{"id":69597,"date":"2022-11-07T22:03:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T22:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorersweb.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=69597"},"modified":"2022-11-07T22:03:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T22:03:50","slug":"rocketman-jet-engine-lawn-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/rocketman-jet-engine-lawn-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Rocketman Puts Jet Engine Behind Grandmother&#8217;s Lawn Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kQ5xj07A1v4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve just been watching cats playing piano on YouTube, then you&#8217;re missing out on a whole world of fun.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Maddox, aka Rocketman, started <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RobertMaddox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his own channel<\/a> four years ago, where the aging daredevil shows off his jet-powered inventions. From skateboards to go-karts to coffin cars, this mad scientist\/speed demon will seemingly put flaming propulsion behind anything.<\/p>\n<p>In his latest vid, Maddox decides to take his grandmother&#8217;s 1960s lawn chair, strap a high-powered rocket to the back, and blow down the highway like he&#8217;s running from a fleet of cops.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a blast!&#8221; Maddox says. &#8220;You don&#8217;t have to make super expensive things to have a lot of fun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>No doubt, Rocketman, no doubt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runtime:<\/strong> 6 minutes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve just been watching cats playing piano on YouTube, then you&#8217;re missing out on a whole world of fun. Robert Maddox, aka Rocketman, started his own channel four years ago, where the aging daredevil shows off his jet-powered inventions. 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