Comments on: HOWTO make a kids' jetpack http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: robotnik http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410839 robotnik Tue, 01 May 2012 21:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410839 Step 9: Let dry. Step 9: Let dry.

]]> By: Joseph Francis http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410779 Joseph Francis Tue, 01 May 2012 21:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410779 That's cool. :) I had mine made out of carved, painted styrofoam http://thinkingapeblues.com/images/JUNK_IMAGES/jet_pack_2.jpg  http://thinkingapeblues.com/images/JUNK_IMAGES/JETPACK_GIRL_2.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalartform/5671768902/ That’s cool. :)
I had mine made out of carved, painted styrofoam
http://thinkingapeblues.com/images/JUNK_IMAGES/jet_pack_2.jpg
 http://thinkingapeblues.com/images/JUNK_IMAGES/JETPACK_GIRL_2.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalartform/5671768902/

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410595 Preston Sturges Tue, 01 May 2012 18:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410595 Light Your Ass On Fire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4j13TZJb6k Light Your Ass On Fire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4j13TZJb6k

]]> By: Built by Kids http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410514 Built by Kids Tue, 01 May 2012 17:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410514 Love this!!! That kid is ready for takeoff. Love this!!! That kid is ready for takeoff.

]]> By: OtherMichael http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410415 OtherMichael Tue, 01 May 2012 16:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410415  I dunno, I can't see the kid's heels, but it looks like he's a little above the floor. 'course, it might be shooped.  I dunno, I can’t see the kid’s heels, but it looks like he’s a little above the floor.

‘course, it might be shooped.

]]> By: HubrisSonic http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410241 HubrisSonic Tue, 01 May 2012 13:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410241 this clearly does not really work!  this clearly does not really work! 

]]> By: Just_Ok http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410203 Just_Ok Tue, 01 May 2012 13:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410203 careful doing that. Got a nasty paper cut once putting those warning labels on. careful doing that. Got a nasty paper cut once putting those warning labels on.

]]> By: relawson http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410185 relawson Tue, 01 May 2012 12:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410185 Genius!  Better make sure its "flexible" primer as well so it won't chip when the bottle is deformed. Genius!  Better make sure its “flexible” primer as well so it won’t chip when the bottle is deformed.

]]> By: garyg2 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410171 garyg2 Tue, 01 May 2012 11:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410171 I had that thought too; me and my boy were brainstorming about the possibility of filling an old super-soaker with cola and introducing mentos somehow... hilarity would surely ensue... I had that thought too; me and my boy were brainstorming about the possibility of filling an old super-soaker with cola and introducing mentos somehow… hilarity would surely ensue…

]]> By: Brood-X http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410149 Brood-X Tue, 01 May 2012 09:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410149 Step 7. should be "Affix disclaimer 'Caution: Does Not Enable Wearer to Fly.'" Step 7. should be “Affix disclaimer ‘Caution: Does Not Enable Wearer to Fly.’”

]]> By: IamInnocent http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410143 IamInnocent Tue, 01 May 2012 09:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410143 Someday in the future, some girlfriend or boyfriend will go 'ahhhhh!' and yet we are here so far from Ipanema... Someday in the future, some girlfriend or boyfriend will go ‘ahhhhh!’ and yet we are here so far from Ipanema…

]]> By: raines http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410141 raines Tue, 01 May 2012 09:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410141 Step 8: Secure all doors/windows on upper floors and lock up all ladders that could provide access to garage roof. Step 8: Secure all doors/windows on upper floors and lock up all ladders that could provide access to garage roof.

]]> By: Sirkowski http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410129 Sirkowski Tue, 01 May 2012 07:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410129 Two bottles backpack? You could probably also improvise a home made flame thrower. Two bottles backpack? You could probably also improvise a home made flame thrower.

]]> By: professor http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410118 professor Tue, 01 May 2012 07:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410118 Alternatively, you can use full soda-bottles and add in a Menthos-dispenser... though this might only be advisable if making it for someone else's children (or at least waiting until the wife is out of town)! Alternatively, you can use full soda-bottles and add in a Menthos-dispenser… though this might only be advisable if making it for someone else’s children (or at least waiting until the wife is out of town)!

]]> By: joeposts http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410106 joeposts Tue, 01 May 2012 06:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410106 Step 8: Release cats. CHAOS ENSUES. Step 8: Release cats. CHAOS ENSUES.

]]> By: Zod http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410094 Zod Tue, 01 May 2012 05:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410094 cut the bottles to allow venting and install old computer fans in each bottle with 4-AA batteries to power the fans. This will blow the streamers automatically! cut the bottles to allow venting and install old computer fans in each bottle with 4-AA batteries to power the fans. This will blow the streamers automatically!

]]> By: grimc http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410093 grimc Tue, 01 May 2012 05:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410093 Looks like the next project is jet earmuffs. Looks like the next project is jet earmuffs.

]]> By: robuluz http://boingboing.net/2012/04/30/howto-make-a-kids-jetpack.html#comment-1410091 robuluz Tue, 01 May 2012 05:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157637#comment-1410091 Awesome. If you can get the primer and paint in liquid form, pour a little in the bottles then shake to coat the inside, rather than painting the outside. You then have a finish that is impervious to in-flight damage. Awesome. If you can get the primer and paint in liquid form, pour a little in the bottles then shake to coat the inside, rather than painting the outside. You then have a finish that is impervious to in-flight damage.

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