What eejit started calling them HOVERboards?

keithclancy · 04-12-2015 01:18PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

The only hover board I shall ever buy will be the one from Back to the Future, the rest are lies...LIES!!!!!!!!

The one in back to the future was a lie.

They told people that it was a real hover board but they couldn't sell it for safety reasons

I remember a kid in our school had told us he'd tried it for real when he was in Disneyworld.

King George VI · 04-12-2015 02:00PM

I remember not too long ago Lexus came out promoting a new hoverboard that works.

It looks real but my common sense tells me it isn't.

iguana · 04-12-2015 02:13PM

Johnny Carson wrote: »

I remember not too long ago Lexus came out promoting a new hoverboard that works.

It looks real but my common sense tells me it isn't.

It's a maglev. They only work over specially magnetized ground.

lanos · 04-12-2015 02:19PM

The golden rule for choosing where to buy quality goods is simple.

if you can't buy it in a bricks-and-mortar store, then it is either banned, soon to be banned.
or of such low quality that it will not be fit for purpose and will lead to a disproportionate level of returns
and lead to poor reputation and/or be loss making.

when smyths start selling them, then i might consider buying one

CelticRambler · 04-12-2015 02:22PM

... even if it doesn't hover?

King George VI · 04-12-2015 02:22PM

iguana wrote: »

It's a maglev. They only work over specially magnetized ground.

So they magnetized an entire skatepark for an ad? Seems a bit excessive.

CelticRambler · 04-12-2015 02:30PM

Johnny Carson wrote: »

So they magnetized an entire skatepark for an ad? Seems a bit excessive.

No, they asked a guy if he could design a (genuine!) hoverboard, just for the mess like :pac: He said yes, and the end product was the board you see. To put it to the test, they built the special track and invited "pro" skateboarders to try it out.

The overall investment was a pittance for a locomotive technology company. Have a look around YouTube and elsewhere for the full story.

iguana · 04-12-2015 02:33PM

Johnny Carson wrote: »

So they magnetized an entire skatepark for an ad? Seems a bit excessive.

Afaik, they built it entirely and even added the rectangular pond with shallow water over a magnetized base in order to emulate the scene in BttF2.

GreatDefector · 04-12-2015 02:36PM

kneemos wrote: »

Those Universal Remotes are another complete let down.

I remember my first universal remote. I thought to myself "This changes everything"

King George VI · 04-12-2015 03:31PM

iguana wrote: »

Afaik, they built it entirely and even added the rectangular pond with shallow water over a magnetized base in order to emulate the scene in BttF2.

It's an awful lot of effort for Lexus to go through to disappoint me. They're not even selling them

hardCopy · 04-12-2015 03:33PM

Johnny Carson wrote: »

So they magnetized an entire skatepark for an ad? Seems a bit excessive.

CelticRambler wrote: »

No, they asked a guy if he could design a (genuine!) hoverboard, just for the mess like :pac: He said yes, and the end product was the board you see. To put it to the test, they built the special track and invited "pro" skateboarders to try it out.

The overall investment was a pittance for a locomotive technology company. Have a look around YouTube and elsewhere for the full story.

iguana wrote: »

Afaik, they built it entirely and even added the rectangular pond with shallow water over a magnetized base in order to emulate the scene in BttF2.

They hid a long metal rail under the concrete. Most of the skate park is totally useless and just there for effect. The board can't really be steered and just follows the rail, the challenge for the rider is to move with the board to stay on rather than actually controlling the board.

Still looks cool though.

ScumLord · 04-12-2015 03:34PM

My nephew sent me a text asking for a hoover board, I said sound. It took me a while to find one of their signs, but I think the look of disappointment on his face will be worth it.

CelticRambler · 04-12-2015 03:35PM

Johnny Carson wrote: »

It's an awful lot of effort for Lexus to go through to disappoint me. They're not even selling them

While you're waiting, you could buy one of their cars and take the wheels off. Might work. :pac:

King George VI · 04-12-2015 04:35PM

CelticRambler wrote: »

While you're waiting, you could buy one of their cars and take the wheels off. Might work. :pac:

It'll still run better than a Toyota :pac:

hardCopy wrote: »

They hid a long metal rail under the concrete. Most of the skate park is totally useless and just there for effect. The board can't really be steered and just follows the rail, the challenge for the rider is to move with the board to stay on rather than actually controlling the board.

Still looks cool though.

What was the damned point in them making the video then? Apart from Youtube views I can't see the merit in it.

Edit: Why am I so irrationally angry about that video?

machiavellianme · 04-12-2015 04:47PM

ScumLord wrote: »

My nephew sent me a text asking for a hoover board, I said sound. It took me a while to find one of their signs, but I think the look of disappointment on his face will be worth it.

A hoover board?
He'll love it.

CelticRambler · 04-12-2015 04:48PM

It's called "science". There's no point in any of it until someone else comes along and sees the point in what you've done, steals your idea and turns into something mind-blowing.

Rented Mule · 05-12-2015 07:19AM

CelticRambler wrote: »

They've got WHEELS ffs - why does anyone (or everyone if you work for the mass media :rolleyes: ) call them hoverboards when they don't hover?

Why does anyone even want one if when they don't hover? They're just a Segway with no handlebar ...

Seriously dude. Spoiler alert next time. Devastated.

What eejit started calling them *HOVER*boards?

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What eejit started calling them HOVERboards?