Petrol-powered booster-boots
I figure most of you have read Accelerando by Charles Stross*. Remember Spring-Heeled Jack and his rocket boots? Stross didn’t just make them up out of thin air, you know - they were a genuine invention, a product of Cold War Russia’s military technology industry that never made it into large-scale production. Pity, that - I’d quite like a pair.
*If you’ve not read Accelerando yet, what the hell are you waiting for? It’s not like you can’t download it for free with the author’s blessing or anything …
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March 20th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
This is an old story - and who was that forgetful guy who gave it to me last September? Although there are now more details at the links you provided…