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No Mr Bond, We Expect You To Fly [PICS]

Bond did it. So did Boba Fett. Boosting into the sky with your own jetpack is something we’ve all dreamt of. But despite the gravity-defying cool of the early jetpack designs, there have always been a few reasons why the idea didn’t take off. One snag is that jetpacks couldn’t carry enough fuel for flights much longer 30 seconds, while sheer hazardousness has been another drawback. Until now, that is, as a new age dawns with the launch of the water-propelled jetpack.

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Zero to 1,050 MPH in 40 Seconds

Andy Green, an RAF wing commander, broke the sound barrier in a jet car called ThrustSSC in 1997. Now, a new car capable of breaking the sound barrier is in the making with a lofty goal of 1,000 miles per hour for its top speed. Entitled Bloodhound Project, the invention is being spearheaded by the original car's developer, Richard Noble.

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Atom-Smasher Looking for God, May Find Black Hole

A scientist has constructed an $8 Billion machine known as a “Large Hadron Collider” under the mountains at the Franco-Swiss border, a potential step towards ending the world. Image from Vegasmike433 While this sounds like the plot of a bad science fiction novel…

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Solar Tsunamis Filmed, Move Really Fast

I know that this comes as a shock, seeing as the sun is powered by the most powerful fusion reaction we can easily wrap our paltry little minds around, but the tsunamis of hot gas moving around its surface were filmed, and they move really, really fast. Image [...]

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