It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's...Their Lovechild?: R/C Bird

This is an R/C Ornithopter. It's a radio controlled flying bird. It flaps its wings and flies and you can control it. Models start around $230 and go all the way into the $700's. But that doesn't include the radio controller. So basically it's a rich man's toy. Me? I'll stick to tying a string to a june bug's leg and watching it fly around in circles. That shit will never get old. But that shit WILL tear their leg off sometimes, so be sure to stock up.

Hit the jump for a video demo and link to the product page.

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Thanks to Kyle, Mumtaz and Jesse, who have been flying these guys around in the park all day dumping payloads of white paint and berries on suspecting picnickers. Oh you bad!

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