In reply to tipsy: It seems unlikely that it's the first time anyone has created something like this. I suppose when they make it 100x less noisy and 0.1x as heavy and probably improve the battery life 100x as well then it just might be 0.01x as good as jetpacks that already exist and posess greater speed, maeauverability and range and can be used in a greater number of situations.
Certainly looks pointless.... but. Sounds like a right laugh to make and practical inventions have certainly come from far more far fetched prototypes than that.