Man Glides around Times Square on Drone
Jun 24, 2021
You rarely get to see a man up in the sky on a drone. But this recently happened in New York’s famous Times Square. A video of the incident has gone viral on the internet, leaving netizens confused and in awe of this flying daredevil. A 10-second video has been shared by former Basketball player Rex Chapman on Twitter, where a man can be seen hovering about 10 feet in the air. Check out the video below:
The man in the video has been identified as Youtuber Hunter Kowald. As per the reports, Kowald designed the hoverboard aircraft he flew on. He performed the stunt with a camera strapped to his helmet.
Oh nothing - just a dude flying around NYC… pic.twitter.com/qJp2mKgV8R
— Rex Chapman???????? (@RexChapman) June 21, 2021
He said: “It’s a highly engineered device,”. “I spent years on this thing to make this happen, at least to do it safely and properly. There’s a lot of safety built into that device, so essentially, I could have two motors fail and still land safely.” He also added that he took all the permissions to perform the stunt.
When the video went viral, Twitterati noticed the similarity between Kowald and Green Goblin, the villain from the Spiderman movie. Many people appreciated this futuristic way of travel, while others were annoyed by the sound.
Spider-Man
— Blockbuster Plus (@BlockbusterPlus) June 21, 2021
3 May 2002 (USA) pic.twitter.com/OT6e6n3tnM
That is Harry Osborn pic.twitter.com/17ks7b2egO
— Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) June 21, 2021
Native New Yorkers wouldn’t even blink an eye.
— Michael “WEAR A DAMN MASK WHEN IN A STORE” Griffin (@literateartist) June 21, 2021
Next time you wonder why it's 2021 and we don't have flying cars yet, imagine what the skies would sound like with thousands of those lawnmower-mobiles buzzing around.
— Scott Seymour (@Seymour_from_GP) June 21, 2021
"It's so quiet with all these electric cars."
— ???? - ?????? (@ghoti00) June 21, 2021
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"What if the skies were filled with weed whacker skateboards?"
This dude is literally why everyone needs a Flit
— Shiv Ramdas (@nameshiv) June 21, 2021
Oscorp has been making great strides recently it seems. https://t.co/bFFTWvug3L
— SirDimetrious (@SirDimetrious) June 21, 2021
Just a normal night in New York City, nothing to see here. https://t.co/56rteJ0RbW
— James Kosur (@JamesKosur) June 22, 2021
The future is already here… https://t.co/1UKSLt2VCt
— Erik Brynjolfsson (@erikbryn) June 22, 2021