The Dolphinator

Franky Zapata invented it. I want it. Zapata is a star in the world of French Jet Ski racing (where competitors do flips, obstacle courses and slalom, and go very, very fast). A few months ago, he came out with this thing.

He calls it a stand up device; his company calls it a “Flyboard,” but it’s not a board, exactly.

What is it? It’s a Jet Ski motor connected by a long hose that attaches to a pair of jet boots and handheld stabilizers. Once you learn how to work it, you can fly out of the water 30 feet into the air, hang there or lean forward and do a power dive.

I’m looking at this thing and thinking it should be renamed “The Dolphinator,” because this is about as close as a human is ever going to get to flying in and out of the air and sea as dolphins do. In fact, it beats the dolphins.

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    Where do i buy such a thing. Give my left nut