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Martin Aircraft Presents Their Real Jetpack!
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A company from New Zealand is going to start selling flying jetpacks commercially. Strangely enough, these real jetpacks cost $75,000, which is less than the earth-bound JetLev Flyer which we posted about yesterday. The Martin Aircraft Company jetpacks have about 200 HP coming out of their dual propellers. They can… |
March 5th, 2010
Are You Looking at My Flaming Headgear, Stan?
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I’m pretty sure if you strapped one of these insane looking flaming helmets to you head, you’d draw just the slightest bit of attention – from the fire marshall, at least. The crazy Flaming Thor helmet was created by Joey Andolina (aka “Andomation” aka “megaplow”), and he’s apparently been known… |
February 23rd, 2010
Harop Loitering Munition: a Spy Drone With Suicidal Tendencies
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It may not have a classy or intimidating name, but I’m sure that robots speak of the HAROP loitering munition with great respect – or perhaps fear - when they… get together for, um, poker night. Israel Aerospace Industries’ bad boy is a remote-controlled, unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) that… |
October 23rd, 2009
Anvil Launching: It’S Exactly What It Sounds Like
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The man pictured below is Gay Wilkinson. What on Earth could he be doing? Well, let’s look at what we have here: two anvils, a fuse connected to lots of gunpowder, and a man who knows how to have a good time. In Wilkinson’s words: “We’re gonna launch some anvils.”… |
October 21st, 2009
Assassinate Your Friends With Real-Life “Extension Knife”
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I didn’t much care for Assassin’s Creed…, but I will concede that the assassin’s retractable dagger is a pretty badass weapon. And in the most literal sense of “badass.” So you would think news of a real-life assassin’s dagger being manufactured would elicit a sheepish smirk from me. Well, |
October 16th, 2009
Rear View Mirror Tvs Say to Hell With Other Drivers
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When you’re driving down the road, why should you have to worry about those pesky cars behind you? Thanks to this alarming new trend on its way over from China, rear view mirrors will soon do away with the irritation of constantly checking for other cars behind your vehicle, and… |
August 2nd, 2008
The World’s Most Dangerous CD Player
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This minimal CD player design looks really beautiful on the surface, with a case made from solid walnut and matching speakers to go with it. The design actually exposes half of the CD during playback, which seems highly impractical and downright dangerous. While it certainly looks cool to have the… |
February 10th, 2007
