Jet-Pack Uses Water For Propulsion (Video)

Well this is one of the coolest things i've seen in a while, not really practical for a day to day commute (unless you work at sea lol) but still incredibly neat.

I would love to play around with one of these.





[edit on 10/4/2009 by Alaskan Man]

Where can you buy one?

That's brilliant!

I want to see every commuter in Venice using those.. Imagine the chaos!

I;m truly impressed, the dude driving it looked like he was having a whale of a time!

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sign me up for 2!

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lol i think we're gonna need many many more....

only if the machine can have compacted water/ice that can convert to water maybe u wouldnt need the hose behind it.

then again that still wouldnt be enough wouldnt it?

Wow! That's really clever.

I'd hate to get a foot caught it that stream, though. I bet the pressure would flay the skin right off your feet.

I remember hearing stories about WW2 submarines, where the oceanic pressure would fire a bolt out of the bulkhead like a bullet, and the resulting pressurized water stream could cut a man in half. Yikes!

~G

My bad apparently you can buy one of these if you have enough money

[edit on 5-10-2009 by Resinveins]

Amazing, and a very good idea indeed!

Here is their official website: JetLev-Flyer

* Jetpack dry weight (approx.): 30 lbs (14 kg)
* Maximum Thrust: 430 lbf (1,900 N)
* Thrust-to-weight (150-lb or 68 kg pilot, at takeoff): 2.3 : 1
* Measured top speed (150-lb or 68 kg pilot): 22 mph (35 km/h)
* Hose length: 33 ft (10 m)
* Flight ceiling (measured at feet level): 28 feet (8.5 m)
* Duration at wide open throttle (approx.) 1 hour
* Duration at cruising speed (approx.) 1.5-2 hours

JetLev-Flyer


[edit on 5-10-2009 by Clairaudience]

Cool

Now throw a sea serpent costume over the whole thing and take it to Loch Ness!

Wait, they don't have hunting rifles in Scotland, do they? Nevermind, lol.

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That looks like fun!

It definitely has a few more maneuvers than the normal jetski!