[bh42222]

Absolutely fake. If this is not obvious to you, learn more physics.

[CrownStem]

It looks as if the author -did- look at the event with a fairly in-depth analysis, and the results were plausible yet inconclusive.

[mcdillon]

His results seem to suggest that the video wasn't CGI'ed, correct?

[angersock]

Why don't you bless us with your obviously superior grasp of the laws of nature?

If it's so obvious, the math justifying your position should comfortably fit in an HN post.

[bh42222]

Why are there no birds even close to the weight of adult human males? Why do birds have a huge keel-like breastbone on which equally huge and powerful flight muscles attach? If energy required to take of scales geometrically with weight, how much force would an adult human need to generate to take flight and which muscles, attached where on the human skeleton, would be used for this?

[retr0rocket]

you can tell by the pixels right? if its so obvious you would be able to explain your problems with the video in a succinct manner

[onemoreact]

Flapping wings do not simply vibrate vertically. Wings are hinged so they can greatly reduce the amount of air they push back up on the up stroke and to generate significant amounts of lift it takes a really dramatic motion. You can see how bad the motion is by compare flapping motion 35 seconds in vs an actual bird.

Also, trying to generate the type of energy required for flight with your arms is significantly harder than your legs.