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Jet-Powered Wheelchair

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the and-they're-off! dept.

gpmcdermott writes "What does a man with too much time, a jet engine, and his mother-in-law's wheelchair, do? The BBC is reporting on the results on the Beeb."

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  1. Re:Wtf? by doofusclam · · Score: 5, Informative

    I have seen him interviewed on the BBC, and the reason he didn't wear the lid was so he could hear if the jet was going to go wrong and if so abort. This is what racing drivers used to do in the 50s and 60s when engines were prone to seizing mid-race. He's plainly nuts, but I salute his cojones.

    seany

  2. Re:Helmets are expensive by shadowlordseth · · Score: 5, Informative

    Reading stuff like this brings tears to my eyes. On july 15 I was cut off while riding my 2000 r6. I was wearing a helmet (damn now its all scratched up), but that was all. I didnt get much road rash, so leathers wouldn't have helped much. I spent 2.5 weeks in the hospital (80k in med bills, anyone know of anyway to get help on uninsured med bills?), my pelvis is both shattered and broken, as is my wrist. I have 10 pins, and 2 external fixators. I will be out of work for atleast another 2 or 3 months. Lots of pain and stuff, lots of general badness, and lots of money troubles.

    Then i see people riding with out helmets, on tv, on the internet. Soon Virginia will get rid of its helmet law. I am really saddened when i see this kind of thing

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  3. Check out this jet powered recumbent bicycle by bburdette · · Score: 5, Informative

    some pics here:

    http://www.outsideconnection.com/gallant/hpv/visio n/

    an article:

    http://www.agunn.com/work/seaweek/sw010215-zoom.ht ml

    And there's a pic of a conventional bike with a jet attached here:

    http://bikerodnkustom2.homestead.com/rQr2.html