I Asked A Professor If It's Possible To Fly On A Broom And He Was Totally Unimpressed

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My name is Hikaru, and I want to fly on a broom.

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Like many people, growing up I watched Harry Potter and Kiki's Delivery service, and dreamt of actually flying on a broom.

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So I decided to ask a university professor whether it was really possible to fly on a broom. This is Professor Shinichiro Ito, from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Kogakuin University.

He is specializes in fluid mechanics, which researches the flow of liquids and air. Using his experience with researching the swimming styles of penguins and turtles, he invented the swimming style which is the standard of Japanese competitive swimming.

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"Hello," I said. "I would like to fly in the sky on a broom." "That's impossible," he said.

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