Nov 25 2009Self Proclaimed 'Rocket Man' Attemps Flight From Africa To Europe, Crashes Into Atlantic
Remember Swiss rocketeer Yves Rossy, the self proclaimed 'Rocket Man' (formally 'Fusion Man')? Well he may lose his title after stealing a move from Amelia Earhart's playbook and crash landing at sea in an attempt to fly from Morocco to Spain. Geez, way to fail to inspire. Our youth will never pursue careers in jetpackery!
Yves Rossy took off from Tangiers but five minutes into an expected 15-minute flight he was obliged to ditch into the wind-swept waters.
"The good news is that he fine," Stuart Sterzel, spokesman for sponsors Webtel.mobi, told reporters on a beach outside this southern Spanish town, where Rossy was supposed to land.Sterzel said the wing malfunctioned, possibly due to engine failure, but said Rossy had deployed his parachute and landed in the water in a controlled fashion.
"Landed in the water in a controlled fashion". LAAAME. If there's anything I've learned about jetpacking it's the only way to land is COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. Plus, bonus points for crashing into a building. 1-UP if you crash into a woman's apartment while she's changing.
Rocket man fails to fly from Morocco to Spain [msnbc]
Thanks to Chad Da Bad and TofuButcher, who could have made the flight sans rocketpack. Don't ask how (magic).
Reader Comments
1. naas - November 25, 2009 2:09 PM
rocket man looks like aqua man right there, just sayin
2. shawn - November 25, 2009 2:10 PM
awesome :)
3. I-Kill-Bambi's - November 25, 2009 2:10 PM
lolz What do you call a woman who has lost 97.5% of her intelligence?
Divorced...just sayin
4. velizar - November 25, 2009 2:12 PM
fuck you guys i'm probably gonna be 6th or 7th jesus
5. I-Kill-Bambi's - November 25, 2009 2:14 PM
@4 that's most likely one of the biggest FAIL's that i have seen in weeks...just sayin
6. Gil Yellows - November 25, 2009 2:16 PM
no comment
7. cabbo - November 25, 2009 2:34 PM
Good luck next time.
I picture the crash with him skipping like a stone over the water. Then he gets eaten by a shark. Which later dies, because his blood is rocket fuel.
8. Paultergeist - November 25, 2009 2:36 PM
Do the backs of rocketmen's legs smell like bacon after one of their journeys? And do they ever think...'Maybe I'll just take the car today.'?
9. Richard McBeef - November 25, 2009 2:50 PM
What do I have to do to get on the just sayin party bus? do i just have to say just sayin at the end of every post or is there some sort of induction ritual or entry fee?
i want to hang with the cool kids.
10. om3ga - November 25, 2009 2:56 PM
'i want to hang with the cool kids' is the magic password. you're in!!!
11. cabbo - November 25, 2009 3:04 PM
@9 All you have to do is lack the social skills to come up with an ending for a post. It's also a really weak ending. Just sayin'.
12. I-Kill-Bambi's - November 25, 2009 3:08 PM
@11 wel that was a verrrrry good "hidden" burn.Cabbo FTW!...just sayin
13. DASH - November 25, 2009 3:31 PM
Seriously, getting out posts from MSN?!?! fail.
14. Daisy - November 25, 2009 4:06 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max makes the comment, "No well dressed man should be without one", after he escapes from Jacques Boitier's château.
15. ugg classic cardy sale - November 25, 2009 11:04 PM
Look like the eye in the lord of the ring
16. TofuButcher - November 26, 2009 1:35 AM
I think it's kind of badarse personally, especially if he just gets right back to flying it. Tough job but someone has to do it.
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