Propel Yourself Into Space
Trend Spotter — June 8, 2006 — Unique
References: wired
There is no subtle way to say this: Brian Walker plans to shoot himself nearly 20 miles into the air aboard a homemade rocket launched from what could be the world's largest crossbow. (Seriously.)
This isn't Walker's first outlandish invention. He's responsible for the “light chaser†whirly toy, a 300-gallon water-balloon launcher (for putting out forest fires – still in prototype), and Taser gloves (featured in “Garage Geniuses Go Prime Time,†issue 14.03). But Project RUSH – for “rapid up superhigh†– is hands down his most preposterously dangerous effort. “I missed out on the opportunity to be the first private citizen to fly to the edge of space in a private rocket, so I decided to do something even more fun,†Walker says. (Wired)
This isn't Walker's first outlandish invention. He's responsible for the “light chaser†whirly toy, a 300-gallon water-balloon launcher (for putting out forest fires – still in prototype), and Taser gloves (featured in “Garage Geniuses Go Prime Time,†issue 14.03). But Project RUSH – for “rapid up superhigh†– is hands down his most preposterously dangerous effort. “I missed out on the opportunity to be the first private citizen to fly to the edge of space in a private rocket, so I decided to do something even more fun,†Walker says. (Wired)
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