Forget Silicon Valley, how’s this for innovation: Man crosses British Channel on jet packs
Yves Rossy may sound like a nutcase, but his trip today across the British channel on a wing powered by four miniature jets was successful anyway. This is a little difficult to fathom, so there’s a picture, right, of “FusionMan” with his carbon-fiber wing.
“I was thinking, the water is pretty cold down there,” the Swissman said after touching down outside Dover, U.K., in explaining how he made it across. He was traveling at about 125… Continue Reading