If you were to suddenly grow wings?

[NightOwl 912]

First thing I'd do is I'd check if I was dreaming then I would probably freak out at the fact that I'm not dreaming and then I would realise how awesome it is to have wings!

[Hansel 1,512]

Well, in order for my wings to be functional, they'd have to be fricking HUGE, and my chest area would also have to be massive to accommodate them.

 

I'd probably panic.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

I would fly around town, take some friends for flight rides, maybe take several trips around the world. I would also try sleeping on clouds, since they're really really soft. 

[~Chaotic Eddie~ 479]

I'd slowly practice flying and then within a few years I'd be able to go anywhere I wanted with no extra charges! No more buses or long waits in traffic jams! Plus it'd make for some awesome cosplays.

Edited August 19, 2013 by Eddy Sparkle

[Denim&Venöm 19,107]

Go to the nearest person I find and ask them "Hey do I have something on my back? Wings? Cool! Now go find me a horn and a crown so that I may become a god!"

 

Then I'd go around taunting NORAD, flying below radar range and pissing them off to no end, that is, implying that I can fly fast, like RD levels of fast. If not, then I probably wouldn't get noticed.

 

After that I'd post a poster with me and my wings on it and a bunch of strips on the bottom, saying "Do you want to become a princess? Take a pair of wings!"

Edited August 19, 2013 by Denim&Venom

[SkyDream 315]

Okay.  I'm sure everyone here has thought about it a lot, considering that we're all immersed in an environment where one third of the population has them already and nobody is freaked out about it.   It's one of the reasons why I love the show.

 

I'm also going to assume that we would be no less capable of flight than your average Pegasus pony, just for the sake of argument and discussion.

 

That said, and I'm fairly certain anyone would say this, there would be an initial attempt at hiding the wings so normal social functions can continue uninterrupted.  It's going to be fairly difficult, as they would have to be fairly large to enable flight functionality for the human body.  Larger baggy outfits may be necessary.  Temperature thresholds will likely be crossed due to the inability to wear only light clothing.  (I know I will be sweating everywhere, even in winter.)   ... especially due to the fact that feathers retain heat, so you'll be even hotter most of the time.   So we'd have to be drinking a lot more water to rehydrate.

 

Flight will only occur in the dark, in dark colored clothing.  It would often cross our minds how to color our wings dark blue to blend in with the night, as it'll be obvious that flight during the day is a deathtrap, as others have mentioned here, as with the "we'll be dissected by scientists" theorum.  

 

Maximum Ride, anyone?  Seriously.  Those guys are my heroes.

 

I'm not even worried about learning the mechanics of flight.  It's likely going to happen eventually anyway.  ("Use 'em or lose 'em."   That sort of thing.)   It's the landing and the sharp up-turns that will be worrisome initially, considering the G-forces in effect on the body during the ending of flight.

[Dsanders 5,747]

Oh how I loved this thread. I've seen a lot of interesting and well, peculiar points here. And just because I really feel like it, I shall resurrect this thread.

[Mr Underhill 219]

 Well, here goes nothing! 

If I woke up one morning with wings...I'd definitely freak, then I'd be like  cuz I wanted  Claws and the Adamantium skeleton!

But I'd call in sick...then call my closest friends over to have them see my wings.  I would not be able to drive my car, or sit right. I'd also have to practice/work out/ to build up my strength...Not to mention conquer my fear of heights..  I most definitely would have to move to a secluded place, just so I wouldn't be hounded by religious nutcases. I wonder if suddenly growing wings counts as a dis-ability?

[Ianpiersonjdavis 513]

Well, I'd imagine sprouting to brand new (and I assume fully grown) appendages would be quite painful.

 

My first instinct would be to hide them out of fear of being experimented upon as a military test subjects and would try to have them removed ASAP to avoid such a scenario from playing out.

 

And I am not a fan of heights, so they would be more of a burden to me than anything else.

[Malinter 3,064]

Once i've recovered from the agonizing pain that is instantly growing a whole new bone & muscle structure complete with nervous system swamping my brain waves with new, confusing signals.

