Highest Human Elevation Using a Rocketbelt

Chris Gondek writes "Rocketman Eric Scott shot 46 metres into the air in London and promptly claimed a world record. Scott, 41, from Dallas, Texas, donned his red and white jumpsuit and zoomed into the north London sky in his bid to achieve the highest human elevation using a Rocketbelt. His feat, which saw him reach the equivalent height of a 12-storey building, lasted just 26 seconds but allowed enough time for a couple of pirouettes. The Rocketbelt was devised by the United States military in 1961 but has since been used for performances and displays around the world, including the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles."

Comments

Re:What is up with London?

[jazmataz23]

QED - Quite Easily Done

I don't think that's a fair statement. One of the most intellectually challenging benchmarks is mathematical rigor.

Challenge: is the four-color map solution mathematically rigorous, and why or why not?

jaz

PS -- Moderators, please by all means mod me Offtopic. God knows we need to keep discussions about rocket pack world record attempts on track!

Re:Another Darwin Award Nominee

[Afrosheen]

I wish you knew a little about sentence structure and grammar. Your opening sentence still has me puzzled. "First off i work towers tall buildings..." How do you work them?

Re:In a completely related story...

[Finuvir]

Damn right. Just make some events like the wheelchair races that no non-handicapped person is ever going to win. Don't have a 100m for people with one leg, have a 100m hopping race. One-legged people would win all the time. On the other hand the realm of tasteless jokes would be diminished if it wasn't for the special- and paralympics.