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Frogs are several steps closer to flying thanks to these Russian artists

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Mila Kalnitskaya and Micha Maslennikov are two artists who are known together as Mi-Mi Moscow. They've created an assortment of harnesses with propellers and wings for frogs for a series of photographs called Frogs Can Fly, where real frogs are posed and ready for takeoff. Many of the harnesses are anchored by rings that humans can wear to hold the frog up.

Yes, this is only an art project and no, the harnesses don't seem to work at making frogs fly. But so what? These small inventions are incredibly original, and some of them look like they might be able to make frogs fly, with only minimal adjustments. After all, as the artists point out, frogs are very light creatures. The artists refer to the frogs as "actors," and note that they were not hurt during the photographs' production. In fact, "Siberian Postman" and "Fly of Destiny" still live happily with their artist owners, according to this interview. More pictures after the jump.

Frogs Can Fly, via We Make Money Not Art

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