Perhaps nothing even remotely associated with Rupert Murdoch could possibly be funny this weekend. Perhaps nothing even remotely associated with Rupert Murdoch could go right either.
But sometimes, when things go wrong, they can actually be amusing. So here (thank you so much, Gizmodo) is a Fox 5 News morning broadcast from the water in San Diego.
The producers clearly had a great idea. They had their presenter at the San Diego Yacht and Boat Show standing next to a man with a revolutionary aqua jet pack.
They were going to start the show by having Aqua Jet Pack Man take off. So very cute. And then.
Well, and then the JetLev R200 jet pack proved to need a little more rehearsal.
Or, more likely, it was the operator who wasn't quite ready to push the right button when the producer told him he was live.
Whatever the reason, there is something so very charming about the way that John, the man with pack, plummets straight into the water, almost taking the very fine and brave Fox 5 presenter with him.
I defy anyone who can still see and feel their feet not to lose a little equilibrium at the beginning of this video. Clearly, the JetLev R200 is a fine, fun machine that many will enjoy on future summer vacations. Indeed, the San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker enjoyed one a few days ago in Saint-Tropez.
But he's merely a point guard, not someone who has to open what is, no doubt, San Diego's finest morning news show.
And no, I don't believe you can remotely hack an aqua jet pack.… Read more
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