Jetpack dreaming: Up, up and away ... but not for very long

By John Elder
Updated April 23 2018 - 9:31pm, first published March 1 2015 - 12:38am

Five years ago, this classified ad appeared in a Canadian newspaper: "Jet Pack – Jumps You 10 Feet in the Air. Handcrafted by myself using car and airplane parts. I spent 15 years as a mechanic. Can use for two High Jumps, 10 feet in the air, with a safe landing before overheating, takes about an hour to cool down after that ... Serious buyers only can test out on my property and of course watch me first for safety reasons and training."

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