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by TFleming | November 25, 2008 at 10:51 am
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Apparently Red Bull really does give you wings. A man from Colorado sponsoring a sports beverage company successfully proved that jet packs are the wave of the future and that some people will do anything for money.
A daredevil wearing a jet pack has flown across a 1,500-foot-wide canyon in southern Colorado. The sponsoring Go Fast Sports & Beverage says Eric Scott took 21 seconds to cross the Royal Gorge at 75 mph on Monday. It says he didn't use a parachute while flying across the 1,100-foot-deep canyon.
He was wearing a jet pack powered by hydrogen peroxide and developed by Jet Pack International. The company developed it for stunts, promotions and other events for Go Fast.
Both companies are based in Denver and were founded by entrepreneur Troy Widgery.
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at 11:09 on November 25th, 2008
Wow that's crazy! It would take me a while to have the courage to ride a jet pack over such a huge height and gap!
at 16:02 on November 25th, 2008
And he does it even from really tall buildings...
at 22:51 on November 28th, 2008
I hope he was paid well for his efforts. Sounds a bit risky to me.