An American aviator, inventor, and biomedical engineer--and one of the most interesting figures I've ever heard of. I implore you to just watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEmtaWBcQQ

9/8/2009 1:16:27 PM

saw that last week and loved it

tried to look up exactly how much he was worth and couldn't find it anywhere

my roommate jokingly said he was so rich he paid to keep his net worth a secret

9/8/2009 1:53:43 PM

^ LOL! Well, Bird lives on a 300-acre private island in Idaho if that gives some idea.

But Bird's a fascinating character, right? I'll bet any of us could line up twenty people we know and their combined life experience wouldn't be a tenth as interesting as Bird's.

9/8/2009 1:59:25 PM

he is extremely awesome, but I still wouldn't fly in a plane with him as a pilot

a freaking 88 year old who still flies planes

insane

9/8/2009 2:03:56 PM

^ You didn't watch the video! Bird makes the case that he's actually less likely to black out from g-force due to hardening of the arteries.

[Edited on September 8, 2009 at 2:10 PM. Reason : But he could just fall over dead at the stick from heart attack, stroke, and so on. ]

9/8/2009 2:09:18 PM

ha, he can back that up with all the science he wants, but I'm still not getting in that plane

9/8/2009 2:10:10 PM

i was really hoping this was a thread about a new sufjan stevens album.

9/8/2009 2:12:49 PM

Quote :

" Forrest: Lieutenant Dan, what are you doing here? Lt. Dan: I'm here to try out my sea legs. Forrest: But you ain't got no legs, Lieutenant Dan. Lt. Dan: Yes... yes, I know that. You wrote me a letter, you idiot! "

9/8/2009 2:14:18 PM

^^ and ^ Would you please just watch the video? Please?

9/8/2009 2:17:52 PM

i was really hoping this was a thread about a new sufjan stevens album.

9/8/2009 2:42:25 PM