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Russian 'rocket boots' easiest non-mob related way to get yourself killed in St. Petersburg
There's absolutely no way you'll hurt yourself using these: Russian-made "rocket boots." Created by Ruskie scientist Viktor Gordeyev, the boots consist of a diesel cylinder on each foot that can launch you 13 feet per step at up to 25 miles per hour. They run on diesel fuel, biodiesel, vegtable oil, SVO, or waste vegtable oil, making them the most eco-friendly robot boots around. These things seem so blatantly dangerous, they could really only come from post-Communist Russia. I hope this becomes what the Segway wanted to be here in the States, and you won't be able to walk down a street in Moscow without seeing someone flying down the sidewalk with a pair of rocket boots strapped on. Plus, with the rampant alcoholism in Russia it should make for some pretty sloppy running, albeit drunken rocket booting should be safer than drunk driving. After the jump, a Russian news report on the boots with video footage of them in dangerous, dangerous action.
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By Conduit0 at 3:24 PM ON 09/15/06
"Propel wearer 13ft per step..."
None of the guys they showed using these boots covering a distance of 13ft per step, more like 3 or 4 feet at best. Does that mean that there is some kind of controlling mechanism for how far you go per stride (so you can either cruise along at the pace these guys were doing, or try to go full speed)? Or is 25 mph just a bit of marketing hype?
It seems like it would be slightly less risky if they added some "toes" to the boots, a la ED-209 from Robocop or similarly-styled mechs from Mechwarrior. Our comrades across the sea could learn a thing or two from us Oppressive Capitalist Pigs.
If you have a pair of boots like these, along with a grappling gun (http://www.battelle.org/news/06/02-14-06tail.stm), you may be the next contestant on "Who Wants To Be A Superhero?"!
By Actionman at 8:05 AM ON 03/19/08
What strikes me as the BIG flaw is there is no knee protection - nothing ot prevent ACL tears or twisting a knee on misfire.
By AZITDad at 11:40 AM ON 04/27/09
Cool. Now all I need is a HUGE EMPTY PARKING LOT!
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