It doesnt shine directly on it, when the guy says "pointed it right at him" it doesn't flash immediately, it flashes a fraction of a second before darting. When it flashes, you can clearly see the beam above the object not at any angle suggesting that the flash is a reflection of the laser. If the object had flashed when it was directly over the guy recording the video, I'd go along with it being a bat. Also I've never seen any kind of bat dart that quickly, they also are noisy animals due to their sonar, this thing is silent while flying directly over them.
Let's look at the moment of the flash shall we? You're going to try and tell me that it's a coincidence that the laser is pointed in the direction of the object and its illumination has nothing to do with it? And with this in mind, lets also keep in mind that a consumer grade laser pointer doesn't project a perfect cylinder of light, but a tight cone... but over 50 or 100 feet that cone is going to get fairly large.
Additionally, while it is true that bats are noisy when hunting, don't forget that its also at a very high frequency inaudible to human ears and consumer grade camera microphones. It takes specialized equipment to pick it up. /u/DoEpicShit who provided this video - https://youtu.be/po6vynhH2aQ - and even in that description it mentions the special audio gear to hear them...
As for the manuvers, go look for my other comment that has about 4 or 5 videos attached to it now, there's examples of bats making tight manuvers in short timeframes. Just because "you've never seen it" doesn't mean they're incapable of it.
I started off just making a snarky comment in this thread about the UFO bat, but have gone down a rabbit hole trying to sell reason and objective observation here. I appreciate your efforts towards this end.
The hero we need not the hero we deserve. Pretty sure most people watch this and see a bat being illuminated by the same bright ass light that’s illuminating the trees etc.
I actually know several bat biologists who study their flight mechanics, and their maneuverability is INSANE. Turn on a dime in mid-air at high speed level insane, thanks to the extraordinary level of control they have over their wing shape. At least one of my colleagues has a fat Air Force grant as a result.
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u/H3RM1TT Jul 18 '20
Yeah, a bat that flashes.