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May. 19th, 2008 05:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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No, this is not from a movie, this is not computer generated. This is real. A man built this, a man (Yves Rossy) flew this. It is real. Someone has finally invented a rocket-powered handglider and flown it with no mishaps.
This is why science fiction is a failing genre. The future is here. Welcome to Now.
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Date: 2008-05-19 04:29 pm (UTC)It looks cool, except he has to be dropped from an airplane to fly it (he can't take off on his own), and he doesn't land on his own, either. I think he parachutes? I can't quite remember.
Still cool, though.
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Date: 2008-05-19 07:39 pm (UTC)Seriously, I want that thing now. *curses*
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Date: 2008-05-22 06:08 pm (UTC)