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We’ve been waiting for flying jet packs since the dawn of the industrial age, and now we have one—BUT IS THIS THE JET PACK WE WANT?
Explain your condemnation or allowance in the comments below, and hat tips to Scrappers!
Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.) More by Wm. Steven Humphrey
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I condemn the soundtrack to that video.
+1 Chester
Also, we can strap these to manatees in order to save them and let them have a good time.
Agreed. There is only one song to listen to whilst hose-packing (we’re calling it that, right?), and it is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SP2CsHNHd8
Confidential to CC: Can and should.
Imagine being an unsuspecting terrorist, waiting on some shady dock with an AK-47 as you scan the skies for drone bombers. Suddenly, a half-dozen navy seals burst from the waves to rain down a surprise hellfire you’ll never adequately describe through your last choking breaths.
Waterpack attack.
Unfortunately, it’s not going to be Navy Seals flying around on these things—it’s gonna be douchebags who are tired of their jet skis. (Sidenote: I hate jet skis… unless I’m riding one.)
Can someone please wear one of those and come jet pack power-wash my car?
Super Mario Sunshine proved that water gun jet packs suck.
Aw man, if only I had remembered Super Mario Sunshine in time. Change that allow to a condemn! AT WHAT PRICE JETPACKS PEOPLE!
Darwin likes ! Lots of 10 meter bridges and power lines in the world.
The segway of jetpacks.
What about a jetpack powered by Diet Coke and Mentos?
Oh! I allowed it because I thought it played that rad music instead of being all noisy and stuff like jet skis….