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Old 08-01-2006, 09:16 AM   #1
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Default Jet packs are coming, seriously.



http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/31/s...n-development/
http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/s..._it_works.html
http://www.skywalkerjets.com
now wheres my 200,000 dollars..

Jabba, I think you should definitely add this to your garage
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Old 08-01-2006, 09:23 AM   #2
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Haha that's awesomely mad
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Old 08-01-2006, 11:57 AM   #3
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One engine ingested a sensor wire, shutting it down. This was a loss of 45lbs of thrust. This is the reason this test is only for a few seconds.
There in lies the problem..

Aviaiton flies waya from the debris of humanity and as such are pretty reliable and safe modes of travel.

A "JetPacker" would be in and around the hub-bub and litter of the big city and and particle injestion will be guaranteed..

Did you notice how quickly he fell back to earth, even from a few inches?

Even from 100ft you would pretty much - whats the word? Oh yeah - die if you had a "costume malfunction" of any kind
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Old 08-02-2006, 01:55 AM   #4
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Pussy..
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Old 08-02-2006, 02:12 AM   #5
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meh, old technology from the early 80's.

it worked perfectly, but proved mostly useless
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Old 08-02-2006, 02:18 AM   #6
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Yeah, but your cool factor would go up by about 2 billion points by being able to verify your jet pack with a custom picture on JW
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