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AquaSkipper flies you across the water, fast
The AquaSkipper is an unusual water contraption that rests on hydrofoils, lifting it above the water and moving you faster than all other human-powered watercraft. You skim across the water with your feet on the platform and your hands on the handles — simply hop up and down to propel yourself forward.
For what it is, the Aquaskipper is light weight at 26 lbs, and it's made out of aircraft aluminum and fiberglass. It has a wingspan of eight feet and it's six feet long when assembled. With a stated top speed of 17 mph the AquaSkipper can really move out, but the question I’d ask is: How far can you, the human motor, go before you need a to catch your breath?
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By Curtis at 3:21 PM ON 02/19/08
This is the equivalent of a Segwey for the water in that it turns anyone atop it into King of the Dorks. It's probably also a lot of fun, as long as there's nobody around to see you.
By necromage at 2:17 AM ON 02/21/08
But who would be the Ultimate King? The one on the Segway, or the one on the HydroWedgie?
By js at 2:19 PM ON 02/21/08
Very cheap shot with this subtitle:
"Jesus being able to walk on water just got a lot less impressive"
Stick to reporting on good products and please leave the trite religious comments on the cutting floor.
j
By JC at 3:50 PM ON 02/21/08
No, really, I'm going to ask Dad for one of these.
JC
By Diggs at 4:30 PM ON 02/21/08
Actually,I thought the trite religious comment was quite funny myself.Is one event less impressive than another simply because someone learned how to do it differently? I think not.But, hey, you know what they say............"one good story deserves another." Stop being so cynical and so touchy.What a crafty invention.Is it practical?Maybe not but, it does look fun.Is there a weight-limit on this thing?How do you launch it? What is the cost?Details people,details!
By Yeah Sure... at 9:41 PM ON 02/21/08
You should really only go half as far as you are able since you probably want to return to where your started. Otherwise, you will be leaving it in the water... How far is half way? You'll find out...
Reminds me of the railroad handcart that guy's cranked...
By SnarkyMcSnark at 9:45 PM ON 02/21/08
Pretty cool, but what happens when your feet don't land squarely on the wet pedals, and slip off? That could hurt. Probably better than trusting the FDA, though. :-D
By Beedo at 5:56 AM ON 02/22/08
Nah, I'm backing JS on this one. I'm not the world's most devout Christian (I probably place somewhere in the bottom tenth), but that kind of crack is in very poor taste. Try that with any other religion, and see where it gets you. };D
As for the gizmo itself, that looks a Hell of a lot more eco-firendly than those jet-skis. A good workout for you, and you won't kill any manatees or American crocodiles lounging about in the water. Unless they die laughing at you, that is.
By coonass at 11:28 PM ON 04/11/08
I'm not even close to being the world's most devout Christian, but one of the things I like about my faith is that by and large, we don't indulge in fits of homicidal rage if someone draws a cartoon of God.
If that sort of conduct (rioting and killing over perceived insults to one's religion) were committed by individuals rather than mobs, you know that the guys with strait jackets, mace, tasers and syringes full of Thorazine would come by to pick the disturbed person or people up.
South Park had an episode in which they had the radical terrorists take revenge on us in kind, with dumb, childish, scatological cartoons featuring Jesus, George Bush, and the NFL All-Star Teams. Literally fighting fire with fire.
The story of Jesus walking on the waters never figured strongly in my list of reasons to believe in Christianity, anyway. If any charlie off the street can cross a lake by humping a plastic frame, well, it does sort of take some of the shine off of wallking on water, doesn't it?
Sheesh. If we're ever going to make it through a century in which 100 countries own nuclear weapons, somebody had better grow a sense of humor.
By Dreavus at 1:51 PM ON 07/01/08
damn straight haveing a sense of humour is a critical survival trait its not just your blood pressure you have to watch anymore now you have to worry bout the other guy with a stick up his @$$ and WMD in hand
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