ROCKET MAAAAAAAAAN!!

[Chaos]

OMFGYES

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/03/15/martin-announces-first-jetpack-factory/

[Jake]

My dreams are becoming a reality! Oh dear God, yes yes yes.

[LeGuy]

This is, without a doubt, the single greatest moment ever.

[11clock]

Looks like the jetpack finally came to reality. Seems kind of dangerous, though. Let's keep em away from kids.

[Lucifer]

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TBndcBjQFM
2. Turn video sound down.
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLVHlgheJ_8
4. Press play on both.
5.????????
6. Profit.

[Chaos]

Looks like the jetpack finally came to reality. Seems kind of dangerous, though. Let's keep em away from kids.

Life is dangerous.  Get used to it.   ;)

[11clock]

I just noticed something. What happens if the jetpack runs out of gas while you are high in the air? "It's a bird! It's a plane! No it's a guy with a jetpack plummeting to the ground!"

[Lucifer]

I just noticed something. What happens if the jetpack runs out of gas while you are high in the air? "It's a bird! It's a plane! No it's a guy with a jetpack plummeting to the ground!"

What happens when a car runs out of gas in the middle of the freeway?
It's called not being an idiot...

[Chaos]

I just noticed something. What happens if the jetpack runs out of gas while you are high in the air? "It's a bird! It's a plane! No it's a guy with a jetpack plummeting to the ground!"

The same thing that happens to a plane that runs out of gas while high in the air.  So what?   :P

[ARTgames]

well technically its not a rocket not is it. But an air plain helicopter.

[Chaos]

well technically its not a rocket not is it. But an air plain helicopter.

That uses standard gasoline from gas stations! :D

[Lingus]

I just noticed something. What happens if the jetpack runs out of gas while you are high in the air? "It's a bird! It's a plane! No it's a guy with a jetpack plummeting to the ground!"

The same thing that happens to a plane that runs out of gas while high in the air.  So what?   :P

You die...

This is going to be bad. You know why the rate of death is so much higher in cars than it is in planes? Because only pilots fly planes. Any stupid person can get a license to drive a car.

You know why the rate of death in cars isn't higher? Because they aren't planes. If some stupid person runs out of gas or does something stupid (which will happen, and happen often) it would normally be minor injuries for the driver and possibly other people... but now any and all minor stupidity will result in death. You don't just crash and come to a stop. You !@#$ up thousands of feet in the air and you will die.

And anyways, I can't see this being a regular thing. People taking off from their back yards, zipping around the city along with millions of other people. The sky looking like one giant freeway. People criss-crossing at complete random, no lanes, no idea of even a general direction of traffic flow. It would be utter chaos and destruction. There is no way the FCC would allow this. It will probably be restricted to outside of city limits for normal people, and inside would be reserved for emergency personnel.

[ARTgames]

well technically its not a rocket not is it. But an air plain helicopter.

well it needs to be attached to this to make it the best traveling vehicle.

That uses standard gasoline from gas stations! :D

[ARTgames]

well technically its not a rocket not is it. But an air plain helicopter.

well it needs to be attached to this to make it the best traveling vehicle.

That uses standard gasoline from gas stations! :D

well it needs to be part of this to make it the best traveling device. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsCb1QgVtxc

[Chaos]

I just noticed something. What happens if the jetpack runs out of gas while you are high in the air? "It's a bird! It's a plane! No it's a guy with a jetpack plummeting to the ground!"

The same thing that happens to a plane that runs out of gas while high in the air.  So what?   :P

You die...

This is going to be bad. You know why the rate of death is so much higher in cars than it is in planes? Because only pilots fly planes. Any stupid person can get a license to drive a car.

You know why the rate of death in cars isn't higher? Because they aren't planes. If some stupid person runs out of gas or does something stupid (which will happen, and happen often) it would normally be minor injuries for the driver and possibly other people... but now any and all minor stupidity will result in death. You don't just crash and come to a stop. You !@#$ up thousands of feet in the air and you will die.

And anyways, I can't see this being a regular thing. People taking off from their back yards, zipping around the city along with millions of other people. The sky looking like one giant freeway. People criss-crossing at complete random, no lanes, no idea of even a general direction of traffic flow. It would be utter chaos and destruction. There is no way the FCC would allow this. It will probably be restricted to outside of city limits for normal people, and inside would be reserved for emergency personnel.

"The Martin jetpack was designed to meet the Federal Aviation Administration's Part 103 regulations, which govern "ultralight" vehicles that don't require a pilot's license (though the company does require you to enroll in its training class prior to flying).  

The FAA dictates that you won't be able to fly at night -- jetpacks are allowed only from dawn to dusk. But that's OK: The Martin jetpack doesn't have any operating lights.

The FAA also wags its finger at flying in town, warning that "no person may operate an ultralight vehicle over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or over any open air assembly of persons." And a slew of complicated regulations dictate how high you can fly, based on the visibility of clouds."

From teh article.  The thing you gotta realize is, every vehicle, no matter what you do, has the potential for death.  It's impossible to prevent stupid people from being stupid. If we regulated the hell out of everything in the name of safety, you may as well not even get up in the morning.