I want a Sky Bison from Avatar. Or an Iron Man suit. Or a Bat Pod. I would have to go with a Zoid. Nothing would be as cool as driving around in a giant mechanical tiger.
I change mine!PirateKing said:I would have to go with a Zoid. Nothing would be as cool as driving around in a giant mechanical tiger.
I'm not so sure about the Ghost in Shell cyborg thing because i hav never really gotten into ghost in shell, but if its anything like Raiden's prosthetic body from MGS then I second that wish.jacobschndr said:For me Being a warlock, casting fireballs and stuff, a close second would be like Ghost in the Shell type prosthetic body were I could be a cyborg or something cool like that.
What would you wish was real from the land of imagination and fiction?
ZOMG I wanna Liger Zoid!PirateKing said:I want a Sky Bison from Avatar. Or an Iron Man suit. Or a Bat Pod. I would have to go with a Zoid. Nothing would be as cool as driving around in a giant mechanical tiger.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on Flying said:There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying.
The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
Pick a nice day, it suggests, and try it.
The first part is easy.
All it requires is simply the ability to throw yourself forward with all your weight, and willingness not to mind that it's going to hurt.
That is, it's going to hurt if you fail to miss the ground.
Most people fail to miss the ground, and if they are really trying properly, the likelihood is that they will fail to miss it fairly hard.
Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties.
One problem is that you have to miss the ground accidentally. It's no good deliberately intending to miss the ground because you won't. You have to have your attention suddenly distracted by something else when you're halfway there, so that you are no longer thinking about falling, or about the ground, or about how much it's going to hurt if you fail to miss it.
It is notoriously difficult to prise your attention away from these three things during the split second you have at your disposal. Hence most people's failure, and their eventual disillusionment with this exhilarating and spectacular sport.
If, however, you are lucky enough to have your attention momentarily distracted at the crucial moment by, say, a gorgeous pair of legs (tentacles, pseudopodia, according to phyllum and/or personal inclination) or a bomb going off in your vicinity, or by suddenly spotting an extremely rare species of beetle crawling along a nearby twig, then in your astonishment you will miss the ground completely and remain bobbing just a few inches above it in what might seem to be a slightly foolish manner.
This is a moment for superb and delicate concentration.
Bob and float, float and bob.
Ignore all considerations of your own weight and simply let yourself waft higher.
Do not listen to what anybody says to you at this point because they are unlikely to say anything helpful.
They are most likely to say something along the lines of, 'Good God, you can't possibly be flying!'
It is vitally important not to believe them or they will suddenly be right.
Waft higher and higher.
Try a few swoops, gentle ones at first, then drift above the treetops breathing regularly.
DO NOT WAVE AT ANYBODY.
When you have done this a few times you will find the moment of distraction rapidly becomes easier and easier to achieve.
You will then learn all sorts of things about how to control your flight, your speed, your manoeuvrability, and the trick usually lies in not thinking too hard about whatever you want to do, but just allowing it to happen as if it was going to anyway.
You will also learn about how to land properly, which is something you will almost certainly cock up, and cock up badly, on your first attempt.
There are private flying clubs you can join which help you achieve the all-important moment of distraction. They hire people with surprising bodies or opinions to leap out from behind bushes and exhibit and/or explain them at the critical moments. Few genuine hitch-hikers will be able to afford to join these clubs, but some may be able to get temporary employment at them.
Gee way to stereotype the entire female population of THE WORLD. Not sure what kind of rock you hide under, but THEY EXIST.superpandaman said:Amen brother you're speaking the truthAiden Rebirth said:women who care about personality more than looks, cars, and wealth.
Yeah but he said "women" which generally implies ALL women hahaha. Plus who's to say there isn't one supermodel who likes a guy according to his personality? I don't particularly keep up with supermodels, but who knows? Ah it doesn't really matter anyways haha.superpandaman said:I think he was talking about super models or gold diggersWaverer said:Gee way to stereotype the entire female population of THE WORLD. Not sure what kind of rock you hide under, but THEY EXIST.superpandaman said:Amen brother you're speaking the truthAiden Rebirth said:women who care about personality more than looks, cars, and wealth.
I personally don't see any appeal in cars (I'd much prefer a guy who knew how to cook) and wealth isn't necessary...if I'm going to spend the rest of my life (or at least some time) with someone I'd rather they know how to make intelligent conversation instead of coo over themselves or their possessions.
So, uh, I guess here's one.
Aaand what I wish was real...a decent guy- haha just kidding. I don't know, I'm pretty satisfied with reality. Super powers would be cool, like flight or being able to bend time and space. Teleportation too..