And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, December 12, 2022
Crazy Rocketman: Riding the "Beast" jet engine go kart. We'll likely read about this guy meeting his end in a blaze (literally) of glory
Wasn't this guy riding around in a Santa suit a little while ago? He had a version of this that was an ice sled, and he was jetting around on a frozen lake.
Livin' large! Read a story moons ago...Sheriff was on rural road, saw a break in the guardrail and a smoldering black spot on the rock face 300 yards away. Closer inspection saw it was the remnants of a station wagon with a Carbonized Life Form in the front seat. Seems - after some investigation - the guy bought a jet engine and mounted in the back, then lit the thing off, becoming a smudge on the rock. His wife said he loved to tinker.
Real or not it's still plausible it happened...because...men...we're all 12 year-olds inside. Self-built go-karts down the steep neighborhood hill...realizing we forgot the brakes when we get to the bottom. heh
He's a piker. You want to go find Colin Furze spot on YouTube, and see the stuff he's been doing for years. Guy is brilliant, and crazy funny. And pretty much already did this, and more, years ago. It's a miracle he hasn't blown himself up a hundred times, but it isn't for lack of trying.
His current project has been digging an underground tunnel from his house, to his shed, to his underground backyard mancave. By hand. Really.
OK, a few design & function observations. Use bigger wheels, those little go-kart wheels aren't all that great for steering. Mount the f*$king selfie camera on the front and USE BOTH HANDS to steer. Run the spark plug wire through a heat-resistant tube so you don't have to replace it every trip. Position the wheels wider for better turning stability in turns. Check out using GOGGLES... it's really a thing, especially in a dusty, sandy desert environment.
Other than that, if I were ever a widower and looking for something fun to do, I suspect it would be something exactly like this.
Wasn't this guy riding around in a Santa suit a little while ago? He had a version of this that was an ice sled, and he was jetting around on a frozen lake.
ReplyDeleteThat there is a red hot go-kart video!
ReplyDeleteCrazy old coot. seems like he could rig up something to hold the camera.
ReplyDeleteGoggles? We don't need no stink'in goggles.
ReplyDeleteLivin' large! Read a story moons ago...Sheriff was on rural road, saw a break in the guardrail and a smoldering black spot on the rock face 300 yards away. Closer inspection saw it was the remnants of a station wagon with a Carbonized Life Form in the front seat. Seems - after some investigation - the guy bought a jet engine and mounted in the back, then lit the thing off, becoming a smudge on the rock. His wife said he loved to tinker.
ReplyDeleteNice way to go...
DeleteThe JATO Rocket car story has been around since at least when Snopes was Alt.Urban.Legends
Deletehttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/carmageddon/
Real or not it's still plausible it happened...because...men...we're all 12 year-olds inside. Self-built go-karts down the steep neighborhood hill...realizing we forgot the brakes when we get to the bottom. heh
DeleteHe's a piker.
ReplyDeleteYou want to go find Colin Furze spot on YouTube, and see the stuff he's been doing for years.
Guy is brilliant, and crazy funny.
And pretty much already did this, and more, years ago.
It's a miracle he hasn't blown himself up a hundred times, but it isn't for lack of trying.
His current project has been digging an underground tunnel from his house, to his shed, to his underground backyard mancave. By hand. Really.
He looks exactly as expected.
ReplyDelete😁👍🏻
Those valveless pulsejets are not all that powerful, need three just to get moving.
ReplyDeleteKeeps looking at the camera, “I’m not dead yet!, I’m not dead yet! I’m not dead yet!“
ReplyDeleteOK, a few design & function observations. Use bigger wheels, those little go-kart wheels aren't all that great for steering. Mount the f*$king selfie camera on the front and USE BOTH HANDS to steer. Run the spark plug wire through a heat-resistant tube so you don't have to replace it every trip. Position the wheels wider for better turning stability in turns. Check out using GOGGLES... it's really a thing, especially in a dusty, sandy desert environment.
ReplyDeleteOther than that, if I were ever a widower and looking for something fun to do, I suspect it would be something exactly like this.
Died suddenly.
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