Are characters using mechanical wings a proper example of this trope as while it does give the same look they aren't mentioned in the description?
If they are an example, should they have their own section similar to the Vanishing Wings section?
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Is a winged humanoid that could pass for a normal human possible? I'm trying to write a story with one and it has to comply with real world physics. When I say "pass for a normal human" I mean if I just looked at the guy, I couldn't tell he wasn't human, but a look at his internal body structure may reveal something different. If it is possible, how fast could they fly?
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They absolutely could not fly then. These wings have to be of some size to work.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
There are threads in this
forum that might be more suited for this kind of discussion.
From the "Literature" section:
- "In the lovely juvenile novel Wings by Bill Britain, the main character is an Ordinary High School Student who inexplicably develops a huge pair of fully functional bat-like wings. "
and later,
- "In a 1991 book called simply Wings A young, whiny kid's bones hallow out and he grows a horrendous pair of bat-like wings. "
I guess that covers both opinions. :-)
What about the Aeons from the 2012 TMNT cartoon? In both forms the Aeons had wings.
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