Just go look at this
http://i.gizmodo.com/5141777/water+powe ... -tool-ever
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Viv -
Interesting. Seems laughable for the first few seconds, and then you start to see how sensible it is, in its own way. Sort of a continuously "fueled" water rocket (or rather, a pair of them). Yeah, it's limited by a big tether to a floating pump -- but ultimately, everything is constrained by something.
Another amazing application of basically simple technology. I think the "water jet" idea has a lot of potential that hasn't been well exploited.
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Interesting. Seems laughable for the first few seconds, and then you start to see how sensible it is, in its own way. Sort of a continuously "fueled" water rocket (or rather, a pair of them). Yeah, it's limited by a big tether to a floating pump -- but ultimately, everything is constrained by something.
Another amazing application of basically simple technology. I think the "water jet" idea has a lot of potential that hasn't been well exploited.
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Hi Larry
The thing that struck me was the ludicrous amount of fun you could have with this when you look at a normal (normal?) jet packs the thing that leaps out at you is the element of danger, where's the danger with this contraption? this will be a huge hit at the beach if it gets in to production.
And it looks like the pump is no more than modified a jet ski or wet bike, any one making those can make these! the price of second hand jet skis may start to go up as a result of this idea getting out in the wild
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The thing that struck me was the ludicrous amount of fun you could have with this when you look at a normal (normal?) jet packs the thing that leaps out at you is the element of danger, where's the danger with this contraption? this will be a huge hit at the beach if it gets in to production.
And it looks like the pump is no more than modified a jet ski or wet bike, any one making those can make these! the price of second hand jet skis may start to go up as a result of this idea getting out in the wild
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Re: New type of jet pack!
A few more details and a price this time via Wired Blog http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/02/fluid-motion--.html
Also in the same article a link for the original Canadian inventor http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/08/w ... pack-.html
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Also in the same article a link for the original Canadian inventor http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/08/w ... pack-.html
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Appears to be something "not for everyone". Ha.
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