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seriously crazy

Jet-Man Is So Cool It Hurts

Yves Rossy is an absolute lunatic, but we love him for it. He has been involved in human jet-powered flight since 2001, back in April he survived a potentially life threatening incident when his jet wings encountered problems mid flight. Since then he has been working on repairing and improving the system, he has been so busy with the repairs process he has not been giving any interviews whatsoever. More »

9:06 PM on Sun Aug 5 2007
By Haroon Malik
17,555 views, 30 comments

Latest by UnderTheHill: Wile E. Coyote.. super genius... Wonder would this be available from the Acme catalog. more »

gadgets

Swiss FusionMan Flies With Kevlar, Fiberglass Wings and Probably a High Dose of Cheese and Wine

Let's hear it for the Swiss, who are probably seen as the most boring of Europeans. Remember Orson Welles' character, Harry Lime, in The Third Man? "In Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock." More »

10:25 AM on Tue Apr 17 2007
By www.gizmodo.com
16,450 views, 31 comments