Saturday, March 6, 2010

Up, Up & Away - Get Your Own Jet Pack for $75K

Up, Up & Away - Get Your Own Jet Pack for $75K


Up, Up & Away - Get Your Own Jet Pack for $75K

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 03:00 PM PST

Up, Up & Away - Get Your Own Jet Pack for $75K The age of personal flight has finally arrived. You can now purchase your very own jet pack for the extremely high price of $75,000. The Martin Aircraft Company Jetpack gets 30 miles to the tank, sails along at 60 mph, and can reach heights of almost 8,000 feet. Oh, and bonus: since it weighs less than 254 pounds, you won't need a pilot's license to operate. Previously, NASA's Wicked Cool Take on the Classic Jetpack. ...more

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Spill-On-Purpose Tablecloth Reveals Secret Pattern

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:00 PM PST

Spill-On-Purpose Tablecloth Reveals Secret Pattern Norwegian designer Kristine Bjaadal flips the concept of accidental stains on its head. Her Underfull Table Cloth when "untouched" features a simple damask pattern. However, when a colored liquid is spilled on the textile, a secret butterfly pattern emerges. Previously, Malleable Wooden Textiles. ...more

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Danes Build Holy Grail of Amateur Rockets

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 08:15 AM PST

Danes Build Holy Grail of Amateur Rockets A group of Danes, known as the Copenhagen Suborbitals, have constructed the world's largest amateur rocket. This beast stands at 9 meters tall, and unlike the typical wood-based models, the Heat 1X is a real metal rocket.

Says Gizmodo,

"The Copenhagen Suborbitals operate from an abandoned shipyard in the outskirts of the Danish capital. This group of nutters rolled out their Heat 1X engine last Sunday. The image above puts it next to their planned beasts and the first ballistic missile ever: The German V-2."
HEAT 1X booster test 28 Feb 2010.
Images posted by the group on forum Something ...more

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