It's 2009 already, people! Where's my jet pack? Well, this may not exactly be the jet pack we were promised, but it looks AWESOME!
You *must* take a look at this video clip of the water jet pack over at Geeks are Sexy: Link
From what I can gather, this is the invention of a guy named Raymond Li, who got a patent issued back in 2007.
Put my name on the waiting list.