I remember not to long ago I was at work (I work at McDonalds). It was around 1AM when I heard this loud music coming from outside. I look out the drive thru window to see a middle eastern man on one of those hover boards with crazy bright flashing lights. He opens the front door, and glides on over to the front counter ordering his food without getting off of the damn thing once or even acknowledging it. I had him his bag of food and he just turns around and rolled away into the night.
There was a guy around my university riding one while playing some alien sounding electronic stuff.
He seemed so at peace
[QUOTE=Snickerdoodle;49293316]The first kid I talked to called it a "Swegway"
Missed an opportunity to call it "Swagway" tbh[/QUOTE]
actually the first knock-off was called swagway
then someone knocked-off a knock-off and "swegway" was born
Jesus christ, all you'd need to do is hold your arms out in a T-pose and you'd look like a broken player model from G-mod.
[QUOTE=Kegan;49300304]Jesus christ, all you'd need to do is hold your arms out in a T-pose and you'd look like a broken player model from G-mod.[/QUOTE]
Wouldn't be a bad cosplay idea, wear some lab outfit, make prop gravity gun, attach it to your crotch, then ride this board with your arms in T shape, boom you're now a professional Mingebag!
I think a kid near me died after he lost control on one of these and got hit by a bus.
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Why do they keep calling them hoverboards? They hardly hover. Are they marketed as hoverboards?
I want one so i can feel like a jetsons character
First time I saw one of these, I was going to work on my motorcycle, and on the curb I see some dumbass Chief in NWUs riding this goofy looking fucker all lit up with blue lights and shit. Bicycle helmet and reflective vest as well. Was great.
[QUOTE=HybridTheroy;49303249]I want one so i can feel like a jetsons character[/QUOTE]
I want to get one so I can feel like my animations are broken
[QUOTE=Grindigo;49300318]Wouldn't be a bad cosplay idea, wear some lab outfit, make prop gravity gun, attach it to your crotch, then ride this board with your arms in T shape, boom you're now a professional Mingebag![/QUOTE]
I haven't heard the word "Mingebag" being used it so long that I feel old
How many of you have actually tried one of these? I used to think they were ridiculous as well until I tried one, they're actually fun as hell. After a short time it begins to feel more like an extension of yourself and that you're levitating, hence calling them hoverboards.
Unfortunately there's still no way in hell I'd use one in public because I don't feel like looking like a moron. Ironically, the people at my college I most frequently see using them are jocks, occasionally flanked by chicks.
There's a guy at my college who usually passes from building to building on one of these, and he's super adept. He can be just listening to music and weave through crowds like a fucking stream of water through rocks its insane and really neat
I used to think these were pretty cool. I saw someone reviewing them and was like "that'd be useful if you live on a college campus. it'd be easy to bring it with you and you don't have to risk it being stolen like a bike or actual segway"
then this one rich douche fucker at my school rode one across the gym in front of everyone for a pep rally. He's the generic rich kid douche (snapback, nike/overused brand clothing, neon 300 dollar basketball shoes) and I legit heard him say to someone who asked him about it "shut the fuck up dumbass. go buy one, oh wait nevermind you can't afford it because you're a stupid poor fucker"
damn, just getting on one seems like trouble
I kinda want one, but I know I'd never use it because I have legs for a reason, + they just scream viner / new money.
I think the unicycles are more interesting. And they're cheaper, too.
Besides, the two-wheeled ones are way overdone.
I see them all the time on campus, and I don't think the people that use them look particularly awful or anything. I opt out of using them simply because I'd rather walk - walking is good for you.
I feel like these will slowly turn everybody into the humans in WALL-E, why walk anywhere when you can hoverboard?
It'll be interesting to see what happens once these guys get their hands on them.
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i personally hope i never see one of these things
iunno looks fun to ride on
[QUOTE=Map in a box;49320051]iunno looks fun to ride on[/QUOTE]
I actually rode one today because a friend got it as an early Christmas present, and my god I take everything I said back. They are super fun to ride on and they actually take more leg muscle to control then most people think. The only problem is that they're q huge attention magnet and you do kinda look like some "I'm richer than you" douche. It also feels really cool to just glide down the street, and yes it does feel like your hovering on them. Too bad the media has been plaguing them about battery issues, so I'll probably hold off on getting them for a bit until everything dies down.
[QUOTE=Toro;49326171]I actually rode one today because a friend got it as an early Christmas present, and my god I take everything I said back. They are super fun to ride on and they actually take more leg muscle to control then most people think. The only problem is that they're q huge attention magnet and you do kinda look like some "I'm richer than you" douche. It also feels really cool to just glide down the street, and yes it does feel like your hovering on them. Too bad the media has been plaguing them about battery issues, so I'll probably hold off on getting them for a bit until everything dies down.[/QUOTE]
Reading these types of comments makes me really want to try one now... shame they're banned on public roads and footpaths in AUS
Just before posting this I read that the ban is just for the nanniest nanny-state of this nanny-country.
[QUOTE=The Decoy;49336170]Reading these types of comments makes me really want to try one now... shame they're banned on public roads and footpaths in AUS
Just before posting this I read that the ban is just for the nanniest nanny-state of this nanny-country.[/QUOTE]
They sell them in the city so I'm guessing you're not in best state
After actually riding one I can safely say they're fun as fuck buy I can't justify the 300 dollar price tag for a decent one
Just buy a skateboard
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