I was incredibly disappointed after the turn of this Millenium.
Growing up, we were given visions of the future.
We'd have phones that would allow us to see the person - or just be telepathic, we'd manufacture products by special-order only to eliminate waste, our homes would be completely off the grid, we'd be traveling by air in our flying cars or self-propulsion...
Well, remember the jetpacks on Lost In Space and Bond films?
They were real, but could only take you for a ride of less than a minute fueled by hydrogen-peroxide or less than 10 minutes with jet fuel. Well, now they've created a pack fueled by highly pressured water!
"Designer Ramke's invention can power the rider to a height of 50 feet, has a top speed of 30mph, and can travel almost 200 miles before it needs to be refuelled.
A floating pump powered by a 150 horsepower four-stroke engine sends water through a 140ft-long hose to a pair of nozzles mounted on the jet pack."
The new Jet-Lev Flyer company implores us to "Stop Dreaming! Start Flying!"NOW WHERE'S MY FLYIN' CAR??!!
