Alessandro wrote: ↑Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:59 amAs a matter of fact, I noticed the analogy even back in the day
Well, yeah, I remember that too. Difference is, the suit of 1984 could only fly for a maximum of 20 seconds - which is hardly usable at all. While this other jet suit of today lets you fly
up to 12 minutes. Which still isn't a lot, but a whole different story anyway. So that's quite a progress.
You have to be rather strong and trained to use it though. If I'm right, it's like pushing yourself up from bars with your arms for, well, up to 12 minutes. And of course it's still very dangerous (
another entertaining video).
If I remember correctly, they said back then, these 20 seconds don't make much sense. But that's on earth with its gravity. These suits made much more sense in space. Which leads back to Jetpac again.
You know, if technical progress of propulsion systems goes on like this, one day we may even have electrically powered soapboxes in our streets.
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