Eric Scott is either really brave or really stupid. The former TV stuntman soared over the 1,053-foot-deep, 1,500-foot-wide Royal Gorge on Monday using only a hydrogen-peroxide-powered jet pack.
 

He had no parachute, safety net, air bag or back-up plan whatsoever. His “Plan B” was simply to kill the gas and use the remaining fuel for a final burst that would (hopefully) get him near something he could grab onto.
 

The Denver Post reports:

"He knew if he didn't make it, he wasn't going to make it," said Troy Widgery, founder and chief executive of Denver's Go Fast energy drink company, which sponsors Scott and Jetpack International.

It's Widgery who brought Scott's jet pack to reality. Widgery founded Go Fast in 1996. Seven years ago, the company's success afforded him a chance to pursue his dream of flying with little more than a backpack — a very expensive, very high-tech backpack. Jetpack International is now a stand-alone company, with Scott providing $25,000 demonstrations at events and festivals around the continent.

Within a year, Widgery expects Jetpack International to release a more user-friendly pack with three turbine jets capable of flying for nine minutes.

Fortunately, Scott did make it, flying at a speed of 75 mph before making it to the other side.
 

With his success and Jetpack International on the upswing, the Jetsons’ world is not far off. Either that, or there will just be a lot more idiots taking idiotic risks.

(Photo source: Jetpack International)