This high-flying, jet-powered hoverboard is real

[GilbertWham]

According to the Jalopnik writeup, he did a victory lap as well.

[teknocholer]

@generic_name

The Wright brothers wore tweed suits and bowler hats when they took their first flights, now we have guys wearing jumpsuits covered in advertisements.

Maybe if the Wright brothers had accepted sponsors (Macassar oil? Quiggin’s Mint Cake?) we would all have hoverboards today.

[SamWinston]

The thing I have on my back is like a Camelbak but it’s full of kerosene…

This sounds like a remarkably bad idea.

[subextraordinaire]

I don’t care when he did this or how far he went–it just looks awesome!

[GulliverFoyle]

@SamWinston

This sounds like a remarkably bad idea.

Caveman inventor: “So you grind the shiny stone against the rough rock until it’s sharp and then you can use it to kill the saber-tooth tiger!”

Caveman elder: “That sounds remarkably dangerous.”

[petzl]

A camelbak full of kerosene

What could go wrong?

Why aren’t these in production yet?

When can I get mine and be jetting down (well, above) the sidewalk to get to work?

[renke]

reminds me of an old cigarettes ad campaign

“don’t throw burning camels out of the window”