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Flyer Beware

Flyer Beware

by Adam on December 4, 2015 at 1:11 am
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  1. tudza
    tudza
    December 4, 2015, 1:35 am | # | Reply

    Haven’t been keeping up with the jet pack news lately?

  2. Mahnarch
    Mahnarch
    December 4, 2015, 4:52 am | # | Reply

    Just saw on the news the other day about those new “hover” board things that are catching fire.

    But, I wonder how many of those are hoaxes, just for big settlement money.

    • John
      John
      December 4, 2015, 1:49 pm | # | Reply

      By catching fire do you mean to say that they are becoming a thing, or literally catching fire when used?

      • BugFanNo1Million
        BugFanNo1Million
        December 4, 2015, 1:59 pm | # | Reply

        Literally catching fire.

      • Mahnarch
        Mahnarch
        December 7, 2015, 5:58 am | # | Reply

        Melting to the ground/have to buy new pants fire.

  3. Ian Osmond
    Ian Osmond
    December 4, 2015, 6:08 am | # | Reply

    My feeling about jet packs is basically the same as my feeling about flying cars: I drive. I see the other people who drive.

    I don’t want THEM in flying cars. OR jetpacks. I mean, people already are crashing drones into things — I am not looking forward to having to scrape someone off my roof.

    • N0083rP00F
      N0083rP00F
      December 4, 2015, 7:44 am | # | Reply

      Cars operate in 2D unless things really go badly, and a large percentage of drivers are barely able to handle that. Go to three dimensions and all bets are off. Then there is the issue of those people who don’t watch their fuel gauges.

      • Mahnarch
        Mahnarch
        December 7, 2015, 6:02 am | # | Reply

        Yes. Still with the fuel gauges. Even with beepers and warning lights.

        One guy I saw was so stupid; he, apparently, ran out of gas so he pulled over and was walking to the gas station with his little gas can.

        He pulled over at the top of a hill. The gas station was at the bottom of said hill…

  4. CJB256
    CJB256
    December 4, 2015, 6:18 am | # | Reply

    An old XKCD comic comes to mind here…
    https://xkcd.com/1382/

  5. victorolosaurus
    victorolosaurus
    December 4, 2015, 9:25 am | # | Reply

    Adam, don’t forget: Being the poor webcartoonist that you are, you won’t get one of the good ones https://www.bugmartini.com/comic/up-up-and-no-way/

    • Adam
      Adam
      December 4, 2015, 1:51 pm | # | Reply

      You know, I kinda felt I did another jet pack comic before. At least it’s a different angle.

  6. Philip
    Philip
    December 4, 2015, 11:28 am | # | Reply

    Well, I found working prototype…. https://youtu.be/mdQK_odgedk?t=6m28s
    They say they’ll be in mass production by 2017, and YOU can reserve YOURS for a minimum deposit of $5,000!
    ……Okay, so the final cost is the price of a small house, but who needs a silly ol’ living space when you can FLY? 😀
    (http://www.martinjetpack.com/personal-jetpack)

  7. Cactus Defender
    Cactus Defender
    December 4, 2015, 11:42 am | # | Reply

    This is my exact attitude toward teleporters.

    • Adam
      Adam
      December 4, 2015, 1:53 pm | # | Reply

      I know, right? Who the hell is gonna travel in those first ones? I’d just be thinking about that scene in Star Trek The Motion Picture where two crew members are accidentally gooified.

      • GuesssWho
        GuesssWho
        December 14, 2015, 4:41 pm | # | Reply

        I’d be more worried about whether the same person really comes out the other side, personally.

        • ArtDrake
          ArtDrake
          December 19, 2015, 6:36 pm | # | Reply

          Relevant SMBC:

          http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=3957

          You just need the right incentives, and suddenly the philosophical questions evaporate as easily as your original body does.

  8. Mental Mouse
    Mental Mouse
    December 4, 2015, 12:20 pm | # | Reply

    They more or less have jetpacks, but they’re more in the vein of strap-into than strap-on — basically a small VTOL craft in their own right.

  9. Big Nemo
    Big Nemo
    December 4, 2015, 4:49 pm | # | Reply

    This looks more like the real thing: JetPack Aviation – YouTube

    They also want to include drone-like autopilot capabilities in an upcoming model.

  10. TB Tabby
    TB Tabby
    October 11, 2023, 12:42 am | # | Reply

    We do have jetpacks, but their big problem is fuel efficiency.

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