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Posted by Stephen Gordon on February 10, 2009 09:54 AM | Permalink
Finally, a jetpack for the rest of us. I want to be the first person to cross the Atlantic using one of these.
BTW, I think we can do Friday videos any time we want.
Posted by: Phil Bowermaster | February 10, 2009 11:57 AM
so it's a submersible pump hooked to a dual-nozzle hose to which a man is attached?
I understand "Because I can" is all the reason anyone needs, but... ok. :)
Posted by: MikeD | February 10, 2009 09:28 PM
I understand that unlike a regular rocket belt, this thing can go for hours. This demonstrates that the problem is not power, but the inability to pack enough propellant mass.
Posted by: Stephen Gordon | February 11, 2009 07:35 AM
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Finally, a jetpack for the rest of us. I want to be the first person to cross the Atlantic using one of these.
BTW, I think we can do Friday videos any time we want.
Posted by: Phil Bowermaster | February 10, 2009 11:57 AM
so it's a submersible pump hooked to a dual-nozzle hose to which a man is attached?
I understand "Because I can" is all the reason anyone needs, but... ok. :)
Posted by: MikeD
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February 10, 2009 09:28 PM
I understand that unlike a regular rocket belt, this thing can go for hours. This demonstrates that the problem is not power, but the inability to pack enough propellant mass.
Posted by: Stephen Gordon | February 11, 2009 07:35 AM