[extropy-chat] Science Fiction comes to life

[scerir]

Terry Colvin wrote:
> One of the earliest attempts to build an actual flying car was in 1973,
> when engineers welded the wings of a Cessna Skymaster to a Ford Pinto. The
> prototype crashed, ending the project. The most notorious of all personal
> flying vehicles was the Discojet now known as the Moller Skycar, first
> developed in 1974. More than $200 million has been spent on it, but it's
> very loud and difficult to control in crosswinds. The M400 model currently
> under development is likely to cost a million dollars if it ever hits the
> market.

what about flying wheels ...
... between 400 and 600 million years ago?
http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf065/sf065g09.htm