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    i remember boys life magazine had all kinds of plans for these contraptions in the back of the magazine. the one i always thought would be the coolest was the "flying sauceer" made from a vacume motor. im serious, i had dreams of flying this thing to school, and being soooooo cool......thing is, at 11 yrs old, i never considered the mile long extension cord i would have needed, let alone the cord laying all over the neighbors yards, and down the streets all day long while i was in school....... but man, that was the kind of stuff that got a kids imagination going!!!

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    lol,
    so what do i do???? i google "boys life flying saucer".........
    the pic....http://www.canosoarus.com/14AirCar/AirCar01.htm

    http://www.canosoarus.com/14AirCar/AirCar02.htm

    and heres a link, under more inventions for 155 miles per gallon car YOU CAN BUILD!!!
    http://www.canosoarus.com/03CalifCommuter/CalCom01.htm

    and, and and heres one, a personal back pac rocket......
    http://www.canosoarus.com/07RocketBelt/Rocket01.htm

    again, they were pitching this stuff to us when we were kids!!!!

    (mom) have you seen david today?
    (dad) i saw him earlier heading to the basment with cords, a vacume cleaner and power tools.......

    kids now days dont have a clue as to the stuff they missed
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    Great links!! Made me waste 15 min and I'm supposed to be at band rehersal!!!

    ...bass
    Sold the VX 11-21-07. It was fun while I had it!
    Thanks for all the help.

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    do you know how to get a bass player from standing in your doorway???










    pay him for the pizza...........lol.....just kiddin...

    thats the only bass player joke i know, but i suppose you could insert any profession.....
    i first head it on Q95 bob and tom's "bass talk"

    yeah, i got into those links for about an hour......daughter is now telling me......."come on dad, lets order the plans for the rocket belt and the flying saucer thing!!!"
    hmmmmm, future father, daughter project???
    thanks jonny, for posting that, hope i didnt hijack, but that ad you posted brought back some great memories for me.....thanks again!

    david

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    About 30 years ago, I was working in the paint shop at a RV facility in Montgomeryville Pa., and a salesman comes in, pushing the fabulous "Rainbow" vacuum cleaner. His demonstration was impressive to say the least...he did dozens of things with this machine...including spray paint, but best of all, he gave big 'ol fat Klaus Haagen a "flying saucer"ride round the shop on it.

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