Presumably the question relates to flying, rather than fluttering or whatever, in which case I can't imagine how having wings growing from a human form could ever be anything other than annoying. The wingspan alone would have to be so enormous that it couldn't be practical to carry them around when not in use. Then there's the question of muscle power and bone structure to work the things; I've heard it said in reference to angels that they would need to have a wishbone protruding something like six feet out of their chests. Then if there are feathers involved we get into the whole business of preening, keeping them in flight condition etc.
But there's one factor that would keep me permanently on the ground, even if all the other issues were ironed out. I'm acrophobic - I am shit scared of heights. And trust me, the last thing you want flying over your head at any appreciable height is someone having the shit scared out of them. It's bad enough with pigeons.
But there's one factor that would keep me permanently on the ground, even if all the other issues were ironed out. I'm acrophobic - I am shit scared of heights. And trust me, the last thing you want flying over your head at any appreciable height is someone having the shit scared out of them. It's bad enough with pigeons.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
