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Jetson-Like Flying Car in Production-(massive carbon flyprint)
abc ^ | 7/20/08 | abc

Posted on 07/21/2008 6:48:37 PM PDT by Flavius

A flying car resembling what the Jetsons drove could show up soon at a dealership near you.


(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; jetson; rotroh; transportation
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1 posted on 07/21/2008 6:48:37 PM PDT by Flavius
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To: Flavius

Yikes. Shouldn’t those fans have some sort of screen over them?


2 posted on 07/21/2008 6:49:42 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (Barack Obama is lika a bowl of chili - - he's full of beans.)
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To: Flavius

Jane!!! Get me off this crazy thing....!!


3 posted on 07/21/2008 6:50:17 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Flavius

I like the convertible version, where can I get one?


4 posted on 07/21/2008 6:50:35 PM PDT by VastRWCon
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To: Flavius
Didn't the Jetsons' car fold up into a briefcase?

And what exactly did George Jetson do for a living anyway?

5 posted on 07/21/2008 6:50:49 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (Barack Obama is lika a bowl of chili - - he's full of beans.)
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To: Flavius

You have any idea how long moller has worked to come up with nothing???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moller_Skycar_M400


6 posted on 07/21/2008 6:51:22 PM PDT by xcamel (Being on the wrong track means the unintended consequences express train doesnt kill you going by)
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To: Texas Eagle

He was recipient of the change, he did not have to work.


7 posted on 07/21/2008 6:51:25 PM PDT by Flavius (war gives peace its security)
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To: Flavius

Jane -- get me outta this crazy thing!!

8 posted on 07/21/2008 6:51:50 PM PDT by mikrofon (Meet George J....)
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To: Texas Eagle

Worked for a big corporation, Spacely’s Space Sprockets.


9 posted on 07/21/2008 6:52:18 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: mylife

GMTA ;)


10 posted on 07/21/2008 6:52:44 PM PDT by mikrofon (Jane, his wife.....)
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To: Flavius

Can you mow your wheat with that?


11 posted on 07/21/2008 6:52:47 PM PDT by umgud
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To: Texas Eagle

He worked for Spacely Sprockets, apparently spending most of his time with his feet on the desk. Must be an important job.


12 posted on 07/21/2008 6:52:56 PM PDT by irishtenor (Check out my blog at http://boompa53.blogspot.com/)
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To: Flavius

With all those fans, that cannot be quiet.


13 posted on 07/21/2008 6:53:21 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Flavius

Nope, false headline - until it will fold up into an easily-carried briefcase, it just ain’t a Jetson’s car!


14 posted on 07/21/2008 6:53:48 PM PDT by TrueKnightGalahad (When you're racing...it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

15 posted on 07/21/2008 6:53:55 PM PDT by Flavius (war gives peace its security)
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To: mikrofon

L0L!


16 posted on 07/21/2008 6:53:58 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Texas Eagle

Good question. I do recall he worked for Spacely Sprockets. His boss was a short little bald jerk.


17 posted on 07/21/2008 6:54:33 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Yo prometo lealtad a la bandera de los Estados Unidos de America, y a la Republica que representa...)
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To: Flavius
What’s up with the 1970s sweater?
18 posted on 07/21/2008 6:55:32 PM PDT by McGruff (Either way we're screwed but I'm still voting for McCain)
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To: Flavius

‘Bout damn time! These things have been promised for the past 50 years.


19 posted on 07/21/2008 6:56:46 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Black dogs and bacon bombs.)
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To: Texas Eagle

He pushed a button. One button. In one episode he came home from work and complained how tired he was. I must have pushed the button 50 times today.


20 posted on 07/21/2008 6:57:51 PM PDT by DManA
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To: Responsibility2nd
He should have gone and worked for Cogswell Cogs.


21 posted on 07/21/2008 6:57:52 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch (H2OLY: The chemical formula for holy water.)
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To: Flavius
Does it come in red?


22 posted on 07/21/2008 6:58:38 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Yo prometo lealtad a la bandera de los Estados Unidos de America, y a la Republica que representa...)
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To: Rebelbase

‘Bout damn time! These things have been promised for the past 50 years.

Yes this 50 year backorder crap has got to stop


23 posted on 07/21/2008 6:59:24 PM PDT by Cheetahcat
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To: Flavius
SOME THINGS JUST COME BACK AROUND
24 posted on 07/21/2008 7:00:58 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: Flavius
The car is designed to hold up to 250 pounds, including the driver and any cargo.

That is barely enough for one average American male.

25 posted on 07/21/2008 7:01:12 PM PDT by Libertarianize the GOP (Make all taxes truly voluntary)
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To: umgud

Never heard of mowing wheat. Maybe cut with a combine to get the wheat seed.


26 posted on 07/21/2008 7:02:47 PM PDT by CIDKauf (No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.)
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To: Flavius
Moller touts this as the cure for gridlock - you can rise above traffic jams and be on your way.

Now, who wants this eight-engine flying vegematic passing ten feet over his head?

No, thanks.

27 posted on 07/21/2008 7:03:36 PM PDT by ZOOKER ( Exploring the fine line between cynicism and outright depression)
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To: Responsibility2nd

He sorta reminded me of a White George Jefferson.

