The most interesting article that I saw that came out of this is Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters saying the physics is actually feasible.
> The video of Jarno Smeets' flight is cool, and I don't see evidence that it was faked. It seems reasonable to accomplish, and is something I have wanted to try for a long time.
I did really want it to be real, but I now wondering how long till it is. There were enough very clue-y people say "yeah, the physics might actually work". I'm sure it has inspired a lot of people, who will probably now work even harder if they know they can be the first for real.
When Jesus Diaz posted it on Gizmodo, the immediate response from commenter's was suspicion. Diaz responded by lambasting the critical readers. Here's a choice quote:
"It is doable and he did it. It's not fake. It's been covered by the euro press and it's real."
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[ 5.5 ms ] story [ 22.2 ms ] thread> The video of Jarno Smeets' flight is cool, and I don't see evidence that it was faked. It seems reasonable to accomplish, and is something I have wanted to try for a long time.
http://www.tested.com/news/articles/43440-thoughts-on-the-me...
"It is doable and he did it. It's not fake. It's been covered by the euro press and it's real."
Have a read of some of his other choice comments: http://gizmodo.com/people/jesusdiaz/comments