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I think this might be a viral advert for the next Back To The Future movie. A film studio would have access to special effects, the car, the actors and celebrities and the financial backing for such an elaborate fake.

The effects weren't even that elaborate, they all look like they are on a wire.

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#22
It really is depressing to me that people are OK with getting paid to flat out lie. I guess I'm less surprised it's celebrities, but still, it's sad.

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#23
The reason I know this is fake: I'm 200lbs, and this thing has a max capacity of 180lbs. And I sure as hell know that I weight less than Terrell Owens.

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#25
What would be required to make a real hover board? I assume that first off it would need to be a bit larger. And some kind of control mechanism, maybe near the toe area? But as for the actual tech, is it even remotely possible?

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#27

You can see in this video http://snip.ps/cDFL that the riders are centering their gravity, they are all athletes so naturally they make it look easy.

This links to an Ad.

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#28

I wonder how much all the cameos cost?

I didn't really think they were all needed but apparently even celebrity endorsements from Tony Hawk isn't enough to convince people that this is a real product. Whether or not it comes out without any issues is another story. I remember reading a story that Mattel actually had a prototype over a decade ago, but they declined to release it. I forgot why. Strange. It looks almost exactly like the Mattel hoverboard htt…

If Mattel had a prototype of this over a decade ago, why would we not at least see the principles behind it in other technology?

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#29
post #14

I think this might be a viral advert for the next Back To The Future movie. A film studio would have access to special effects, the car, the actors and celebrities and the financial backing for such an elaborate fake.

The effects weren't even that elaborate, they all look like they are on a wire.

Yep, you could even see their shirts move when the harness takes their weight.

Also, as soon as they "hover" they're suddenly putting no weight on their legs. Unless hovering implies complete gravity reversal, that doesn't make sense. They'd still be putting all their weight on the board.

Ok, for an obvious fake, I care too much :)

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