This is awesome. some dude built a jet engine into a volkswagon beetle.

Yes. It is real.

it reminds me of something that a bunch of Mech. Egrs. would do if they were given infinite money. This is so hilarious, i can’t believe how cool it is. You should really read the article, it is entertaining and short enough to stay interesting. Now, practically, it’s not exactly connected to the drivetrain of the vehicle or anything, it’s kinda just providing additional thrust, and that kinda makes it like “NOS”, or nitrous oxide… basically boosting performance in a kinda cheesy/showy way. But also, practically, if it was connected to the drivetrain, and it idles at 13,000 RPM, it would tear the car apart. But holy crap, it would sure go fast for that initial 5 seconds of full-throttle amazingness!

1,450 horsepower Navy surplus jet engine. gawd.

some joke comments from the slashdot article:

1. Is there a bumper sticker that says: How do you like my driving? Dial 1-800-EAT-SHIT.

2. Hey i have prior art! I should have patented this… Signed, Batman

3. Painted on the side: “Darwin Express”

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