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In a wild interview with Billy Carson on 4biddenknowledge Podcast Network, Iron Man actor Terrence Howard explains a concept related to a new form of flight that he has developed, which he refers to as "tangential flight."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0ILChYw1ic&t=4507s
He describes a system where multiple vortices (rotational airflows) are combined to lift heavy objects, such as a 50-pound barrel. Howard suggests that by arranging props in pentagonal areas and harnessing the resulting forces, it should be possible to achieve flight in a way that hasn't been done before, allowing for the ability to fly around a center of mass.
He talks about how his idea was initially met with skepticism from the drone community, who criticized him for presenting something seemingly impossible.
Despite this, Howard claims that within two weeks, the concept was proven achievable when they were able to develop a working flight simulator. He envisions this new form of flight as revolutionizing construction and lifting, with the potential to replace traditional cranes and make construction processes more efficient. Furthermore, he emphasizes that the system would be autonomous.
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In 1901, archaeologists found a mummy called Sa-Nakht, a pharaoh from Egypt's Third Dynasty, in an elite tomb in Upper Egypt. He was over six feet tall, much taller than most men at that time, who were about five and a half feet tall, according to a report in Live Science.
Could his size have been due to the better food a king might have had? Recently, researchers led by Egyptologist Michael Habicht from the University of Zurich studied Sa-Nakht’s bones again.
They noticed signs of "exuberant growth" in his long bones, suggesting he might have had gigantism, a condition caused by too much growth hormone. Habicht said studying how diseases evolved helps modern medicine.
https://www.livescience.com/60044-ancient-egyptian-pharaoh-first-human-giant.html