Search
Olympus Bloggers
Olympus Blogger - Joseph Allen Shea
Olympus Blogger - Steve Gourlay

Feature Blogger
Katie Olsen - Deputy editor of Lifelounge and Captain of the Universe, these are the ramblings of the slightly unstable but completely unstoppable.
Latest Blogs
Pashon Coop
Katie Olsen
Jamie Driver
Royal Flyness
Luke Lucas
RAD
Lucky Dip
Brian David Stevens
Weather
Enter city:
Newsletter

Radio
<< Prev  |  Next >>
Today's Links
Friend of the Day
Big Chief
Galliano

Latest News
I want my flying machine
 << Back
Jetpack and hovercraft fail Nov 02, 2009 at 08:07
There's not a kid alive that wouldn't have sacrificed their left testicle or pinky for a Hoverboard after seeing Marty McFly defy gravity in the Back To The Future trilogy. That vision of a future (that was actually suppose to be about six years from now) promised of a world of cars that fly and run on garbage, holograms that leap from billboards and a whole lot of technology that feel like we're decades away from experiencing. Disappointing isn't it?

Let's look at what our best personal flying machine options are at the moment. We recently came across an Australian personal hovercraft called Airboard which for $14 thousand can float you on a cushion of air at speeds of up to 25kmh. Sounds promising right? Well, don't get your hopes up as the machine is bulky, looks somewhat awkward and, in reality, can't take you anywhere that a push bike couldn't. One of its key failings is that it can only travel across hard ground, so visions of gliding across water or the sand on the beach will never be a reality. Fail. Anyway...

Airboard.




An object that's a bit less of a fail is the Martin Jet Pack. Jet Packs have been around for a while but the Martin Jet Pack is the first that has been made available to the consumer for prices that are not that disimilar to that of high performance motorbike. On the upside you actual can fly at speeds of over 100km/hr for about 50km but on the downside these jetpacks are enormous and not like the tidy IronMan esque suit or backpack that you might be picturing. Martin Jetpack

So that's the best I could find... pretty depressing isn't it. At the rate technology is going I can't see a world where a push bike, skatey or even good old walking aren't going to be the best option for small distance travel for quite some time. Some more pics of these "flying machines" to the right of this post.

Posted By: Lifelounge staff
Tags: The Lounge, Science, Technology


Send to Friend Send to Friend
Add to Favourites Add to Favourites Send to Friend Flag as Inappropriate Rate this 0 0


'7' comment(s) have been made
False New Lounger
there's definitely better out there http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GAhLmCdvhA

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:32:07 PM

False Advanced Member
Iron Man 2 is going to be sooo incredible, I'm doing a total media blackout, no trailers or anything *excited* - Jake OXOXO

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:54:38 AM

True Respect
By the end of the month, my mo will be its own self contained transportation unit. Aerodynamic, whisper quiet with wings and handlebars.

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:41:24 AM

True Advanced Member
Personally I'll take internet over Hoverboard, but then I need to get outside in the fresh air more.

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:06:47 PM

True Respect
That hoverboard sucks BAD. As for that jet-pack, if it were any bigger it would be a concord. So disappointing that we are still so far.

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:10:33 PM

True Advanced Member
Yeah scientist types get your shit together...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:46:49 PM

True Respect
I want a go fast jet pack! freeakin awesome! too bad it only lasts for about 2 minutes...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:23:05 AM


Leave a Comment
Supported By:
Related Images
Flying Machines -1
Flying Machines
Flying Machines -2
Flying Machines
Flying Machines -3
Flying Machines
Flying Machines -4
Flying Machines
Flying Machines - 5
Flying Machines
Flying Machines - 6
Flying Machines
Flying Machines - 7
Flying Machines
Flying Machines - 8
Flying Machines
Flying Machines - 9
Flying Machines
Flying Machines - 10
Flying Machines
Flying Machines - 11
Flying Machines
Flying Machines - 13
Flying Machines
You might like this also ... yeah
LOLTATZ and regrettable tattoos - Feel Good Fridays
Dads in short shorts - For the love of dad
3650 days of Lifelounge – 10-years-old today - That's like 563-years-old in internet years
Welcome to violence - An introduction to 1980s Hong Kong action cinema
Jeanspezial Paint - Paint Ermitage street from Paris
Ferrari vs Lamborghini - AKA brunette vs blonde – the battle continues
Lisa Solberg's smudges are nice - Get a little abstract
Global warming is my homie - Or why vintage ski posters are a smart investment
Sex and vintage motorcycle advertising - Pulling power
Pirates CIA graffiti mural time lapse film - Graffiti6
83 year old Yoga Grandma Bette Calman - Move it or lose it
I want my flying machine - Jetpack and hovercraft fail
Latest Comments
Vampire Weekend will let your mama come and your cousins come 1
LOLTATZ and regrettable tattoos 12
Miss Gay Brazil 2009 gets nasty 5
The week in trashbaggery volume twelve 8
Brooke Nipar is actually a multi-coloured marvel 2
Blakroc continues blakroc-ing the beat 3
Beyonce, you kill me 6
If it ain't broke 4
Kanye wishes he was this RAD 2
Another reason Madlib is a motherlicking icon 3
Welcome to violence 3
Dads in short shorts 6
Youngbloods 3
When bad collabs happen to good artists 1
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 2
I can haz gratuitous breasts 12
Jeanspezial Paint 2
3650 days of Lifelounge – 10-years-old today 35
Being Married to the MOB can get a little cosy 4
The full spectrum with Gabriel Wickbold 5
Latest Threads
Sneaker & The Dryer LIVE Thursday Nights 4x2 NSB Radio!!!
Soviet pilot petting a hedgehog
How you like them apples?
Band t-shirts...
Favourite online stores.
Sorry for being a schmuck
My Website: An Introduction
Fashion and Tea.
GIF's
Anytime this Friday - Workshop, Melbourne
Latest Blogs
Hand Drawn Sounds by Norman McLaren (Nov 20)
Miss Gay Brazil 2009 gets nasty (Nov 20)
Salvador Dali was AMAZING (Nov 19)
Reebok Pump 20th (Nov 19)
If it ain't broke (Nov 19)
Beyonce, you kill me (Nov 19)
Jewel in the crown – number 1 (Nov 19)
Youngbloods (Nov 19)
Space Jam without R Kelly (Nov 19)
When bad collabs happen to good artists (Nov 19)
Most Popular
A Tribute to Dr Strange and Nurse Hotness
The week in trashbaggery volume eleven
Drummer for The Juan MacLean, LCD Soundsystem, dies in freak accident
Kanye West is so appalled
Blakroc – when The Black Keys met Damon Dash, Mos Def, Jim Jones, RZA, Q-Tip and more
Ferrari vs Lamborghini
Aaron Maurer is wow wow wow wow
Hot Chip is planning a one life stand
This looks like a nice place to nap
LOLTATZ and regrettable tattoos