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Thread ID: 89882 2008-05-15 02:44:00 How COOL is this? Me Want!!! nofam (9009) PC World Chat
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669612 2008-05-15 02:44:00 Given to Fly . . . . ( . stuff . co . nz/4549769a4560 . html" target="_blank">www . stuff . co . nz) nofam (9009)
669613 2008-05-15 02:51:00 That is pretty cool, just quietly. :banana :punk wratterus (105)
669614 2008-05-15 03:11:00 Looks far too dangerous.
:)
Trev (427)
669615 2008-05-15 03:30:00 apparently he's been doing this for a while now.

here's an older vid of the jetpack/planething in action :)

www.youtube.com
Jan Birkeland (4741)
669616 2008-05-15 03:39:00 Having just seen Ironman on friday, this is pretty freaking cool.

I guess to some people being a fighter jet pilot for eight years just isn't cool enough...
Thebananamonkey (7741)
669617 2008-05-15 04:07:00 Be cooler if he could actually glide down for a landing instead of using a parachute. Kind of robs it of a bit of panache ... Biggles (121)
669618 2008-05-15 04:31:00 I agree, awesome to watch when he is in flight, but it is a pity he can't take off under the power of that thing either. It looks a bit of a struggle to get out of the plane with that strapped to his back, as well as the landing under parachute. All respect to him though - it must have been a heart stopping moment the first time he jumped out of a plane with that strapped on to his back! John H (8)
669619 2008-05-15 04:41:00 The complications of take off would be too much. He won't be generating enough power for that, plus he isn't really locked into a suitable form for take off. He really is doing bit of a Buzz Lightyear. I.E., falling with style ....

Still damn cool though.
Biggles (121)
669620 2008-05-15 05:19:00 What an awesome feeling that must be jermsie (6820)
669621 2008-05-15 07:18:00 Off to Sidders to see the daughter later in the year. Where can I buy three? That is, one for me, SWMBO and 7yr old grandaughter.

Now that would be fun

Ken

PS SWMBO says she wouldn't be laughing and therefore, nor would I!! :mad:
kenj (9738)
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