What Are the Best Flying Devices in Movies Beyond Jet Propulsion?

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Vince Reffet, known as the 'Jetman', tragically died in a training accident in Dubai, highlighting the risks associated with advanced flying technologies. The discussion shifts to fictional portrayals of flight, particularly in movies like Silver Surfer and Iron Man, which feature alternative flying devices that do not rely on traditional jet propulsion. The conversation explores the concept of flying without jets, referencing the flying skateboard from Back to the Future and the potential for standalone films about characters like Silver Surfer. Theoretical discussions arise regarding the manipulation of matter and energy, referencing the Pauli exclusion principle and the possibility of solid objects passing through one another, emphasizing the intersection of science fiction and theoretical physics in the context of flight.
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After reading the Jetman has died from accident using the jet.

Vince Reffet, 'Jetman' pilot, dies in training accident in Dubai - CNN

I watched Silver Surfer movie thinking a portable flying device based on gravitation nullifying material is safer. But it is difficult to balance on the silver surf. Do you know other movies where one can fly without using any jet propulsion? Besides Iron Man powered by tesla electromagnetics. What else can you wear and let you soar the sky?

Back to the Future has the flying skateboard but it is based on jet. Back to Silver Surfer. I hope they can make stand alone movie of him.
 
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jake jot said:
What else can you wear and let you soar the sky?
As far as old cartoons go, underwear on the outside often suffices o0)
 
Rive said:
As far as old cartoons go, underwear on the outside often suffices o0)

My favorite words in the movie is "Whatever this thing is, it has the ability
to convert matter and energy".

My favorite scenes are when the Silver Surfer passes through solid matter without destroying it.

The electrons have Pauli exclusion principle in them. If fermions can be interchanged with bosons and you can temporary restore symmetry in the object. Can you do that? Just for fun, what theoretically would it take for solid objects to pass through each other?
 

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