Taking risks on emerging technology is not a bad thing, the jetpack thing from the RM and Gravity Industries is a good example of this done right in my view. Now we know it won& #39;t go forward just yet, we all can look at it and see the downsides, none of us are stupid

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The RM committed a relatively small amount of resource to test the concept in a controlled manner in realistic scenarios. They experimented, and this is the most important thing, they ignored the naysayers and gave it a go. Nothing is more important than that

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So although the concept is not ready just yet, they arrived at that conclusion by doing, and this is a good thing. A spot of good publicity as a by-product is a plus point as well.

Enjoy your & #39;told you so& #39; moment, but at least try and understand technology risk

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None was more sceptical than me, but that is not the point, we should never knock people for trying new things to confirm a positive or negative view