Grab your jet packs and tour the Series of Tubes
Published 11:22 pm Tuesday, July 29, 2008
A New Zealand man demonstrated his jet pack prototype at a Wisconsin air show Tuesday with a 45-second hover about 3 feet off the ground. Actually, he didn’t demonstrate the flying machine; his 16-year-old son did.
Before you buy one for your daily commute, consider this: The jet pack costs about $100,000 and will only take you about 30 miles on 5 gallons of fuel. And just try to get the keys away from your 16-year-old son.
Down the Tubes: Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Series of Tubes, was indicted Tuesday on allegations he attempted to conceal gifts from an oil company contractor.
Stevens is seeking re-election, joining Sen. Larry Craig, R-My Own Private Idaho, on a campaign bus dubbed The Express to Nowhere.
Summa cum fraud: A Spokane newspaper has published the names of thousands of people who bought bogus degrees from a diploma mill recently busted by the federal government.
In the interest of full disclosure, The Buzz now admits to buying a degree in nuclear physics. But we only intended to show it off at our next high school reunion.
