For All You Bad Ass Tony Stark WannaBees To Add To Your Collection
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Does this shit come with instructions or something?
I can just imagine what people look like when trying to learn to use something like this - it probably isn't near as fun as that video makes it out to be...
I can just imagine what people look like when trying to learn to use something like this - it probably isn't near as fun as that video makes it out to be...
The kit originally required you to go through a 1hr training program to get you accustomed to the system. However, about a year ago the company that makes the system Zapparacing, was involved in a patent lawsuit with a similar manufacture Jetlev (which costs $100,000+). So a lot of the suppliers who had kits, either stopped selling them, waiting for the outcome of the lawsuit. Or like this seller of ebay, I am pretty sure they are just selling any remaining kits they have and you are responsible for teaching yourself.
There are also a number of companies that allow you to rent the system throughout the US, and runs about $200 - $300 for a 30-45 minute run.
Anyway for those just starting out they pretty much look like this :
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwAp8EIhERU]Flyboard FAIL - YouTube[/ame]
Yeah, probably not as fun as they make it look.. but you had me at Tony Stark! I'd be game for it ^_^
Ha, actually building a site now for a friend who owns 4 of these things (plus a few yachts and personal watercraft for a full day of fun!). It's pretty fun. Takes about 15-20 minutes/~10 faceplants to get it figured out. I have some skateboarding/snowboarding/wakeboarding/surfing experience, so that may have helped a little. And yes, I was quite drunk when I tried it and didn't die. But your height is completely controlled by the person on the personal watercraft, so if you're scared of heights you'd better hope they're not a dick.
Yeah it initially caught my eye, because relatively speaking it has a low barrier to entry. $4-6k for the board and figure another $8-9,000 for a 2-3 man waverunner. So, you figure if you get 2-3 of these setups near a popular vacation destination you could probably do well.
Then you figure in insurance, and good luck getting underwritten, you are going to be declined or pay through the nose as soon as you tell them. Oh yeah, the person is going to go 30 feet into the air over water..
Then you figure in other costs, like wetsuits, personal. And a limited number of people , since you have to train them for like 15-20 minutes so they can do it and it starts unraveling pretty quickly.
Probably why I saw one of these businesses in Florida, selling their "training waverunner and unit" just the other week for $9,000..
That said, probably in Mexico where you likely aren't required to carry any insurance and can get cheap labor. You could probably make a fortune... Just not in 'Merica
Yea, but when your cheap labor is shooting innocent tourists 30 feet over water and they actually hurt themselves while the business owner is countin' them dolla bills, you won't have to worry about insurance but the negative Karma will come around and give it to you up the ass...
I wouldn't want anything up my ass...
Dude you cannot compare it to Tony stark...
Don't consider the gadgets... Look at the attitude he carries...
That is what Robert Downey Jr gets paid for...
Don't consider the gadgets... Look at the attitude he carries...
That is what Robert Downey Jr gets paid for...
So let me see if I'm understanding correctly. By strapping this to my feet and flying above the water, I won't magically be turned into Robert Downey Jr as a real-life Tony Stark? Well then count me out.