What traffic? Go to work on a Jetpack

Started by Lunican, July 31, 2008, 11:51:15 AM

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Lunican

July 31, 2008, 11:51:15 AM
QuoteWhat traffic? Go to work on a Jetpack



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

thelakelander

#1
July 31, 2008, 11:55:40 AM
For some reason, I can see some guy running this thing into a power line.
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Lunican

#2
July 31, 2008, 12:01:32 PM
Yes, on a large scale, this would be a very very bad thing.

BridgeTroll

#3
July 31, 2008, 12:10:44 PM
I know we were promised flying cars by now... :'(
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

Doctor_K

#4
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
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create."  -- Albert Einstein

Lunican

#5
July 31, 2008, 01:12:30 PM
People can't even be trusted to drive on the road in two dimensions.

Imagine a mid air collision over your house... every day.

Jason

#6
July 31, 2008, 01:17:50 PM
I want one!

Lunican

#7
July 31, 2008, 01:21:08 PM

BridgeTroll

#8
July 31, 2008, 02:12:01 PM
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

Ocklawaha

#9
July 31, 2008, 02:22:58 PM
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

David

#10
July 31, 2008, 03:33:38 PM
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??

David

#11
July 31, 2008, 03:41:55 PM
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!

Coolyfett

#12
August 02, 2008, 02:08:20 AM
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??
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