Tag Archives: pulse jet

back when we built things with jets

By hans | Published: April 19, 2010
Before we discovered the wheel, we built things with jets. Here’s a little reminder of those dark ages:
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Gadgetoff 2009

By hans | Published: September 26, 2009
Thanks everyone for the hard work! The Thundersteed Jet Ponies will return! For more info on the next appearance, subscribe to the announce list and watch this site. Or if you have a venue for it, contact us at me@madagascarinstitute.com
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Death Rattler (Jet Fish)

By lnzy | Published: September 21, 2005
Robodock Festival, Amsterdam A jet-powered carnival ride, built onsite at the Robodock festival in Amsterdam. Two booming propane pulse jets spun a 200-pound steel fish and a rider fast enough to turn the horizon vertical. Insanely loud. Radically unsafe. Videos and more: Death Rattler early jetfish run first run of the pulse jet for jetfish [...]
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