TypoMage 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 Did they ever make a jetpack that worked good and didn't have any problems? Because if they did how much would they sell for? That would be cool everyone riding to school on a jetpack Send me one.Also who came up with the idea to make that. I wonder Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemonwonder 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 yes they have made one, it would sell for around 3 million...., its a big square thing with 4 jets, you have to wear a cooling suit, and you can only ride on it for 20 mins at a time, auto detecting winds etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cangor 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 yes they have made one, it would sell for around 3 million...., its a big square thing with 4 jets, you have to wear a cooling suit, and you can only ride on it for 20 mins at a time, auto detecting winds etc I've seen that lemonwonder... I think that's as close as they've gotten...I once say another thing, but you were more "inside" it, probably so you don't get fried by the jets...the reason you don't see this kind of thing on the market is because it just isn't practical... there are better things to spend your millions on... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plenoptic 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 Ya I have heard of the jet pack you guys are talking about. I saw it once while watching Myth Busters because they were trying to make one. I think it would be crazy to spend that much money on a jet pack but you know if I won the lottery I would buy it. Even if you can only use 20 minutes you can get rather far in that time but you can't really park it anywhere you sort of have to carry it around with you so no one will steal it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TypoMage 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 Really I thought they made one but it failed. So does anyone have a guess that in the future most people will have these i ntheir household that would be sweet So what do they use to power it?I have always wondered that can anone in here tell me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FLaKes 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 I dont think a jetpack will ever work, it just isnt practical to have something like that in your back. It probably would be hard to maneuver and dangerous. I bet that we will se some sort of anti gravity pack or board way before or if even a good jetpack is ever made. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ao)K-General 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 We wouldn't see anything anti-grav before we saw a jet pack unless they decided it was dumb. But anti-grav boards and packs would be A LOT heavier than a jet pack. It would take a lot of equipment. And anti-grav isn't something were going to be using in the near future. In a few hundred years we might. But not any sooner. Jet packs would be a lot easier and CHEAPER to make. They would also sell for a lot less. The only negative to it would be the exhaust. But there are suits that can take really hot temperatures. Like the ones they use around Volcanoes. Jet packs will be out way before anything anti-grav. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plenoptic 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 I dont think a jetpack will ever work, it just isnt practical to have something like that in your back. It probably would be hard to maneuver and dangerous. I bet that we will se some sort of anti gravity pack or board way before or if even a good jetpack is ever made. Well if you read the topic there are jetpacks have already been made and flown. It won't be that hard just take practice like flying a plane or learning to ride a bike. It just takes time to learn the controls and get used to it. They probably will be come less expensive in time like computers they will get smaller and easier to make. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TypoMage 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 Yes I agree with Plenoptic(I hope I got your name right) They will become something common in the near future. Computers were something not a lot of people had back then. Well not a lot (Almost nobody) Owns a jetpack but in the future I bet lots of people will. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bkag 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2006 Thats interesting that you say that because on engadget this morning they wrote an article about the new sky walker jet pack (http://www.skywalkerjets.com/) the only problem i see is the cost ($200,000). You can find the aricle here https://www.engadget.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TypoMage 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2006 I am going to have to bieleve Bcage He has proof. Over a million sounds very unfair I a mean that much money yea right So does anyone know when they might start selling these things?Like regular products? I bet in like 20-25 years. Do you guys think that the price will go down?I bet it will it was the same with everything ever sold more people will buy if it the cost goes down. I will be sure to buy one at the next walmart sale Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemonwonder 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2006 They are valued at millions, they were so hard to make, it has to detect wind and make sure it stays in the air, it goes for 20 instead of 5, and others were familliar with it also Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bkag 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2006 I think it will never be a mode of transport and only a select few will have one. They are too inpracticle and especially with fuel prices rising they will be too expensive to oparate in 15 - 20 years when the technology will be refined enough to be practicle. We will have pritty much exhausted alll of our oil and will all be using some sort of renewable energy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemonwonder 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2006 lol, dont expect oil to go that slowly, oil will be gone so quick, knowone will notice until all gas stations are out of order Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerebral Stasis 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2006 Lemon, there is still a lot of oil on the planet. We're not as close to the bottom of the well as it may sound, it's just that most wells have not yet been tapped. Futhermore, I recently read in a science magazine that about half of all mined coal is low-energy "junk" coal that is unable to be used in power plants and must be tossed out. However, though a new manufacturing process, this "junk coal" can be turned into gasoline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