28 posted on 07/21/2008 7:06:38 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; irishtenor; Responsibility2nd; DManA
So George Jetson worked at a job in which all he did was put his feet up on his desk and pushed one button all day and his boss was a short little bald jerk.

Sounds like Spacely Sprockets was more of a government operation than a big corporation.

29 posted on 07/21/2008 7:06:58 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (Barack Obama is lika a bowl of chili - - he's full of beans.)
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To: Flavius

The guy looks like Sony Bono...and if he keeps flying that thing he may end up like Sony Bono.


30 posted on 07/21/2008 7:08:35 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Gov. Granholm=Garbage)
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To: Flavius
"If somebody was on a yacht and wanted go over to the beach, they would just go down to the deck and get on the vehicle and fly just above the water and over rocks and land on the beach."

Or they could take an inflatable dingy with an outboard motor. It would hold more than one person, it would go just as fast, and you could also take a cooler with beer.

31 posted on 07/21/2008 7:08:43 PM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Global Warming Theory is extremely robust with respect to data. All observations confirm it)
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To: RckyRaCoCo

Sony=Sonny for those with glasses


32 posted on 07/21/2008 7:10:40 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Gov. Granholm=Garbage)
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To: Responsibility2nd

33 posted on 07/21/2008 7:10:46 PM PDT by UCANSEE2
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To: Texas Eagle
And what exactly did George Jetson do for a living anyway?

Didn't he work for Spacely Sprockets?

34 posted on 07/21/2008 7:12:12 PM PDT by Ethrane ("semper consolar")
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To: Responsibility2nd

“Does it come in red?”

Red vehicles are involved in more accidents than other colored vehicles.


35 posted on 07/21/2008 7:13:57 PM PDT by Canedawg
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To: Responsibility2nd

36 posted on 07/21/2008 7:14:17 PM PDT by UCANSEE2
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To: UCANSEE2

Iv’e got to get me one of these.


37 posted on 07/21/2008 7:17:12 PM PDT by snowman1 (SHAMNESTY.)
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To: Canedawg

Best to take silver.

http://www.wisegeek.com/is-there-a-link-between-car-color-and-accidents.htm


38 posted on 07/21/2008 7:22:30 PM PDT by Elyse (I refuse to feed the crocodile.)
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To: McGruff

Sweater? That collar looks like it could fly too.


39 posted on 07/21/2008 7:24:46 PM PDT by visualops (artlife.us -nature photography desktop wallpapers)
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To: norwaypinesavage
Or they could take an inflatable dingy with an outboard motor. It would hold more than one person, it would go just as fast, and you could also take a cooler with beer.

Have you ever seen a big fancy yacht with a little helicopter and landing pad on it? My thought when I did was: If I had that kind of money, no way I would risk it all by getting in that flimsy little thing. I'd just enjoy life on the boat.

40 posted on 07/21/2008 7:25:22 PM PDT by Minn (Here is a realistic picture of the prophet: ----> ([: {()
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To: Flavius

That’s doing it the hardest possible way.


41 posted on 07/21/2008 7:25:47 PM PDT by wendy1946
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To: UCANSEE2

Strangely erotic vehicle.

Time for a cold shower.....


42 posted on 07/21/2008 7:26:37 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Yo prometo lealtad a la bandera de los Estados Unidos de America, y a la Republica que representa...)
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To: Texas Eagle
And what exactly did George Jetson do for a living anyway?

He worked for Spacely Space Sprockets, owned by Cosmo Spacely. Jetson got fired like, every other episode.

"Jetson, you're fired!"

What he did there exactly, I don't know. Just sit around and push a button and complain about his "push-button finger"

43 posted on 07/21/2008 7:26:58 PM PDT by Baron OBeef Dip
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To: Texas Eagle
And what exactly did George Jetson do for a living anyway?

Everybody knows that Jetson pressed buttons at Spacely Space Cogs.

44 posted on 07/21/2008 7:28:16 PM PDT by Yo-Yo
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To: UCANSEE2

That thing looks like one of those high-tech can openers that safely removes the lid.

Retails for $49.95 but yours today for only $19.95.

But wait! There’s more.....


45 posted on 07/21/2008 7:29:24 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Yo prometo lealtad a la bandera de los Estados Unidos de America, y a la Republica que representa...)
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To: Texas Eagle

Sounds like it. Tough job, but somebody had to do it.


46 posted on 07/21/2008 7:29:44 PM PDT by irishtenor (Check out my blog at http://boompa53.blogspot.com/)
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To: irishtenor

At least we know Fred Flintstone had a real job as a bronto crane operator at the Slate Rock and Gravel Company.


47 posted on 07/21/2008 7:29:44 PM PDT by xp38
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To: Baron OBeef Dip

That’s right. Jetson got fired a lot but he never lost his job. That settles it. Spacely Sprockets was definitely not a big corporation. It could only have been a government operation. A Unionized government operation.


48 posted on 07/21/2008 7:29:45 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (Barack Obama is lika a bowl of chili - - he's full of beans.)
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To: Baron OBeef Dip
"Oh, my button-pushin' finger!
49 posted on 07/21/2008 7:31:34 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Without the second, the rest are just politicians' BS.)
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To: Flavius

photoshop alert.


50 posted on 07/21/2008 7:37:39 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (bweed'n dee boo bow shaaaboood'n dee feee-oooo!)
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