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Old 03-10-2010, 10:41 AM
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Your Jet Pack is now ready. The future is finally here.... Sort of....
of course its $86,000 and its not actually available today but will be soon. And of course its not really a Jet pack but a 2 ducted prop personal helicopter


It runs on a 4 cyl 2stroke gas fuel engine and gives you about 30 mins of flight . On board redundancy's try to keep you from dieing.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget....0jetpack25.jpg

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/m...-soon-be-able/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLccl...eature=related
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Old 03-10-2010, 10:46 AM
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personally I like the Jet-Lev more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-KczCp0OQ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSd5fmQ9X9s
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Old 03-13-2010, 10:46 AM
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I give you guys 2 jetpacks with videos in one thread and it gets 78 views and no replies? WTF?!

JET PACKS PEOPLE!!!
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Old 03-13-2010, 11:00 AM
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mythbusters says it can't work.... :-p
 
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no- mythbusters showed that their homemade version doesnt work.
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That water one is pretty cool.
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there is no more "mythbusters" only.... mythbuster......
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BTW- is that JET LEV "Street Legal"
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I think the car is safe for now
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the water one looks like fun.
so THAT'S what Kane has been up to lately. (the bald guy looks like him)
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the water one looks like fun.
so THAT'S what Kane has been up to lately. (the bald guy looks like him)
they all look the same LOL
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