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    Default The future is here

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    If their targets are armed, those guys would be full of holes before they set down and pulled their weapons.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cruisinTX View Post
    If their targets are armed, those guys would be full of holes before they set down and pulled their weapons.
    But if the targets were deaf, they would never hear them coming!
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    All those four armed tree loppers out there are going to want these!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by oldguyinTX View Post
    But if the targets were deaf, they would never hear them coming!
    I think that's stealth mode, everyone's going to be looking for a jet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cruisinTX View Post
    If their targets are armed, those guys would be full of holes before they set down and pulled their weapons.
    Exactly what I was thinking. Loud incoming and sitting ducks. They don't have any weaponry that can be deployed until they land. If I was doing something illegal, I don't think I'd be sitting dead in the water with a stable, stationary landing platform. It looks like you could simply out-run and probably out-last those propulsion units. So, those guys would have the choice to turn back with at least as much juice as it took to get there. Or go down in the water. I hope those things float!

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldguyinTX View Post
    But if the targets were deaf, they would never hear them coming!
    And Blind, maybe. Crooks, mercenaries and terrorists never set a watch. Right?

    Nice tech. And I can see some valid uses. But interdiction on a hostile target? I think I'd let others go for that job. Or wear a boatload of Kevlar!
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    Maybe a very dark night, with totally quiet equipment and stealth backup racing in for assistance.
    They may take out a few of the bad guys on deck but the rest of the crew might get them... sacrificial lambs.
    Would be bad to take a hit and have holes punched in whatever float device they may be wearing... even if the guy didn't get hit the weight of all the equipment would take him down fast.
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    Quote Originally Posted by oldguyinTX View Post
    I think jet packs have been around for awhile now.
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    Once they remove the bulkiness, it will be great to go to the grocery store without worrying about parking.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cobwebs View Post
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    I think they should take a lesson from the Revers on Firefly. Just shoot a harpoon at Mars and use it to tow what we want there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by UtahPete View Post
    I think jet packs have been around for awhile now.
    You are right. I think crude versions were being used in the 50's. Not me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BajaRon View Post
    I think they should take a lesson from the Revers on Firefly. Just shoot a harpoon at Mars and use it to tow what we want there.
    Or harness atmospheric electricity like they did in future (you have to imagine we are currently going to the past but that's another story).
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    A fun toy but not a particle combat platform.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2dogs View Post
    Once they remove the bulkiness, it will be great to go to the grocery store without worrying about parking.
    Or just to Fool around with all day...
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    Quote Originally Posted by hypurone View Post
    Or just to Fool around with all day...
    That would be fun. Imagine viewing the Grand Canyon from the vantage point of a drone. Epic
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    Quote Originally Posted by gkamer View Post
    That would be fun. Imagine viewing the Grand Canyon from the vantage point of a drone. Epic
    That would be awesome!

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