Where's my jetpack?

[William]

I'm sure I remember being told as a kid growing up in the 60's-70's that by the time the 21st century arrived, we'd all be flying around to the shops with our jetpacks. Well hello, we're into the 21st century now. I want my jetpack!!:D :D :D

[Captain_Rightfoot]

What's the problem. You can strap them on whenever you are ready :) ;) :eek: :D

rocket bird (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BBC_Gy8B90)

[p38arover]

Ahh! Popular Science magazine. It had lots of those predictions.

Where's my personal chopper for flying to work?

Why aren't we living on the moon?

Ron

[solmanic]

Several years ago Rod Quantock did a segment at the Melbourne Comedy Festival where he rambled on and on about the joys of life if we all had rocket packs. This was shortly before a federal election and after about 15min talking about rocket packs and how great they would be he concluded by urging everyone to picket parliament house the day after the election and demand "where are our rocket packs" because that is what the government would LEAST expect!

That man is a certifiable comic genius.

[Studio54]

I don't understand? Do you guys not have your jet packs yet?? I admit mine took a little longer than expected to arrive but the dealer blamed it on a mechanical recall on the Thrust master regulator, apparently there were commuters in Europe flying round in circles for days.

[p38arover]

I really liked the style of the British jet packs but I decided against getting one when I heard that Lucas did the electrics. :D

Ron

[Bytemrk]

Why aren't we living on the moon?

Ron


That just proves you don't work where I do...... I'm sure of the people there DO live on the moon :eek::eek::p:eek::eek:

Mark

[Studio54]

Well lets face it, british jet packs were ahead of their time back then, but a friend of mine just got a good condition second hand one and has had all sorts of problems.

Uneven throttle response, chaffing harness, last week he nearly lost his wife off the back they are really not well designed for a pillion.

[HangOver]

your right about predictions, they never seem to come true:

I think there is a world market for maybe five computers : Chairman IBM

;):D:D

[Quiggers]

I had a jet pack, it came with the Fiat, wouldn't start and rusted out in weeks:D :D :D

GQ

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I heard they had to recall them all,,
some silly buggar tried to run it on used chip oil---;)

[DiscoTDI]

That just proves you don't work where I do...... I'm sure of the people there DO live on the moon :eek::eek::p:eek::eek:

Mark
Do you work for the council:D:p

[Captain_Rightfoot]

If a bloke that rides a motorcycle is a motorcyclist....

What would you call a bloke with a jet pack?

Mr Coconuts :eek: :eek: :D :D

[dobbo]

This is the problem with todays society, less improvisation and more whinging. I blame the hippies and the femanists of the 60's and 70's for making Aus a country of whingers (it may be the influx of poms though).

You want a jetpack then get of your 4r53 and build it, Centrelink aint going to provide you with one. You have all the basic parts just lying around you house get out to the shed and build one

Get and old turbo, a full LPG tank, build a controller, throttle injectors and a combustion chamber.

Stop whinging and build it. However you may want to write your will before the test flight or initial start up .


Long live the rocketeer.

another use for it

http://www.asciimation.co.nz/beer/

[Pedro_The_Swift]

or ring ACME
http://home.nc.rr.com/tuco/looney/acme/acmejetm.jpg

[Pedro_The_Swift]

ya gotta love the internet!!!
http://home.nc.rr.com/tuco/looney/acme/acme.html

[William]

This is the problem with todays society, less improvisation and more whinging. I blame the hippies and the femanists of the 60's and 70's for making Aus a country of whingers (it may be the influx of poms though).

You want a jetpack then get of your 4r53 and build it, Centrelink aint going to provide you with one. You have all the basic parts just lying around you house get out to the shed and build one

Get and old turbo, a full LPG tank, build a controller, throttle injectors and a combustion chamber.

Stop whinging and build it. However you may want to write your will before the test flight or initial start up .


