Glenn Martin, an inventor from New Zealand, has created what he describes as the world's first practical jetpack. It's five feet tall, runs for a maximum of thirty minutes, and will cost about $100,000. Truly, the height of practicality. Still, at least someone is tapping into the chronically neglected self-contained flying device market. But I wonder how qualified your average jetpacker would be to not fly into trees, become entangled in power lines, or otherwise destroy both life and public property. Also, didn't the Mythbusters build this very thing a while back? More details here.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Packing Jet
