In the early 1970s, a friend approached me with an idea about a hovercraft. I told him he was crazy. He built one of the danged things using a blower from an old vacuum cleaner to provide the air pressure. Doesn’t take much, just a few psi, to float one about 3 inches off the ground. One of today’s rechargeable vacuums would work well for that. It would not do much for the noise pollution, but it sure would eliminate the waste of fuel. And wouldn’t a kid have a blast on one of those? I think I’ll help my grandson build one!
sandpiper over 6 years ago
GO, MEEMAW!!!
Itty-Bitty over 6 years ago
Count me as not a fan. Just noise pollution unless you are trying to rescue someone.
JLFair over 6 years ago
In the early 1970s, a friend approached me with an idea about a hovercraft. I told him he was crazy. He built one of the danged things using a blower from an old vacuum cleaner to provide the air pressure. Doesn’t take much, just a few psi, to float one about 3 inches off the ground. One of today’s rechargeable vacuums would work well for that. It would not do much for the noise pollution, but it sure would eliminate the waste of fuel. And wouldn’t a kid have a blast on one of those? I think I’ll help my grandson build one!