Inventor unveils commuter jet pack
Found on Ananova on Tuesday, 29 July 2008
A jet pack which could allows commuters to fly to work has been unveiled by an inventor.
The Martin Jet Pack is theoretically capable of flying an average-sized pilot 30 miles in 30 minutes on a full tank of fuel - it carries five gallons.
Most previous jet packs have lasted only a few minutes before running out of fuel. But Mr Martin, who gave up his job to concentrate on his design, hopes its superior performance will win over sceptics.
I can already see the first people slamming into houses and whatever is in their way. Possibly quite dangerous, but it still sounds really neat.