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HistoryPorn @lemmy.world PugJesus @lemmy.world 9mo ago

Jetpack test flight, Virginia, USA, 1969

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The mustache was definitely helping.
- I thought that was a face shield of some kind.
  
  Is it a mustache? It looks like a shield for sure... But then why's his nose out?
  
  No guy is going to have a belly like that and then not have a mustache.
  
  I thought he had a mustache under the face shield, but it might be a reflection rather than transparency.
- Generates lift
The strong center of gravity on that pilot helps stability like ballast.
- obese rocket fallacy
Almost 50 years later and they still aren't widely used
- Their whooping 3 minutes of autonomy doesn't help much.
  
  I guess that means we need... NUCLEAR jet packs!!!
- Well it’s not exactly like riding a bike.
  
  It's almost rocket science.
That gap though.
- Oh my god 😩
He ate beans to help with the propulsion.
Dr Robotnik gets his start.
i don't even want to know how loud
Spent my whole life in VA -- can confirm this is us
Bro just entered ROCKETMAN

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