Game Theory: Solving the Mystery of Human Flight (Immortals Fenyx Rising)

Special thanks to Ubisoft for sponsoring this episode! 

Theorists, have you ever wanted to fly? Not Superman fly, but soar on a pair of wings like, well, a Phoenix? In the amazing new game Immortals Fenyx Rising, your character gets to do just that. She is a winged warrior out to defeat mythological monsters on her quest to rescue the Gods. Fenyx's wings are VERY similar to those Daedalus made for Icarus in the famous Greek myth. We all know how that turned out. What I want to figure out today is if a human can really fly with a pair of wings and HOW that would need to work to not end up crashing to the earth like Icarus. Let's FLY! 

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Credits:
Writers: Matthew Patrick and Zach Stewart
Editor: Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick
Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy
Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

[TierZoo]

This feels like old school game theory and I love it

Bummed insect wings weren't mentioned though. Adding a second pair of wings and swapping out feathers for membranes changes up the whole equation, and seeing as dragonflies have had pretty much the same wing design for around 300 million years, it could make for an interesting discussion.

[tungmingxuan]

Icarus: flies too high and wings melt
Iron Man: flies too high and suit freezes
Well well how the turntables

[singsong]

"It should be between these two guys, why ya gotta pull her into it" pretty much sums up every greek myth EVER.

[joeysisk]

But in Greek myth Helios actually pulls the sun across the sky so “in universe” Icarus could get too close to the sun.

[SnowmanInABlizzard]

Mat: You might recognize this name-
Me: Who tf is Karus?
Mat: -Icarus
Me: oh

[playernoob]

matpat is like that one teacher who can get u interested in the subject

[VeritabIlIti]

Ah yes, the rare "hey Matpat did theater" reference to 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. You make my heart happy

[brubru]

Why can’t humans fly?
Cuz were built different.

[trovior]

Me hears anything about math, science, or physics in school: hey I have seen this before
My teacher: what do you mean you seen this before it hasn't been taught yet
Me: *silently thanks the theorist gods*

[myfirsttea]

MATPAD: "You might know him better as.."
ME: "KARUS ?"
MATPAD: "ICARUS"
ME: "Oh..."

[batmanbeyond]

Matpat: Why you got to pull her into this?

Me: Heh, that’s Greek Mythology for ya.

[rudynhamouda]

so we skipping the part where king minus's wife asks Daedalus to build her the worlds first fursuit so she can do the dirty and as punishment for doing it he had to build the labyrinth?

[ybokors]

matpat: hummingbirds in your backyard
me in germany: wow i must have a huge backyard

[bryceisbryce]

Me: I'm not afraid of anything, but that thing

MatPat: *Says "but" after a good theory*

Me: It scares me

[PMW]

Judge: That is correct!

meanwhile people in a certain Arizonian town: Excuse me?

[Vortexiiixii]

Deadalus: remember son, don't fly to high.
Icarus: Ok.
*Son fly high*
*The sun is a deadly laser*
Son fall from his death due to wax melting

[StevieH]

"Putnam County Spelling Bee"... Your musical theatre nerd is showing, Matt.

[thehoodednerd]

"Most people skipped over the full story."
*laughs in Percy Jackson*

[justsomenessiewithinternet]

MatPat: The math/science/history teacher other humans wish they had.

[MurderHorse]

When Matpat possibly forgets that the sun was a god, be it Helios or Apollo depending on the region, and was why Daedalus told his son not to fly too high-