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7 Incredible Real-Life Jetpacks

Posted April 13, 2013 5:27 PM

From Neat-O-Rama:

It's 2013 -where's my jetpack? Well, it's right here, in a roundup of real inventions that allow a single person to hover in the air. The reason you don't have one is because you can't afford it -and you'd probably kill yourself playing with one. Tech Graffiti rounded up seven different jetpack designs, each with a story behind it. Link

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That was one they forgot! ga

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04/15/2013 10:58 AM

They didn't forget. Don't you recognize it as item one in the article?

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