Paul MacCready: Flying on solar wings

http://www.ted.com Paul MacCready -- aircraft designer, environmentalist, and lifelong lover of flight -- talks about his long career.

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[hatc9723]

this dude dead a few months ago. rest in peace old flying bicycle man.

[KileSimons]

Paul B. MacCready, Jr. September 25, 1925 - August 28, 2007 R.I.P

[tallskinnygeek]

15:55 is the best line ever.

[sinshiro]

@thejayme888 then all the uneducated people are still breeding and the educated one are not... then we become an idiocracy.

[thejayme888]

@MatrixRevealer To reduce overpopulation, you don't kill anyone (you idiot!). You just keep people from reproducing like rabbits, which can be done very well with education.

[mufasita6]

i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eee TED

[mrmandoza]

OHHHHH it's a CLOUD :O!

[tatazike]

@hatc9723 U mean "died"

[hugos31]

good ++++++++++++++ DESING

[edwardreid]

I will miss him. He was the person who held My 3 wheeled trike up and said"Here is a perfect example of doing more with less!" back in 1990 portland IHPVA competitions.

May you fly in heaven, My good and wonderful friend.

William E.Reid :)

[SeboZax7]

Evil minded man. God made the world and can support its population barring man's destruction of environment.