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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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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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