Coolest. Invention. Ever.

seamus

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24617833

What else needs to be said?

Havermeyer

Yore ma?!




/Gets coat.


But seriously. I want to be rocket man! Without doubt, that is the coolest thing EVER!

RedXIV

I WANT one!

antodeco

Add in a bit of porn, and yes!b Ultimate gadget!!

CountingCrows

"That was to impress the girls," he later admitted.

The mother of all invention

redcrew

Wow

elmolesto

So cool

Wazdakka

Pffft....

Where is the joy in flying without the crappy plastic sandwiches, cramped seats, Getting smashed on overpriced booze, and then slapping the cute stewardesses arse??

mru

what a time to be alive. :pac:

Naos

That guy is brilliant. IronMan ftw

Maximilian

Best ever? Pfff. You obviously never heard of the Vilcus plug dactyloadapter.

Parsley

mru wrote: »

what a time to be alive. :pac:

Mmmm, moon pie... :pac:

Overheal

Parsley wrote: »

Mmmm, moon pie... :pac:

lmao

seriously though the thread title says it all.

AARRRGH

mru wrote: »

what a time to be alive. :pac:

I agree.

I think we're going to see a lot of cool things over the next couple of decades.

Voodu Child

This invention is more useful tbh.

MooseJam

brilliant can't wait till it goes into production

Tzetze

This gets my vote for coolest invention.

Overheal

the youtube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-oQ--U-WaQ

Terry

Wrong forum.
You're from Lucan.

That pretty much sums it up.

Edit: I forgot to quote the OP.

Capt'n Midnight

Point of information.
The jet pack used in the 1965 Bond film Thunderball was real.

Visa Parviainen is another pioneer
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/2724291.html?page=4

DanGerMus

Wrong! The coolest invetntion ever is indeed best served chilled.

Sherifu

Putting all that WW2 gold to good use.

WooPeeA

voodoo_child wrote: »

This invention is more useful tbh.

LMAO!

Rb

At $285k a pop it'll be a while before I get mine

Rowley Birkin QC

Want two.

Davidius

My dreams of being a superhero are not as far off as I may have thought! I shall buy one and modify it to fit my battle suit.

HammerHeadGym

antodeco wrote: »

Add in a bit of porn...

Are you serious?? Do you think that guy has any trouble getting his hands on an octopuswah? He must be beating the fanny off him with a shitty stick.

L31mr0d

Can't take off from the ground, can't land without a parachute = instafail

seamus

L31mr0d wrote: »

Can't take off from the ground, can't land without a parachute = instafail

I imagine there are some issues of control. From a standing start, you may have a lot of obstacles to collide with (as well as the ground) before you're moving fast enough to actually gain some lift. If you try to take off straight up or at a slight angle, you could easily lose control and fall on your back or flip and hit the ground at 100mph.

Anything which would allow a standing start or a non-aided landing would have to have harrier-style directional jets. Or for a standing start, if you can accelerate from 0-150mph in about half a second, that would also suffice. You may not survive the take off though.

The Artist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiyzj80bPEY

WindSock

^^^That takes a lot of balls

Edit: aimes for post 30.




As for the jets, I would still rather my own set of wings.