Propel Yourself Into Space
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 â€" still in prototype), and Taser gloves (featured in “Garage Geniuses Go Prime Time,†issue 14.03). But Project RUSH â€" for “rapid up superhigh†â€" 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 â€" still in prototype), and Taser gloves (featured in “Garage Geniuses Go Prime Time,†issue 14.03). But Project RUSH â€" for “rapid up superhigh†â€" 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)
