Attached to your hands, you have wings which let you push the air like an ornithopter.
Best if you were suspended from a harness.-- pashute, Jul 08 2013 Hammock Fin-oar-rudder The idea that started this [pashute, Jul 08 2013] Aero-feather http://www.youtube....watch?v=IA6HVNO51P8proof of concept [pashute, Jul 08 2013] I have a feeling that these would end up acting like airbrakes instead of intended purpose.-- xenzag, Jul 08 2013 Please Ceilings ie Plea Sea-Lynx-- pashute, Jul 08 2013 I had some success carving shapes out of sandwich-layered cross-linked close-celled poly-olefin if I remember correctly. They sort of store energy because they are bendy.-- JesusHChrist, Jul 08 2013 Hang a weight that is a little lighter than you on the other side of a pulley above the swing and then fly with ease.-- JesusHChrist, Jul 08 2013 Also, why don't skateboarders (or rollerbladers) use these for extra lift and protection?-- JesusHChrist, Jul 08 2013 random, halfbakery