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QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
Geggs Posted Apr 26, 2011
Yes, but the hovering put of a hovercraft is basiclt a big balloon, so it seemed a reasonable guess.
Geggs
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
Taff Agent of kaos Posted Apr 26, 2011
i think the big spining fans that produce the lift/thrust would count as moving parts!!!!
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
Geggs Posted Apr 26, 2011
Well, yes, but I reckoned that they were one step removed from the flying effect. Great British invention, by the way, hovercraft. Though the Russian 'sea monster' is very clever too.
Geggs
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
bobstafford Posted Apr 26, 2011
KITE is similar but it provides no motive power, it provides it by 3rd party means 
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
Rod Posted Apr 26, 2011
a flying fid could be pulled by a mermaid
or, for a blue
A flying fish might get pulled in by a dolphin
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
Geggs Posted Apr 26, 2011
It's starting to sound like a rocket. It has no moving parts, but moves by its own power. Just light the blue touchpaper and hang on for dear life.
Geggs
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
Whisky Posted Apr 26, 2011
I'm starting to think waterskiing... would a 'zulu' be something on the boat that's used to attach the rope?
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
bobstafford Posted Apr 26, 2011
No not a rocket fly or flying is a description of what it dose but it is not free flight.
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
bobstafford Posted Apr 26, 2011
Not waterskis or attachment points but you are getting near though.
it is nothing to do with any sport
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
Geggs Posted Apr 26, 2011
Hmmmm. A maglev, then? Again, there's no moving parts, but rather clever manipulation of magnetic fields.
Geggs
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
Geggs Posted Apr 26, 2011
If my memory serves, maglevs use a Zulu calllsign, because technically they are flying, but they aren't likely to interfer with normal air traffic, so got given the last possible callsign.
And you could get pulled along by being caught in the magnetic field, I guess, if you were wearing enough metal.
Geggs
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
bobstafford Posted Apr 26, 2011
No geggs, don't get in a flap about this chaps
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
bobstafford Posted Apr 26, 2011
what flys but is not free flying
no moving parts
can be seen for miles
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
bobstafford Posted Apr 26, 2011
Mmm a lot smaller and squareish
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
Deadangel - Still not dead, just! Posted Apr 26, 2011
A windsock?
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Apr 26, 2011
A sail?
GT
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
U695218 Posted Apr 26, 2011
GT is this cross continental telepathy? I've just been reading the back posts and was just about to post the same!
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Apr 26, 2011
I beat you to the Klaxon then!!
GT
QI - How do you get pulled by a Zulu
bobstafford Posted Apr 26, 2011
post 56 and 57 combine the ideas and make smaller still
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