Who doesn’t want a flying carpet? Really? It’s up there with flying, or at least Tony thinks that it is. It’s as famous as the genie in the lamp. A little stereotypical, maybe, since it seems like every movie or TV that features something vaguely fantastical happening in the Middle East also includes a flying carpet, but there’s got to be a reason that the concept has endured for so long.
Humans want magic. They want to fly. They want to push boundaries and feel excitement and exhilaration. A flying carpet’s a way to get all of those things in one neat little roll-up package.
“It would be cool. And anyway, who says I can’t mass produce them? Look at hoverboards. Those things were like the gadget of choice back in twenty-fifteen. Or well, Back to the Future’s idea of twenty-fifteen.”
Speaking of, maybe he should make a few of those, too. He’s got two years. He could mass produce a few different types of hoverboards for kids and young adults, and flying carpets for adults. Start a whole new transportation revolution.
Looking at Justin, Tony grins. “Maybe I’ll just make those, too.”
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Who doesn’t want a flying carpet? Really? It’s up there with flying, or at least Tony thinks that it is. It’s as famous as the genie in the lamp. A little stereotypical, maybe, since it seems like every movie or TV that features something vaguely fantastical happening in the Middle East also includes a flying carpet, but there’s got to be a reason that the concept has endured for so long.
Humans want magic. They want to fly. They want to push boundaries and feel excitement and exhilaration. A flying carpet’s a way to get all of those things in one neat little roll-up package.
“It would be cool. And anyway, who says I can’t mass produce them? Look at hoverboards. Those things were like the gadget of choice back in twenty-fifteen. Or well, Back to the Future’s idea of twenty-fifteen.”
Speaking of, maybe he should make a few of those, too. He’s got two years. He could mass produce a few different types of hoverboards for kids and young adults, and flying carpets for adults. Start a whole new transportation revolution.
Looking at Justin, Tony grins. “Maybe I’ll just make those, too.”