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Get Yourself a Rocket Belt

Posted March 22, 2007 7:06 PM

From Luxist:

I do a lot of talking about personal flight options in the form of private jets and flying cars and the like but this takes personal flight to the extreme. For $250,000 you can get yourself a rocket belt. That's right, a Jetson-style jet pack custom-made for your weight and size. The service includes a fully-tested custom rocket belt, a machine to help you make your own rocket fuel, hands-on training including 10 flights in your own rocket belt and expert support. You probably can't use this to commute to work but you could always rent yourself out for promotional gigs and it is definitely a toy that all your friends won't have.

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Re: Get Yourself a Rocket Belt

03/23/2007 11:47 PM

Forget the rocket pack; the other stuff on that guy's website is really cool. I'll take the tip-jet powered helicopter, thank you.

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