Comments on: Forget Silicon Valley, how’s this for innovation: Man crosses British Channel on jet packs http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/26/forget-silicon-valley-hows-this-for-innovation-man-crosses-british-channel-on-jet-packs/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:11:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: neocaptiva http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/26/forget-silicon-valley-hows-this-for-innovation-man-crosses-british-channel-on-jet-packs/comment-page-1/#comment-862898 neocaptiva Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:03:01 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98398#comment-862898 This is the guy I would like to market. Now all he needs is a superhero costume, and a new identity created by Stan Lee. If this guy has this, imagine what the military already has for personal jetpacks. This is the guy I would like to market. Now all he needs is a superhero costume, and a new identity created by Stan Lee. If this guy has this, imagine what the military already has for personal jetpacks.

]]> By: Allan http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/26/forget-silicon-valley-hows-this-for-innovation-man-crosses-british-channel-on-jet-packs/comment-page-1/#comment-862897 Allan Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:29:51 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98398#comment-862897 It's a great step - kudos to the fearless pilot. Still, the next step is to be able to take off on unassisted method rather than dropping from a plane. Until that is accomplished, this will remain a neat video on YouTube. It's a great step – kudos to the fearless pilot. Still, the next step is to be able to take off on unassisted method rather than dropping from a plane. Until that is accomplished, this will remain a neat video on YouTube.

]]> By: Home Biss http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/26/forget-silicon-valley-hows-this-for-innovation-man-crosses-british-channel-on-jet-packs/comment-page-1/#comment-829628 Home Biss Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:12:59 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98398#comment-829628 <strong>World’s first Human Jet flew across the English Channel...</strong> Let’s give Yves Rossy a big standing ovation, ladies and gentlemen. Yves Rossy is now officially the World’s first Human Jet. Do you know what he did just now? He just flew across the English Channel on a carbon-fiber wing powered by 4 mini jets... World’s first Human Jet flew across the English Channel…

Let’s give Yves Rossy a big standing ovation, ladies and gentlemen. Yves Rossy is now officially the World’s first Human Jet.

Do you know what he did just now? He just flew across the English Channel on a carbon-fiber wing powered by 4 mini jets…

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