Unusual jetpack allows pilots to swim like dolphins

[Krusty79]

French jet-ski racer Franky Zapata has invented a water-jet propulsion device that enables pilots to zoom through the water in a manner similar, in appearance, to the way dolphins swim and leap. Zapata says the "Flyboards" are easy to use, but it looks as though the learning curve might be painful.

Unusual jetpack enables pilots to swim and leap like a dolphin

It looks like you'll have to do some faceplants while learning to use it, but it looks like more fun that a jetski!

[SwissJon]

Damn.. My wife says I'm too late for Xmas..

[Biomech]

Oh cool, I heard about that on the radio, I thought they were on about this
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That's cool though I like it when he hovers

[metallion58]

Originally Posted by Krusty79

It looks like you'll have to do some faceplants while learning to use it, but it looks like more fun that a jetski!

And THAT'S the way those faceplants happens!

[Krusty79]

That orcacraft looks very cool also and you don't need another boat behind you to supply power. You could pull off some pretty wicked pranks with that! At least you can't do a faceplant in the orcacraft.

[Tiberius]

I want one.