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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    11/26/09

    In reply to First Intercontinental Jetpack Flight Ends With a Wet Crash Landing
    What was his unladen airspeed? You know, for if I get questioned at the Bridge of Death.
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    Image of Kirkaiya Kirkaiya
    11/26/09

    In reply to First Intercontinental Jetpack Flight Ends With a Wet Crash Landing
    "... ended in failure."
    Rosa, Rosa, Rosa... you don't "get" men all the way yet? This guy crashed, sure - but he was *flying a JET PACK* at the time! That totally makes this an amazingly successful test flight ;-) Just like those first few SpaceX "test flights".

    Anytime a guy is, however briefly, flying through the air in a home-made rocket or jet-pack, he's living the dream *grin*
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/26/09

    @Kirkaiya: Oh, please. We both know that I would be all over a heroic jetpack pilot. I just meant that the intended mission ended in failure.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/25/09

    In reply to First Intercontinental Jetpack Flight Ends With a Wet Crash Landing
    Lucky for him he didn't have to add sharkbait to his list of nicknames..
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    11/25/09

    In reply to First Intercontinental Jetpack Flight Ends With a Wet Crash Landing
    So, folks, it seems FusionMan/Jetman ended up in the water like Fatman, folks.
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    Image of Reverov Reverov
    11/26/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag: Aghhhhh yeah very nice, huh folks. Very nice.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    11/26/09

    @Reverov: Comin at ya in GLORIOUS 720 p, folks, in HD!
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/25/09

    In reply to First Intercontinental Jetpack Flight Ends With a Wet Crash Landing
    Big whoop, Tony Stark already flew across an ocean, not a pathetic little sea.
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/25/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Yes, and Tony could've built a better jetpack using a box of scraps in a cave...
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    Image of Serolf Divad Serolf Divad
    11/25/09

    In reply to First Intercontinental Jetpack Flight Ends With a Wet Crash Landing
    I'm not convinced that it's really a Jetpack per se if it has wings.
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    Image of PotteryBarnClearanceSale PotteryBarnClearanceSale
    11/25/09

    @Serolf Divad:

    I agree, really just RC Jet engines with a wing big enough to lift him. I suppose the end game is a wing with 747 engines on it so he can fly across a continent.
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    Image of crackel crackel
    11/25/09

    @Serolf Divad: how else are you supposed to control the flight? By bending your back? Not to mention the amount of fuel you could
    save by not having to thrust just to stay in the air.
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    Image of Serolf Divad Serolf Divad
    11/25/09

    @crackel:
    Well think of how much fuel he could save by going up in a lawnchair fitted with 10000 helium baloons... doesn't make it any more a jetpack, though.
     Reply
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/25/09

    @Serolf Divad: No, but doesn't having jets strapped on one's back make it a jetpack? Wings or not?
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    Image of crackel crackel
    11/26/09

    @tande04: right. no balloons.
     Reply
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    Image of PotteryBarnClearanceSale PotteryBarnClearanceSale
    11/25/09

    In reply to First Intercontinental Jetpack Flight Ends With a Wet Crash Landing
    Still way better than balloon boy. Recharge your packs rocket man.
     Reply
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    Image of jepzilla jepzilla
    11/25/09

    In reply to First Intercontinental Jetpack Flight Ends With a Wet Crash Landing

    No capes! Do you want to get sucked into a jet engine?
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    Image of Matt Heimlich Matt Heimlich
    05/16/09

    In reply to Crazy Jumpsuited Man Sets New Speed Record for Jetpacks
    I'll take 2. One for me, and another one also for me for when I inevitably crash the first.
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    Image of chrishw chrishw
    05/16/09

    @Matt Heimlich: If you do crash this I doubt it'll just be the jet pack that needs replacing.
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    Image of Serolf Divad Serolf Divad
    05/17/09

    @chrishw:


    He'll be OK. His whole body is a crumple zone. Very safe.

     Reply
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    Image of Geordan Henderson Geordan Henderson
    02/14/09

    In reply to Amazing Water-Powered Jetpack Basically Straps a Fire Hose to Your Ass
    lmao, since when did facebook commenting become a problem?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/14/09

    @Geordan Henderson: About the same time your car/house catching on fire becomes a problem.
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    Image of GayNerd GayNerd
    02/14/09

    In reply to Amazing Water-Powered Jetpack Basically Straps a Fire Hose to Your Ass
    I can't imagine the fish are at all thrilled about this new contraption.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/14/09

    @GayNerd: True, but the crowd of Japanese and movie stars following you for the pre-cut sushi would REAL thrilled.
     Reply
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    Image of 1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle 1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle
    02/14/09

    In reply to Amazing Water-Powered Jetpack Basically Straps a Fire Hose to Your Ass
    ????


    Gizmodo already covered this story about 3 weeks ago or so.

     Reply
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    02/14/09

    @Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle: yeah. The credits on the post should say "JetLev via Engadget via Gizmodo" since Engadget only got around to posting it today, which I'm sure why it's here at Gizmodo today too.
     Reply
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    Image of Mike Camilleri Mike Camilleri
    02/14/09

    In reply to Amazing Water-Powered Jetpack Basically Straps a Fire Hose to Your Ass
    Was the water he used from the lake itself cause that would be a never ending source which would be great.
     Reply
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/14/09

    @Mike Camilleri: Now you just need to get over the fact that you need something to power the pump to get the water and pressurize it, and THAT would be great. Happen to have a never ending power source you've been hiding?
     Reply
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    Image of scarbrtj scarbrtj
    02/14/09

    In reply to Amazing Water-Powered Jetpack Basically Straps a Fire Hose to Your Ass
    Strapping a firehose to your ass now officially becomes the funnest way to get your balls in the air.
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    Image of Balance_In_Life Balance_In_Life
    01/30/09

    In reply to Water Jetpack Actually Works, Flies Man Above Lake
    I really think I need this. I don't know why. But this is one of those machines that changes lives.
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