Long live the rocketeer.

another use for it

http://www.asciimation.co.nz/beer/

I think I take offence at what you say. For one you seem to assume I'm on centrelink benefits and secondly you think I'm a whinger. You'd be wrong in both cases. It was a tounge in cheek statement re the jetpack. I think most people saw it for what it was. Also, the word is 'feminist' not 'femanist'

[p38arover]

I think I take offence at what you say. For one you seem to assume I'm on centrelink benefits and secondly you think I'm a whinger. You'd be wrong in both cases. It was a tounge in cheek statement re the jetpack. I think most people saw it for what it was. Also, the word is 'feminist' not 'femanist'


Umm, I think Dobbo's comments were almost the same - but his were tongue in cheek. :D

See Muphry's Law http://home.pacific.net.au/~bangsund/muphry.htm

Ron

[dobbo]

Umm, I think Dobbo's comments were almost the same - but his were tongue in cheek. :D

See Muphry's Law http://home.pacific.net.au/~bangsund/muphry.htm (http://home.pacific.net.au/%7Ebangsund/muphry.htm)

Ron

Thanks for the defence Ron

The cheques in the mail


They were not meant to offend William, just the hippies and the feminists. I know William would not be either of these,

a: what would a hippie want with a mode of transport that produces more green house gasses than a v12 yet can only transport one person. (the jetpack not the landie)

b: Why would a feminist want a mode of transport that looks more phallic than a banana in your trowser pocket? Besides when they cut the bra straps the jetpack would fall off, however this might not be such a bad idea afterall.

:wasntme:

[p38arover]

ya gotta love the internet!!!
http://home.nc.rr.com/tuco/looney/acme/acme.html

Well, blow me down! :eek:

I never knew that Acme had finally got their catalogue on line.

I shall place my order post haste! :D

Ron

[Bytemrk]

Do you work for the council:D:p


no mate........ a marketing firm;)

Mark

[abaddonxi]

This is the problem with todays society, less improvisation and more whinging. I blame the hippies and the femanists of the 60's and 70's for making Aus a country of whingers (it may be the influx of poms though).

You want a jetpack then get of your 4r53 and build it, Centrelink aint going to provide you with one. You have all the basic parts just lying around you house get out to the shed and build one

Get and old turbo, a full LPG tank, build a controller, throttle injectors and a combustion chamber.

Stop whinging and build it. However you may want to write your will before the test flight or initial start up .


Long live the rocketeer.

another use for it

http://www.asciimation.co.nz/beer/

Bum, I was gonna put up that link.:D

Cheers
Simon

[Pedro_The_Swift]

no mate........ a marketing firm;)

Mark

anything we'd know?:angel:

[William]

Thanks for the defence Ron

The cheques in the mail


They were not meant to offend William, just the hippies and the feminists. I know William would not be either of these,

a: what would a hippie want with a mode of transport that produces more green house gasses than a v12 yet can only transport one person. (the jetpack not the landie)

b: Why would a feminist want a mode of transport that looks more phallic than a banana in your trowser pocket? Besides when they cut the bra straps the jetpack would fall off, however this might not be such a bad idea afterall.

:wasntme:

Dobbo, Duely noted and my apology is here by forwarded. Sorry man, had a bad day and was a bit touchy. Ask my son about hippies:o , he turns 16 on Tuesday and hates them:D His answer is to use the feminist with hairy armpits to design the thing then get a hippy as the test pilot. Over and over again until they run out of hippies:D :D :D

[Bytemrk]

anything we'd know?:angel:


I'd tell you Pedro....




...... but then I'd have to kill you..:twisted::twisted:

Mark

[blitz]

I saw a short video of a parashootist (is that even a word??) who had a suit on that made him look a bit like a flying possum and had two micro turbines strapped to his legs. Most insane thing I have ever watched, he jumped out at about 5000 feet from memory and flew about 3K as well as jumping from a ballon just wild.

Aparently broke some sort of record for horizontal flight, stupid and insane but it was wild to watch

[p38arover]

I saw a short video of a parashootist (is that even a word??)

Yep - but as "parachutist" :)

Ron

[blitz]

Ah well I have never been hired for my spelling, I usually spell phonetically and hope spell check can sort it out.

It's embarassing when spell check hasn't got a clue what I tried to spell

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I'd tell you Pedro....




...... but then I'd have to kill you..:twisted::twisted:

Mark


would be a good shot from there----:eek: