A: He sits on an acorn and waits.
Or, for a quicker solution he can use this device patented by Hermann Reiche in 1891.
[The invention enables] heavy quadrupeds to walk up and mount the top of the platform, as shown by the elephant in the drawings, or, in other words, “to enable an elephant to climb up a tree.”
I’ve invented an amazing device that will revolutionize transportation! It will be even better than the Segway! It was inspired by the two patents shown below:
Obviously, just cramming these two together to make the gas-powered pogo-copter isn’t enough. Anyone can see that the pogo-copter patent wouldn’t actually work. The inventor added a wheel to the bottom of the shaft it seems would make even an ordinary pogo stick unusable. Also, his method for rotating the blade works on the concept that if you push hard enough on a screw it will twist itself in. However, I have read accounts of the gas powered pogo stick actually being produced and working.
My solution to combine the two rests on a third invention, a minature gas turbine engine just created at Tohoku University.
Jumping on the stick will pump fuel into the engine and spark the flame. The jet exhaust can then be routed into the shaft to cause it to spring back violently, so it acts much like the gas powered pogo stick above. The turbine is used to drive the propeller blades.
I realized that there is a good chance the rider would end up spinning around very quickly while the blade barely moved, but I have a solution to that as well. Using two blades that rotate in opposite directions would balance out the forces, so the rider stays pointed in the direction he wants to. This approach can be seen in several tiny remote control helicopters because it eliminates the need for a tail rotor and makes them easier to learn to fly.
I can’t wait till investor’s money starts pouring in and I can build a prototype. I would ride it to work every day. I imagine it would sound something like:
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