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The caption doesn't state whether this photograph shows vintage "bamboo-copters" or modern reproductions. 217.155.20.163 14:14, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
Does it matter? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.89.69.252 ( talk) 05:24, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
The article totally strays. It is just an uncorroborated hypothesis that the contraption described by this Ge Hong was something akin to a "bamboo dragon". The quoted passage is mumbo jumbo (it talks about dragons and oxen), and you cannot seriously contend you can get a clear picture of what kind of device this was. It's totally misleading to have this text right next to the modern-day toy shown next to it. As one will notice in the photo shown, the toy is not just two flat blades on a stick; it has its blades shaved in such away so that they are alternatingly beveled, and have a twisted helical shape (probably deriving the idea from modern propellers). And the device in Ge Hong's text is not made of bambooo. This whole chunk should be moved to a subsection or another article. Kiyoweap ( talk) 18:20, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
I also have issues with the naming. First of all how accepted a naming is "Bamboo-copter"? I believe this is a direct translation of a fictional device take-copter (basically looks like a take tombo stuck on a beanie hat, enabling wearer to fly) featured in the Japanese manga and anime
Doraemon. This animation has been quite popular among the Chinese, and is known by such names as Shao Ding-dong (and otherwise known as the mechanical cat 机器猫).
I did come across the following passage: "bamboo dragonfly (chu chhing-thing).. in 18th-century Europe it was known as the 'Chinese top' and was simply an axis bearing radiating blades set at an angle" ( Historica, vol.17, p.284).
I also have my doubts that "bamboo dragonfly" (zhuqingting) is the traditional Chinese name for such a toy, and suspect this is just a translation of Japanese name. Kiyoweap ( talk) 18:57, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
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