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So the Flyboard is Real...?

05/01/2016 1:45 PM

Guinness claims real, and a new record...OMG

Makes record flight 2.54 km...

https://www.facebook.com/pascal.borel.14/videos/999630610106634/

http://www.h2romagazine.com/zapata-racing/flyboard-air

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2016/4/confirmed-franky-zapata-sets-new-farthest-hoverboard-flight-record-in-france-427011

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05/01/2016 4:17 PM

I don't see any practical uses for this.
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05/01/2016 5:28 PM

That's never stopped anything before....besides this is just a prototype, the next generation could be quite different, perhaps more stable with a stealth mode and extended range, auto pilot and seating for 2.....

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05/01/2016 7:13 PM

I dunno about stealth mode. You know anything with that small a platform is going to generate some serious noise providing a couple hundred pounds of lift.

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05/02/2016 10:04 AM

Practical use isn't necessary - just people who want it just for fun and the prestige of owning one. Is there really a practical use for a jet-ski?

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05/04/2016 5:27 PM

To prove the practical value of a crash helmet of opposed to a ball cap? -- JHF

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05/01/2016 11:06 PM

Back during those 'gentle' days in Vietnam, the gummint was trying to develop something like this as an escape method for soldiers trapped in untenable locations.

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05/02/2016 1:16 PM

Ah the good ole days....

Garrett STAMP (Small Tactical Aerial Mobility Platform), 1973

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