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Fly Like a Bird

07/26/2018 2:15 PM

Short commute to work...traffic,,,no problem....

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07/26/2018 3:04 PM

Well, this looks like fun, but being seriously acrophobic, I would probably have a tough time enjoying it.

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07/28/2018 1:19 PM

You might want to opt for the "Senior" model, which is firmly planted on the ground then....

Great for making those UFO prank videos, after you sprain your ankle....haha

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07/26/2018 3:39 PM

Fly like a bird...crash like a rock.

Where Segway meets hover board...meets terra firma!

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07/26/2018 4:28 PM

We're way ahead of you here at SolarLabs, and have just the thing for those unexpected stops....

The Solar Airbag Safety Suite© or SASS will deploy in the blink of an eye and keep you as safe as if you were in your Mother's arms, provided she was a rather large woman,,,,with,,,ah,, big bones....

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07/26/2018 4:49 PM

"Vertigo" not included?

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07/26/2018 5:33 PM

Well we expect that you will want to be heavily medicated before trying anything this crazy, er exciting......

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07/26/2018 5:35 PM

Such as Tequila, Vodka, or Whiskey?

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07/27/2018 10:49 AM

...only for medicinal purposes....

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07/27/2018 1:01 PM

Dramatic, true, but not as commercially viable as an up-sized drone flown by a human occupant...

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07/27/2018 3:43 PM

Why do I think if I tried that, I would be upside down within a couple of seconds and then driven into the ground like a spike shortly there after?

Still looks like fun though....

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07/27/2018 5:41 PM

You've been brainwashed by those annoying vacation ads that show the clown on that water jet thingy....

...not to be confused with the water jet hoverboard thingy...

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07/28/2018 2:35 PM

In the second picture; the water shooting out the back of the board...where does it come from? I don't see a hose/pipe connecting to the water. I don't see much room on the board for an accumulator to span times when the board isn't contacting the water. Perhaps water is stored in photoshoplandia?

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07/29/2018 6:50 PM

The water is magically teleported up there by the process of photoshop.
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07/27/2018 9:55 PM

Thought of zipping around with a jet fuel tank strapped to my back instead of a parachute isn't very conducive to "fun."

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07/28/2018 4:51 AM

For a parachute to be much help at those limited altitudes, explosives would probably be required....might take some of the 'fun' away as well.

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07/28/2018 4:49 AM

I've seen birds. That's not how they do it.

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07/28/2018 10:43 AM

Flapping arms is optional....

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