That is pretty cool! I do wonder about having your face be the thin end of the wedge when you dive into the ocean from that height at that speed. Ow. posted by LobsterMitten at 10:24 AM on November 10, 2012
I think the hovering is cool, but I don't think I'd want to hit the water head-first, over and over, while under power. posted by Wild_Eep at 10:28 AM on November 10, 2012
This is how we'll travel in the future, except we'll have jets that run on air pressure instead attached to our feet and shiny silver one-piece jumpsuits as our only wardrobe piece. 2112 will be a glorious time to be alive! posted by but no cigar at 10:38 AM on November 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
Personally, I like when the jet skies were belching out smoke! posted by Somnolent Jack at 11:16 AM on November 10, 2012
Man, you weren't kidding about the annoying music. posted by asnider at 11:46 AM on November 10, 2012
Holy crap that guy at 3:25.
But why is it the people who do the most incredible things physically like wing suiting or downhill biking nearly all set their videos to ridiculous music? (Seriously, the consistency is interesting and there must be some kind of explanation.) posted by postcommunism at 12:17 PM on November 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
I'm going to make a DIY version with a jetski, firehose, KISS boots and the handles from an elliptical machine. posted by univac at 12:51 PM on November 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
postcommunism - I figure they are too busy with their incredible physical activities to follow and curate music. They should let their more sedentary and musically obsessed friends do it! posted by flaterik at 1:58 PM on November 10, 2012
My theory about the pervasive annoying music associated with these types of videos is that we're hearing an original work written and sung by a friend with his/her band, perhaps to avoid royalty payments or just because doing it that way is so very very rad. The article Aelfwine Evensong linked, which I had not seen despite its similar analogies to Iron Man and dolphins, has good close-up pictures of the rigs and the price: £4200. posted by carmicha at 2:44 PM on November 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
Perhaps the musical taste is cultural. These people are often Europeans. French, in this case, German and Swiss in the case of the videos postcommunism linked. posted by ssg at 5:07 PM on November 10, 2012
When you see the enormous volume of propellant necessary to keep a man aloft even for a few seconds, it really makes Iron Man and other characters with rocket boots seem ridiculous. posted by straight at 10:16 PM on November 10, 2012
Iron Man runs on Arc Reactor technology which runs on RAINBOWS AND UNICORNS posted by The Whelk at 11:08 PM on November 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
Is that Dirk Diggler on the soundtrack? posted by ODiV at 11:57 PM on November 10, 2012
And I thought "douche nozzle" was just a figure of speech. posted by w0mbat at 11:58 PM on November 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
Iron Man runs on Arc Reactor technology which runs on RAINBOWS AND UNICORNS
Not in 1963 he didn't. posted by straight at 1:28 PM on November 11, 2012
That video was as exciting as that song was terrible. posted by krinklyfig at 6:30 PM on November 13, 2012
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