Talk:Hoverboard

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[edit] Reeks of Advertising Propoganda

The site looks like a scam, has no videos, speaks of viabile demonstrations but provides nothing. Worst, they charge 100 dollars for a kit. Get this shizzle off the New Alexandria.

[edit] The Real Story

In 1992 Boeing developed a real hoverboard and was preparing to release it to the general market as a technology demonstrator. However, these plans were halted when some kids stole the hoverboard, then took it out over the ocean and drowned.

Almost correct, but your forgot to insert the words "space alien" before kids and "magma" before ocean. --Fxer 23:14, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Fictional?

I have taken out that the hoverboard is fictitious because there are hovercrafts, that float on air, based on bags and a giant fan. There is a company that designs hoverboards with engines and fans. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Whicky1978 (talk • contribs) 06:57, July 3, 2005

[edit] Shadow the Hedgehog's hover shoes

Could hover shoes be invented using the same technology we have for hovercraft? And how far down in the future do you think it would be before real hover shoes like what Shadow wears would be real? --Admiral Roo 18:43, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

I guess anything's possible. As for when, that's impossible to determine. When the technology becomes availible I guess.

[edit] Trademark

The rumor that Hoverboard is a trademark of Mattel is just a rumor. I have removed it from the article.

In the United States, Hoverboard is a registered trademark of Patmont Motor Werks. The trademark identifies an electrically powered two wheeled scooter for human transportation, produced by Patmont Motor Werks.

This information is verifiable by searching records at the United States Patent and Trademark Office www.uspto.gov

[edit] how it (looked like it) worked in the movie

If you go to snopes, they have a page on the urban legend that the hoverboards were real, but weren't released due to risk of death/severe injury. Essentially (it explains this in greater detail on the page), there was a truck with a frame hanging off the side from which the "hoverboard" and rider were suspended. The wires were then edited out in post-production. It says that the boards were actually nailled to the rider's shoes (I'm unsure if it was a stunt double or not in those scenes, but I wouldn't be surprised). 205.188.117.69 03:31, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pre-Back to the Future?

Is BTTF really the origin of this? It seems to be more generic that that, like jetpacks or something.--Viridis 10:21, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

--83.108.18.29 13:24, 15 April 2007 (UTC) The hoverboard is'nt fictional, they realy hover, they have existed for years, but athoreties (Or sumtin) banned them, BTTF were able to get their hands on some for BTTF II

There's no reason whatsoever for banning or even supressing this technology if it was real. Get over yourself. — Kieff | Talk 23:47, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
In the Judge Dredd comics there are characters called Skysurfers who have hoverboard-like contraptions. However these are all powered by "jets" and can fly quite high. Riders are also tied to them by a wire attatched to a loop around one leg so they remain attached if they fall off. In several stories Skysurf gangs use thier boards for robberies or gang wars. Also a recurring character called Chopper is a skysurfer 82.153.230.130 18:10, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
-oops, forgot to add that Chopper's first appearance was around 1979-1980. 82.153.230.130 18:11, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
-And now i actually look it up, and the first Chopper story, "Unamerican Graffiti", appeared in 1981 82.153.230.130 18:16, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

If the Goblin's glider is going to be referenced in this article, the "...first introduced in the films Back to the Future Part II..." has to be taken out as the glider first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #17 - 1964. They were probably around in other places before but I haven't got any decent references for them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.108.249.111 (talk) 03:51, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Technology

Since the Earth's magnetic field is something like 0.00006 tesla at its strongest points, I don't think it's going to be supporting anything like human weight, ever; the repulsive force it can exert is pathetic, too weak by six or seven orders of magnitude. The whole section is pretty much rubbish, so I removed it.

Good call. Chris Cunningham 08:05, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:50, 19 December 2007 (UTC)