jetpacks
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Gorgeous Aerial Footage Makes Me Want To Spend All My Money On A Jetpack
Like jetpacks are the kind of technology that seems perpetually on the cusp of going mainstream. Though they’re both still incredibly expensive and incredibly dangerous, it’s easy to ignore those glaring issues when footage like this makes jetpacks look like the best toy one could ever own.
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Watch Two Guys In Jetpacks Chase An Emirates A380 Through The Skies Over Dubai
Video: I’ve seen some stunts in my day, but goddamn, this has to be one of the most impressive: two guys in jetpacks fly in formation with an Emirates A380 passenger plane over Dubai in a spectacular display.
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RIP The Professor Of Gilligan’s Island And His Jetpack Fuel
Actor Russell Johnson died yesterday at the age of 89. He was best known for his role as The Professor on the hit TV show Gilligan’s Island from 1964 until 1967. In honour of the actor, Mental Floss has compiled a list of the good Professor’s greatest inventions — greatest inventions that never were.
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Every Secret Agent Wannabe Needs A Quadcopter Belt Of Death
You could probably argue there are worse offenders, but there’s no denying that James Bond’s Thunderball jetpack is definitely up there in the pantheon of ridiculous 00-gadgets. Tinkerer Rodger Cleye recently tried to put a more realistic spin on the concept, and the result is this still-ridiculous-but-fully-functioning quadcopter “belt”.