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Anonymous Thu 27 Dec 2018 16:25:49 No.1268409 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1268443 >>1268479 >>1268985 >>1270929 >>1271120

How is jetpack technology coming along? Is it worth looking to buy one yet considering I can afford it and owning one is invaluable to me?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 27 Dec 2018 17:20:21 No.1268431 Report

Quoted By: >>1268442

I was under the impression that it had more-or-less been given up on because it's impractical (at least terrestrial jetpacks, not those things they use to get around in space)

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 27 Dec 2018 18:13:35 No.1268442 Report

Quoted By: >>1269557

>>1268431
Seems like every decade they add another 5 seconds of flight time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 27 Dec 2018 18:16:29 No.1268443 Report

Quoted By: >>1268448

>>1268409
>How is jetpack technology coming along?
It's not.
>Is it worth looking to buy one yet considering I can afford it and owning one is invaluable to me?
No.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 27 Dec 2018 18:32:33 No.1268448 Report

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>>1268443
Not coming along at all? Disappointing. I might just settle for a powered paraglider, unfortunately the parachute takes a long time to pack away, but at least you can carry the whole thing with you (requirement).

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 27 Dec 2018 19:20:33 No.1268468 Report

Quoted By: >>1268534

Some have made quadcopters you mount and steer like a motorcycle.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 27 Dec 2018 19:42:06 No.1268479 Report

Quoted By: >>1268481

>>1268409
Jetpacks are a dead end technology. Hydropacks are the future now

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 27 Dec 2018 19:52:02 No.1268481 Report

Quoted By: >>1268488 >>1268904

>>1268479
Seems completely useless as a means of transportation. I don't really want to pick up a sport, I just want the most convenient way to move in 3 dimensions. I probably would only use a jetpack in 30 second bursts or so.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 27 Dec 2018 20:22:08 No.1268488 Report

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>>1268481
>I just want the most convenient way to move in 3 dimensions
Feet for two and elevator for the third. That really is the most convenient way as far as most people's need to move in three dimensions is concerned.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Dec 2018 00:28:09 No.1268534 Report

Quoted By: >>1272576

>>1268468
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XdbWYzM4oY

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Dec 2018 04:10:07 No.1268904 Report

Quoted By: >>1269242

>>1268481
Criminal is detect

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 29 Dec 2018 11:53:59 No.1268985 Report

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>>1268409
>Jetpack technology
I hadn't thought it advanced much since the 1950s.
>buy one
I don't know if you can, build one, maybe
>owning one
Most of them are museum pieces now. There is this one Swiss guy who wears a rigid wing glider and a small jet engine, but that was built for him
>invaluable
uh......

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 29 Dec 2018 12:09:29 No.1268987 Report

Quoted By: >>1268990 >>1269250

There's a reason why people who want to pilot an aircraft go for planes and helicopters instead of jets
What you want is a powered paraglider

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Dec 2018 13:15:25 No.1268990 Report

Quoted By: >>1270879

>>1268987
Op wants the jetpack for getting gay with.
Glider wont cut it

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 30 Dec 2018 02:20:41 No.1269242 Report

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>>1268904
Can you phrase that in a way where I can google search it? Obviously "Criminal" doesn't give enough context.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 30 Dec 2018 02:27:42 No.1269250 Report

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>>1268987
Seems like an option but packing the parachutes make it too much of a hassle for using in short bursts. I would probably just get a gyrocopter if I was going that route.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 31 Dec 2018 01:56:45 No.1269557 Report

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>>1268442
Do you know what the best one is as of now?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 31 Dec 2018 04:12:44 No.1269604 Report

Quoted By: >>1269623

Why can't we have magnet jet packs? Just set up an area to magnetize and then you could float forever

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 31 Dec 2018 05:47:25 No.1269623 Report

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>>1269604
Once again that would make for bad transportation means.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 04 Jan 2019 11:39:33 No.1270879 Report

Quoted By:

>>1268990
Getting gay?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 04 Jan 2019 15:35:45 No.1270929 Report

Quoted By: >>1271008

>>1268409
Why do you want a jetpack? What would you even use it for? Are you stupid?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 04 Jan 2019 20:38:24 No.1271008 Report

Quoted By: >>1271052

>>1270929
Moving small vertical distances in short bursts

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 04 Jan 2019 22:56:39 No.1271052 Report

Quoted By: >>1271088 >>1271111

>>1271008
Why would you want to do that?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 00:39:54 No.1271088 Report

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>>1271052
why do people want cars that exceed the speed limit?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 01:45:52 No.1271111 Report

Quoted By: >>1271116

>>1271052
When I want to get places but I don't want to carry a fucking 35 foot ladder with me

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 01:54:07 No.1271116 Report

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>>1271111
burglar detected

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 02:11:30 No.1271120 Report

Quoted By: >>1272782

>>1268409
Personal helicopter is as good as you'll get

https://youtu.be/NZ9Nw9T85wA

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 07:39:31 No.1271183 Report

Quoted By: >>1272782

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvQ9DjJNal0
This is about as good as it's going to get.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Jan 2019 06:15:19 No.1272576 Report

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>>1268534
i don't have to click on the video to feel nervous at the sight of those blades being UNDER me

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 09 Jan 2019 07:55:01 No.1272603 Report

Quoted By: >>1272782

it's almost at green goblin status

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Jan 2019 10:49:05 No.1272638 Report

Quoted By: >>1272782

This one's pretty cool. Doesn't require a pilots license either.

https://www.opener.aero/

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Jan 2019 22:04:04 No.1272782 Report

Quoted By:

>>1271120
>>1271183
>>1272638
Not jetpacks, not even close.
>>1272603
Looks promising.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Jan 2019 22:31:14 No.1275717 Report

Quoted By: >>1277619

Here's a working jetpack.
https://i.imgur.com/ruZv9Gx.gifv

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 19 Jan 2019 22:41:03 No.1276210 Report

Quoted By: >>1276254 >>1278392

How is space-folding technology coming along?

Walking seems completely useless as a means of transportation. I don't really want to pick up a sport, I just want the most convenient way to move in 4 dimensions. I probably would only use a space folder in 30 second bursts or so.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 20 Jan 2019 01:04:32 No.1276254 Report

Quoted By: >>1276274

>>1276210
The problem with folding space, as I see it, is that you can't limit the effect to yourself only. Imagine you're on your way somewhere and you end up some place else entirely because some other guy next to you decided to go someplace else. Imagine everyone folding space in conflicting ways all the time. No one would end up where they wanted to go and you'd get space all wrinkly and creased.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 20 Jan 2019 01:48:01 No.1276274 Report

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>>1276254
Nowadays I can get cancer from the way others choose to travel. Personally, I'd roll the dice

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 23 Jan 2019 21:40:00 No.1277619 Report

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>>1275717
Now that looks good. Where do i buy?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 26 Jan 2019 01:13:14 No.1278392 Report

Quoted By: >>1279244

>>1276210
Unfortunately, unlike jetpacks, that would require exotic matter.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 29 Jan 2019 13:59:09 No.1279244 Report

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>>1278392

just run over to michaels and pick up some cosmic string. what's the problem?

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