We don't have a chat thread, or a thread for everything else, so this seemed liked the best place.
When you read the story Stupid Boy, and they talk of the water jet flying device, keep this in mind.
http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/41989338/the-human-flying-without-wings
Yes, it's been around for a couple of years.
G Younger's version seems to be more like a snowboard and remember that he has the option between a jet underneath and one on the back.
Looking at the date of publication I am not sure which was first - real life or story but in any case why not use real life artefacts in stories?
Looking at the date of publication I am not sure which was first - real life or story
Real life. The water jet pack was around way before, I heard about it in 2012 so...