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onUsing magical flying cars! (No need to worry about accidents—they’re run by computers.)
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posted by May 7 at 13:47 PM
onUsing magical flying cars! (No need to worry about accidents—they’re run by computers.)
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I still want my solar-powered jetpack.
Meh, today's planes run mostly on computers anyway.
Yeah, sure they do, especially for takeoff and landing, which these cars would be doing a lot of. Planes fly in highly restricted airspace, too; you can't just zoom around anywhere you want to go if there are other planes nearby.
Finally!
This is about 40 years too damn late! I also want my lunar base where we can live as well!!
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/510/1
Cool! Oh wait, its new, and its technology. Bicycles FTW!.
So much for promoting high-density living and mass transit...
@7 - that's just for the 99.9 percent of us who aren't the ultra-rich elite ... you don't think we'll be allowed to get permits for this, do you?
Great. For the "Ellensburg to Kent" commute.
Osama Bin Laden has a dozen on back order.
@3 - The airspace and traffic control would be an issue, yes. But seriously, modern commercial aircraft are completely capable of taking off and landing on autopilot.
You can usually identify a "pilot landing" on a modern plane by how rough it is.
And the nay sayers commence nay saying. Big surprise.
Read a history book—people freak at the idea of change and then jump on board when they realize it's actually a pretty good idea.
See: horse and carriage.
Wow...guess we just weren't ready for it...
http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?articleID=20080408_5_E3_hThec31626
But, @1...I *AM* ready for my jetpack!!
We should found a Jetpacks-R-Us startup ...
Yeah, because I want a bunch of noisy shit flying overhead all the time.
Yay!
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/mean_automakers_dash_nations_hope
Worst fucking idea ever. Just think - flying drunk over your house now!
cool! I been wanting one of them since seeing the 5th element.
Reading about things like this make me happy that my life is at least half over. I'll be long gone by the time the first flying car shows up.
@15 - someone check the zoning near Jay's to see if we can have our testing facility next door ...
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