Jet-Powered Merry-Go-Round

September 29, 2009 by Geeks are Sexy | 1 comment

Built by Brooklyn-based arts collective The Madagascar Institute, this Jet-Powered Merry-Go-Round had never been tested with real people on it, so Popular Mechanics’ Seth Porges “volunteered his life and limb to be the first human ever to take a jet-powered ride on this steam punk-inspired machine.” In case you want to skip the boring part, the fun starts at 1:22.

Sharing is Sexy!
  • Digg
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • MySpace
  • FriendFeed
  • del.icio.us
  • Google Bookmarks
  • email
Related Posts:
  1. Friday Afternoon Fun: $200,000 Turbine-Powered Jet Pack
  2. Jet-Powered Lawn Mower
  3. Man flies across English Channel with jet-propelled wing
  4. The Shweeb: Pure Pedal-Powered Fun!
Cool posts on other blogs:

Posted in Gadgets, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Did you enjoy this post? If so, subscribe to the geeksaresexy RSS feed.

One Response to “Jet-Powered Merry-Go-Round”

  1. Matti says:
    September 29, 2009 at 9:28 am

    I really, really like pulsejets. This contraption is hilariously unsafe and extremely cool.

    Reply

Leave a Reply


| [Geeks are Sexy] Privacy Policy | Legal Disclaimer |