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The Future Is Now

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It's 2007 and a logical question might be, "Where's my jetpack already?!?" Of all the fanciful inventions of the "future" this one's lack of ubiquity might be the most disappointing. But wait! Actually, someone did invent a functioning jet pack. Bill Suitor will land in Niagara Falls this weekend, where host Bill Radke speaks with him about his rocket belt and the future.

Bill Suitor and his Jet Pack at the 1984 Olympics

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