 

If i'm not catatonic after that.. then let the good times roll

Edited October 29, 2013 by Malinter

[Virulence 254]

I've always wanted wings! Or just to fly. "If you could have any superpower, what would it be?" THAT. To Fly up into the endless sky, with no limitations on how high you could go or how fast you would fly.

 

Immediately I would jump into the sky and be free. I probably wouldn't come down though...

[CT-1138 3,182]

They would be absolutely useless to me as I hadn't grown the proper shoulder and thoraxic muscles to fly and my bone density is far too great to get off the ground.

[flutterfries 8]

Assuming i'm still on Earth, i'd first find a way to hide my wings. Just thinking about how many times I have to explain to different people how I got these wings makes me extremely exhausted.

[Sir Hugsalot 9,348]

I'd troll those guys flying on paraglides around hill nearby for sure Then I'd get arrested by police for flying without having pilot licence, because this is how things work in Poland xD

[deadprofile 1,122]

If they were functional wings proportionate to my body (i.e. can hold my weight up)....I'd probably fly all over the place. I want to travel Europe, and Japan.  Man, I'd be free!

[Jokerbrony 7]

Fly, then cosplay as Angel from the X-men. Then take that cosplay to the next comic con and win the grand prize. And finally......sleep on a cloud.

[Mars Caramel 319]

Quickly slice them off before I die from blood loss!

 

But if the wings do turn out to share my blood perfectly with the rest of my body, I would probably try to hide them as best I can until I get home, which is when I will decide to give them a test run from my back garden.

Edited October 31, 2013 by Mars Brownie

[lawrence9021 12]

I would be like wtf after a wile i would fly then be the first man to fly become rich train untill im rainbowdash fast then fly around the world visiting every were you know the normal stuff

[Winona the Dog 1,984]

I guess fly

 

I always wanted to go fly with birds, but I think they would fear me too much to get close to. It would be a lot better than driving that's for sure!

[LittleRawr 679]

I'd first make sure that they were absolutely real and not some kind of hallucination.

 

Then, I'd just soar up into the sky and go as high as I could. Then I'd free-fall back down to Earth, stopping just before I hit the surface. 

 

Afterwards, I'd do it again :3

[kodyap1293 23]

If I were to suddenly grow wings, I would pretend to be an angel sent from Jesus to tell people to cut it out with the whole "click like if you love Jesus/ignore if you love satan" crap. It's really annoying and I'm sure we would all be better off.

[The Swedish Brony 153]

I'd freak the buck out for starters! xD

A normal human being (saying that there exists such a thing) wouldn't be all like "Oh, huh, wings. That's cool I guess." If you suddenly sprouted a new pair of body parts.

But after I have calmed down about my new wings, I'd go get some warm clothes (It's cold up there!) and fly to places. Yeah.
That would be freaking nice.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

"AWESOME!" Would be my first reaction.

 

I would probably go through a process of just seeing how they work. Flexing them, flapping them, seeing if I could use them more dexterously than a bird could given my higher brain functions.

 

After familiarizing myself with my wings, I would try to fly. Probably take a few tries but I think I could get it.

 

After that, who knows? I would never need a car again, unless it was stormy out. I probably would even try to incorporate the new limbs into my martial arts.

[Frith is Magick 1,471]

I don't imagine that having wings sprout out of my back suddenly would be pleasant. Where would the skin and bone an feathers come from? Even if the matter somehow appeared from nothing, creating joints in my back and having the muscles change suddenly around it would likely be uncomfortable. I would try flying, then do a face-plant because I don't have hollow bones (which are much more breakable) or a respiratory system adapted for flight, and if I did, more sudden major changes to my body. After all of that was resolved, I would have to figure out how to make the wings work with clothes and backpacks and the like, after all, wings large enough to be functional would be in the way. I would  then need to teach myself to fly, yay, more face-planting.

 

It would be cool to be able to fly, but the reality is that sprouting wings out of the blue would not be as fun as it sounds. Me and my darned cheery attitude.

[Envy 6,169]

Think "Out of all of the magical impossible things you, whatever you are, could give me, this is what you decided to give me? *sigh*"