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Coolest. Thing. EVER.
Those of you who over-indulged on New Year's Eve and slept through the Tournament of Roses Parade missed out on seeing the culmination of the childhood dreams of myself and anyone else who grew up during the Apollo era of space exploration.
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the jet pack.
Oh, sure, the fuel only allows for a 30-second flight, but how many of us would kill, kill for that 30 seconds?
January 2, 2007 in Current Affairs | Permalink
Comments
Didn't they have one of those during a halftime/pregame of an early, early Super Bowl? I remember seeing it on one of those NFL Films highlight shows and thinking, damn, they were so much ahead of us in the late sixties.
Posted by: Jeff at Jan 2, 2007 5:02:13 PM
Ever since the days of G.I. Joe and the Six Million Dollar Man.
Now they just need to make them affordable.
Posted by: Matthew Tiffany at Jan 5, 2007 3:00:05 PM
