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Old 07-29-2008, 11:28 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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OSHKOSH, Wis. - This isn't how a jet pack is supposed to look, is it? Hollywood has envisioned jet packs as upside-down fire extinguishers strapped to people's backs. But Glenn Martin's invention is far more unwieldy — a 250-pound piano-sized contraption that people settle into rather than strap on.

Inventor says jet packs ready to take off - Yahoo! News (broken link)
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Old 07-30-2008, 07:22 AM
 
Location: The Rock!
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Sounds about as useful as a car with square wheels.
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