Posted
10/08/2004 06:20:00 PM
by Douglas
One question from
this story: What the hell? When I first read "rocket belt" I really didn't think that meant what I thought it meant. But it did:
A partner in the creation of a rocket belt that has flown once publicly has until next week to turn it over to a state district court or be fined and jailed.
State District Judge John Wooldridge said after a hearing Friday that Bradley W. Barker must present the belt to the court by noon Friday or face up to a $500 fine and six months in jail. If he doesn't bring it, he must explain why he should not be held in contempt.
The contraption can hold a person aloft for 27 seconds. It flew publicly only in 1995 at a Houston Rockets party.
Maybe this is why privately funded aerospace ventures can't get off the ground. Too much fighting over the "rocket belt."