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- gogocosmonaut, on 11/18/2008, -1/+23I want that kayak. Also those rollerblades. They propel me one step closer to being Iron Man. Also one step closer to absolute death.
- IphtashuFitz, on 11/18/2008, -0/+20Reminds me of one cool use (no pun intended) of jet engines that I never would have considered in a million years. Back after the first Iraq war when the Iraqi army set fire to all those oil wells in Kuwait one of the teams hired to put out the well fires used a jet engine. They mounted them on something like a tank and used them to blow a torrent of water at the fire. It would slowly crawl up to the fire blasting it with an extremely high powered jet of air & water which would eventually put the fire out.
In fact I just found a video of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM3IDkIzp2w - hauntedchippy, on 11/18/2008, -1/+20Top Gear ftw
- johnroth, on 11/18/2008, -0/+17Anal beads? You want jet powered anal beads? Just can't get them all into your ass fast enough, huh?
- urbano35, on 11/17/2008, -2/+17Jeeze, I was expecting Cracked. *relief*
- inactive, on 11/18/2008, -0/+12Its one of those days.
- dOOBiEx213, on 11/18/2008, -0/+10That's what she said.
- TheZorch, on 11/18/2008, -1/+10Nothing is more frightening than a Redneck with an Engineering Degree.
- MtheoryX, on 11/18/2008, -0/+8Wish I had a charcoal grill that lit up as fast as that bonfire.
Hmm...mini-jet engine powered charcoal grill lighter? Ah-ha! I've found my calling! - DubBucket, on 11/18/2008, -1/+8The top gear vids were better than the bond movie.
- DRT23, on 11/18/2008, -3/+10What we need are some jet-powered sharks with frickin' laser beams
- cnot3, on 11/18/2008, -0/+5Those toilets isn't self-propelled, though, they're just along for the ride.
- rowlodge, on 11/18/2008, -0/+5that kayak had a regular engine, didn't sound like a jet but my chainsaw.
- mavedatthews85, on 11/18/2008, -0/+5Dugg for Top Gear.
- roijen, on 11/18/2008, -1/+5At least you aren't wearing pants when it goes off
- danj484, on 11/18/2008, -0/+4Alternate title: "Why everything needs a jet engine."
- kss42, on 11/18/2008, -0/+4If I'm on the space shuttle, I can look down and say every toilet on Earth is going 20,000 miles an hour. We're talking about a jet-propelled toilet here, it deserves some kind of world record.
- brettg102, on 11/18/2008, -0/+3...any idiot can built a pulse jet. Do it. It's ***** fun and will wake up your neighbors for like a 3 block radius.
- MooseOfReason, on 11/17/2008, -2/+5I think a jet-powered porto-potty would be a little uncomfortable, if you know what I mean.
- freezerburn666, on 11/18/2008, -0/+3weird... i like the explosion method better tho...
- emptyo, on 11/18/2008, -0/+3Ok, umm...that bonfire light was the best thing I've ever seen.
- MeatPlow, on 11/18/2008, -0/+3Somebody has been stealing all the seats off of public toilets in my town. The police want to catch him, but, they have nothing to go on.
- usbcd36, on 11/18/2008, -0/+3What about the jet Beetle? The scooter in the article doesn't actually have jet engines on it; they're just propped-up next to it. Source: http://ronpatrickstuff.com/
- av4rice, on 11/18/2008, -0/+3All motion is relative, of course, but I'm thinking of speed relative to the ground (the same perspective that brought about the 70mph figure).
Good idea on the space shuttle, though; its toilets are much faster (relative to the ground) than planes'
I still don't see why plane toilets should be disqualified, though. They're just as jet-propelled as this one. A working toilet is physically attached to jet propulsion which makes it move fast. On a commercial jet, it just happens to also be attached to other things. Would you disqualify the outhouse if its creator decided to also include a first class cabin and lots of silly fees? If someone made a mobile home that drove faster than any car, would you disqualify it because it did more than a dedicated machine would?
You could say that plane manufacturers didn't make the planes with the INTENT of making a fast jet-propelled toilet, but that just makes my position stronger: They beat the outhouse guy without even trying. - barryiggins, on 11/18/2008, -0/+2dugg for the wheelchair. the original BBC article is actually pretty funny:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincoln ...
if anyone has video... - rheemglas, on 11/18/2008, -0/+2They forgot this. http://www.asciimation.co.nz/beer/
The Jet powered beer cooler! - mapfelzweig, on 11/18/2008, -0/+2That turboshaft-powered minivan reminds me of the first Men In Black Movie.
"Remember the red button? Push the red button. ....You might want to wear a seat belt." - BridgeBurner, on 11/18/2008, -0/+2Jet powered school bus seems to be running rich...
- cnot3, on 11/18/2008, -0/+2ow my grammar
- KC9ECI, on 11/18/2008, -0/+2Dugg for the jet powered kayak. Now lets see my friends tell me I'm nuts for my plan to plumb a jet ski motor in to my canoe!
- inactive, on 11/18/2008, -6/+8Anal beads.
- Sangatious, on 11/18/2008, -0/+2Number 1: Healing accelerator.
- Knowltey, on 11/18/2008, -0/+1And the bees have lasers.
- DeceasedVirus, on 11/18/2008, -0/+1must use natural gas!
- CatsAreGods, on 11/18/2008, -0/+1Time for a remake of Road Warrior!
- Sakiris, on 11/18/2008, -2/+3I want to see the face of the police officer in a high speed chase with that minivan when he extends those engines...
..."WTF?" - fuzzybeard, on 11/19/2008, -0/+1That can be fixed...*evil chuckle*
- dacheetah, on 11/18/2008, -0/+1Not Jet Powered... It's powered by the compressor that compresses the gas into the cylinder. That particular beer cooler would work just as well (better even) without the jet engine, but it would leave you with a lot of flammable gas in the room. The Jet engine is just burning off the "exhaust" of the beer cooler. It's also a horribly expensive way to cool beer. (The Jet engine however is still kind of awesome)
- Harabeck, on 11/18/2008, -0/+1As opposed to partial death? And wouldnt you get some form of immortality from your rocket power rollerblading while rocket powered kayaking hijinks?
- 3uster, on 11/18/2008, -0/+1they should do a 10 Gadgets That Have No Business Using a V8 Engine, Top Gear's Blender to start it off.
- atma1008, on 11/20/2008, -0/+0I wonder if the dude on the toilet was able to successfully take a dump during the ride. I would be more interested in knowing that.
- Zippo, on 11/18/2008, -2/+2Damn, I could have used one of those on Nov. 5th.
- FulcrumVitesse, on 11/18/2008, -1/+1Yeah, that shopping trolley is a little OTT.
- psykiv, on 11/18/2008, -1/+1You mean his face when he sees the minivan slam into the median at 150MPH, because there is no way a minivan has that kind of handling ability?
- entertrend, on 11/20/2008, -0/+0Virtually none of those had jet engines. I saw a lot of rockets, but very few jet engines.
- GeorgeStone2, on 11/18/2008, -3/+3I love top gear.
- daviddiaz, on 11/18/2008, -2/+1That is ***** awesome! especially the bike
- Gavin, on 11/18/2008, -2/+1Oh man.. What will they come up with next.
- inactive, on 11/18/2008, -2/+1Ayn Rand sucks. Altruism FTW.
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