QuoteWhat traffic? Go to work on a Jetpack
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Put away the Gulf Stream and park your Lamborghini, the ultimate in transportation accessories is on the market and will be yours for just £50,000, if you are prepared to wait one year for delivery. This is the machine that will really impress your friends â€" assuming you don't mow them down upon arrival.
Meet the Martin Jetpack, a contraption unveiled at a US air show yesterday. It is a real-life version of the toy we all fantasised about as children (and some of us as adults) and which Sean Connery as James Bond got to wear in the early minutes of Thunderball. Simply attach, the manufacturers claim, and up you go. No more traffic jams as you slice through the air at speeds of up to 186mph.
Full Article:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/what-traffic-go-to-work-on-a-jetpack-880308.html
For some reason, I can see some guy running this thing into a power line.
Yes, on a large scale, this would be a very very bad thing.
I know we were promised flying cars by now... :'(
Quote from: BridgeTroll on July 31, 2008, 12:10:44 PM
I know we were promised flying cars by now... :'(
No, no, no! It's not "October 21st, 2015" yet! *THEN* we'll see the flying DeLoreans! ;D
People can't even be trusted to drive on the road in two dimensions.
Imagine a mid air collision over your house... every day.
I want one!
http://www.youtube.com/v/Cgels591kXk
http://www.youtube.com/v/F5w7XkuxDT4
Can't I just see it, chasing the Amtrak passenger trains to a meet along Roosevelt Blvd at 80MPH when the fuel runs out... Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr SPLAT
OCKLAWAHA
Quote from: Doctor_K on July 31, 2008, 12:24:32 PM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on July 31, 2008, 12:10:44 PM
I know we were promised flying cars by now... :'(
No, no, no! It's not "October 21st, 2015" yet! *THEN* we'll see the flying DeLoreans! ;D
Can we at least get a hoverboard in the meantime??
I dont think the FAA would ....let this fly oh! zing.
But seriously, wouldn't they have an altitude restriction on this thing in urban areas? I think even hobby RC airplanes aren't allowed to fly over 450 ft. I tried researching this on their website but I'm not using the right search terms so i'm not getting anything. Interesting article though!
Quote from: Lunican on July 31, 2008, 01:21:08 PM
http://www.youtube.com/v/Cgels591kXk
HA AHA HA HAHA WHAT!!! Dude didn't go anywhere? What are they cheering for??