Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Cloned from a Mutual Zygote: Jet Pack Edition
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This real life working BELL ROCKET BELT was always an impressive addition, including also James Bond's THUNDERBALL. I think that the 1994-95 series EARTH 2 could have used this as a regular plot device.
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Hi SGB:
ReplyDeleteI should have made this a "Triple Play" and included the Thunderball jet pack too! I had forgotten about it until you brought it up. And you're right, those explorers on Earth 2 sure could have made good use of one of these!
Excellent comment,
best,
John