That was my basic thought; essentially that while this particular model seems pretty bulky, at least it is in fact for the first time ever a WORKING jet pack... yes, as we all know Bell had the James Bond one, but as the article points out rightly it used exotic fuel and the ride only lasted for 30 seconds which made it completely impractical for actual use beyond some side-show stunt. This prototype changes all that and in a few years once they reach an economy of scale and (probably) have some competition the prices will come down and the technology will improve and the components will be less bulky just as in your cell phone analogy. Look at the first ever computer and realize that a simple "Game Boy" in 2010 has more computing power in it than a computer that took up an entire room in the 1950's and it doesn't take much imagination to see down the road...
"Road's??... where we're going, we dont *need*... roads!"
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Originally Posted by _Richard_
can you imagine what they're going to say about this in 100 years?
i laugh pretty bad about cellphones in the 80s
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