Why can’t I fly? – Sports Science Zone

Question: Why can't I fly?
- Keywords:
  body,
  fly,
  impossible
Asked by mcloughlinlwh to Helen, Jenni, Mark, Martin, Stu on 21 Jun 2011.
- Helen O'Connor answered on 21 Jun 2011:
  
  no wings?
- Jenni Tilley answered on 21 Jun 2011:
  
  would you settle for flying a plane?
- Stuart Mourton answered on 21 Jun 2011:
  
  you need to find your happy thought!! (A Peter Pan reference for you there!!)
  
  Basically because evolution decided that we weren’t going to be flyers! You’d need a combination of hollow bones, lighter organs, different muscle density and strengths, different energy systems….. oh and some MASSIVE wings!! As Jenni suggests, i’d focus on getting your pilots licence! Much easier!!

etherdenc09 commented on 21 Jun 2011:

Bad aerodynamics of a human body

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mennie13 commented on 21 Jun 2011:

how about skydiving? you’re kind of flying… and falling…

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danny99 commented on 21 Jun 2011:

because the human body doesn’t have wings and even if it did we would need to be more aerodynamic,have hollow bones,and weigh lighter than a feather

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wooddwh commented on 21 Jun 2011:

you dont drink energy drinks

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Question: Why can't I fly?