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Rocketman

Rocketman by jurvetson.
► Elton John ♫ ♪
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

(update: the photo now graces Rocketman's home page

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!MimosaMicheMichelle! says:

There he goes again, up, up and away!
I can imagine the sensation of being up there, contemplating that wonderful view and the feeling of freedom.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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thepretenda  Pro User  says:

jurvetson does it again!!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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diglips  Pro User  says:

I want one! Nice shot!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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biotron  Pro User  says:

oh yes! i want one too - always have...
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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therese flanagan  Pro User  says:

Cool!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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pchch says:

awesome .. very surreal
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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The Rocketeer  Pro User  says:

That guy is an amateur....

;-)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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LucaPicciau says:

Very COOOOOOL
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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LaStef  Pro User  says:

Is this real??? Amazing.
(1-2-3)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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Apu Kapadia  Pro User  says:

wha..!? whoa.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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good_dood says:

What the... Totally futuristic! Was this a cable run? Wonderful composition with the mountains in the background!
(1-2-3)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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J. Star says:

Ha ha! No way! I'm right down the road from this; we were gonna go but got distracted by the excellence of sitting in hot springs. Rock!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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roddh  Pro User  says:

this is completely insane. (i love your rocket disaster series)
very cool 1-2-3
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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jurvetson  Pro User  says:

Thanks y'all.

Yes, it is real, and there are no cables or wires. It's a jet pack flight.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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SLR_Shooter  Pro User  says:

Awesome!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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shawnhoon  Pro User  says:

wow. how high does it go?
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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jurvetson  Pro User  says:

80 feet typically. Record was 152 ft.

I just had a good chat with Dan the Rocketman,
and he liked the photo enough to put it on his home page
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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hhsc/Greg  Pro User  says:

Wow! This is cool!!!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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Igor Alecsander  Pro User  says:

totaly cool!
Post and Comment
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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Lord Cuauhtli  Pro User  says:

ha ha ha ha ha, very very goood!

"Pictures that represent song/movie title" Thread
The World Through My Eyes
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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Alon_A says:

Fantastic shot ! Very good capture !

Thank you for sharing it with us:
"Pictures that represent song/movie title" Thread
The World Through My Eyes
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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BamaWester  Pro User  says:

That's awesome. That guy has a set of large brass ones, that's for sure. Nicely captured.


Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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baukie52  Pro User  says:

Great Photo......can I try that outfit .....cool
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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Victor1  Pro User  says:

One of these under Steve's Christmas tree... that would be blisss.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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Davichi says:

super cool..!!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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Gandolfo says:

Not a good time to run out of gas.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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Dr Tao says:

Great! Total perfection!

BTW, this is
just BRAVO, indeed!

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You are invited to post this image to " The Best: BRAVO, invite only"
www.flickr.com/groups/thebestbravo/
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

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abc123ipc says:

You are invited to add this photo to the Wirefly X Prize Cup photo pool.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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blond_beaner says:

that's awesome and i love the organs in the background!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

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LivingTeam says:

Hi, thanks for publishing this photo under an attribution license.

We just wanted to let you know that we've used it to illustrate a post on More Th>n Living - Not so fast, rocket man.

Hope you enjoy the article!

Thanks
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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randi_yeates  Pro User  says:

Fantastic capture! Something I have always wanted to do. Love the mountain range in the background, well done!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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insashi  Pro User  says:

great tune
,.-)))


I saw this in the 50+ Faves group and Faved it.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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Brian Howell  Pro User  says:

Great image for the song!
I've got a pic for this song too...
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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pi c's says:

ooooh! what i would do for a jetpack!!!

you've been memed for a "What would I be..." meme.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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Lake Fred says:

Very nice!
So Intergalactic!Please Add Your Image to So Intergalactic!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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now2much says:

Interesting photo..........so cool......
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

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Eddi 07  Pro User  says:

Hallo, ich bin der Administrator der Gruppe Creative Commons- Free Pictures, und wir würden uns freuen, wenn Du dies zu unserer Gruppe hinzufügen würdest.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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builddirect2000 says:

I hope it wasn't a mail-order job from the ACME catalog!

Cheers for the shot!

Rob
blog.builddirect.com/greenbuilding
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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