... because what every man really wants is A JET TO FLY

October 1, 2004 5:25 PM

Build your own ramjet for under $60.
posted by clockwork (8 comments total)

so what happened? he finished building a year ago, but there's no reports from testing. i hope it didn't go bang.
posted by andrew cooke at 5:55 PM on October 1, 2004

Wow, this is quite cool. I just want to see it in action first before I build one.
posted by Eekacat at 5:58 PM on October 1, 2004

Yet another use for the mighty J-B Weld.
posted by euphorb at 9:32 PM on October 1, 2004

Man, I love this kind of backyard ingenuity. It's like a one-man Junkyard Wars or something--classic stuff!
posted by arto at 11:04 PM on October 1, 2004

You people need to stop giving me ideas on how to blow up my house, because one of these days, I'm actually going to copy one of these crazy people and make a crazy exploding thinger.

(It'll be totally sweet)
posted by apathy0o0 at 11:16 PM on October 1, 2004

OK, his next task is the backyard Bussard Ramjet.
Then I'll be impressed.
posted by thatwhichfalls at 1:34 AM on October 2, 2004

Awesome link, clockwork, thanks.
posted by saladin at 9:56 AM on October 2, 2004

okay, yeah, awesome ingenuity, but seriously.... How is this thing useful? I mean, you have to get a ramjet up to speed to even ignite, right?

What could you attach this to that it would actually be relevant?
posted by Parannoyed at 9:31 AM on October 3, 2004