• Welcome to The Futute : You can now buy a Hoverboard
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[QUOTE=lavacano;45100547][img]http://37.media.tumblr.com/718f38b600ebdd072a7aeb512acbcfcd/tumblr_n5j4an1fUi1sm1qloo1_500.jpg[/img] [url=http://martymcflyinthefuture.tumblr.com/]this tumblr[/url] comes in handy yet again[/QUOTE] It was 2015, this is Photoshopped.
[QUOTE=wraithcat;45101708]It looks, but I admit, it would be a lot more interesting if they were able to create an engine small enough to attach to the hoverboard itself to push the water. As opposed to having it it external.[/QUOTE] The problem is that you need to keep the water pump in the water, otherwise as soon as you leave the water it will just stop propelling you foward since it runs out of water to push.
[QUOTE=madmanmad;45101852]It was 2015, this is Photoshopped.[/QUOTE] That's the joke.
Hoverboots, too. [QUOTE=DChapsfield;45098609]This is gonna look so silly to us in 100 years, when we're flying around in hover-shoes like the way now we look back at photos of scientists in lab coats adjusting their glasses staring at what may as well be a massive dehumidifier with washing machine hoses attached to it, and one guy's holding a printout that says 'HELLO'[/QUOTE] Is that an actual photo or just a figure of speech? It sounds awesome
[QUOTE=jiggu;45101929]The problem is that you need to keep the water pump in the water, otherwise as soon as you leave the water it will just stop propelling you foward since it runs out of water to push.[/QUOTE] Obviously - you need to have a hose somewhere which is heavy enough to stay submerged or you need to have a small enough, yet heavy enough motor that can sit inside of the hose. The thing I dislike about this, is that you essentially need to have a second person sitting on a fairly large jetski for this to even work.
Quick reminder that discovery news is one of the worst and least researched tech news outlets on the internet.
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