http://www.barnstormers.com/ad_detail.php?ID=853991
Look, Ma! A jet-pack!!
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Termite
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Look, Ma! A jet-pack!!
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Yogimus
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Re: Look, Ma! A jet-pack!!
That advert is dangerously close to fibbing.
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HTRN
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Re: Look, Ma! A jet-pack!!
I actually llooked into building an actual rocketpack at one time, but they're fairly expensive to build, have a very short flight time, and are extremely unforgiving of operator mistakes..Termite wrote:Looks like something HTRN would build.
http://www.barnstormers.com/ad_detail.php?ID=853991
The hydro packs in these are somewhat popular invarious tropical resorts.
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Describing what HTRN does as "antics" is like describing the wreck of the Titanic as "a minor boating incident" ~ First Shirt
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Aesop
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Re: Look, Ma! A jet-pack!!
Shenanigans.
The speed is net 0 MPH.
But they're missing the marketing. You not only sell people on the idea, when they lift off, you have them hover over their cars, and power wash them at the same time.
The speed is net 0 MPH.
But they're missing the marketing. You not only sell people on the idea, when they lift off, you have them hover over their cars, and power wash them at the same time.
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Termite
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Re: Look, Ma! A jet-pack!!
"Life is a bitch. Shit happens. Adapt, improvise, and overcome. Acknowledge it, and move on."
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Catbird
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Re: Look, Ma! A jet-pack!!
I saw someone playing with one of these on south Lake Union in Seattle last summer. It is tethered to a jet ski which provides the high pressure water. It looks like a short trip to a serious head/neck injury or death if you're not careful.
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