases much faster, providing a better surface-to-weight ratio.
Ultimately evolution would ravor pixie-sized humanoids ig given time and pressure.
answered 3 hours ago
RenanRenan
49.6k13115249
$endgroup$
ideal body type be for someone who flies with a
wingsuit
Midgets.
Wings keep you afloat due to lift, which is proportional to area. Gravity pulls you down through weight, which depends on mass; for a fixed density and for practical purposes, it relates to volume.
And this is where the square-cube law gived midgets an advantage. As height decreases, surface area (both the midget's and the wingsuit's) decreases, but their weight decreases much faster, providing a better surface-to-weight ratio.
Ultimately evolution would ravor pixie-sized humanoids ig given time and pressure.
answered 3 hours ago
RenanRenan
49.6k13115249
answered 3 hours ago
RenanRenan
49.6k13115249
answered 3 hours ago
RenanRenan
49.6k13115249
answered 3 hours ago
RenanRenan
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So, you're kinda looking for a human that looks most like a flying squirrel? Bear in mind that examples of human musculature, etc., best suited for flying-squirrel status might not exist.
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– JBH
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