I think maybe, much more simply. It might just be commentary on what would *really* happen if someone was given super powers.

Even the most fair and ethical person in the world would have a REALLY HARD time not using powers for personal gain or petty satisfaction. That's assuming you didn't just flat out commit blatant crimes such as this flying man.

Even if you chose to "do good" with your powers, when you no longer have the traditional limitations us normal mortals have, the temptation to do petty shit, even just harmless pranks with your powers would be insanely tough.

@coolhund brings up an excellent point. blue-collar crime, in the grand scheme of things, really isn't a huge problem anymore. white collar crime, however, is a larger concern for most people these days. Little bit harder to swoop in and save the day in that sort of situation. Not very exciting either.

And when it comes right down to it, crime fighting really isn't all that fun or easy.

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What makes this noteworthy isn't that he's "a terrorist"; he's no more a terrorist and no less an antihero than The Punisher or early Batman (who was fond of shooting people or dropping them to their deaths); it's that he's portrayed as the monster in the dark.

We know (modern) Batman's background and his motivations and we know that, even though he portrays himself as a monster, he's a virtuous person who is just using fear as a weapon for justice.

The flying man is a featureless, super-powered humanoid who appears out of the shadows and kills people. He terrifies us as much as he terrifies the criminals he hunts because we know exactly as much about him as they do. He's a monster to all of us, at least right up until the end when we see him spare the life of a criminal who is also the father of a young boy. That's the seed of doubt being planted.

Great flying!

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/09/the-wingsuit-flying-man-made-it/245614/

Tags for this video have been changed from 'bat, shit, crazy, flying, man, plane' to 'bat, shit, crazy, flying, man, plane, glider' - edited by MarineGunrock

Fixed now, thanks for the note.

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I. Fucking. Hate. Wasps.

They're gathering outside my house right now, forming this creepy buzzing 15 wasp orgy that's going to become a nest that I'm going to have to spray. I can see them from where I'm typing.

I don't really have a problem with spiders or ants or anything (although I did read an article about how roaches can get trapped in your ear and I slept with a pillow over my head for awhile) but wasps...wasps fly, man. They *already* have an advantage over me. That's freaky.

Yeah, Zifnab, that was awesome.

Well I know this is blatant self promotion but I always thought this vid of mine was pretty cool and it didn't garner large number of votes:

http://www.videosift.com/video/Jet-Man-The-Incredible-Flying-Man

Damn, it's *dead Dag:"This video has been removed due to terms of use violation." I'm wondering...is Jet-Man : The Incredible Flying Man a dupe of this video? I remember seeing it before and it looks very similar to this.