Author Topic: Lexus Just Made A Hoverboard (Read 4240 times)

Parker · « **on:** June 24, 2015, 04:34:03 AM »

Article
http://gizmodo.com/wait-a-minute-did-lexus-actually-make-a-working-hoverb-1713469352

_aj_ · « **Reply #1 on:** June 24, 2015, 04:46:31 AM »

I will wait for Falcon to chirp in here, but color me skeptical.

Automation · « **Reply #2 on:** June 24, 2015, 06:18:28 AM »

Short answer: No, not like the one in BTF2, which you can use anywhere, for any duration.

Tapeworm · « **Reply #3 on:** June 24, 2015, 06:37:38 AM »

The relentless pursuit of brutal gimmickry. Idk why they wouldn't content themselves with just making a really good car by putting this money and time into directly improving automotive technology. Unless their new business plan is to split the showroom between luxury sedans and neat toys for children. Free propeller beanie with every Lexus.

But I'm sure it'll work great whenever there's a continuous magnetic field under it. Ye canny change the laws of physics, cap'n.

blinky · « **Reply #4 on:** August 04, 2015, 07:33:10 PM »

they did it

Army of One · « **Reply #5 on:** August 04, 2015, 07:38:33 PM »

Whole park was built for this stunt, has magnets underneath it, liquid nitrogen in the board.So basically fake.

Marty Champions · « **Reply #6 on:** August 04, 2015, 08:16:12 PM »

Hoax good hoax too i almost shitted

Marty Champions · « **Reply #7 on:** August 04, 2015, 08:17:36 PM »

Quote from: Army of One on August 04, 2015, 07:38:33 PM

Whole park was built for this stunt, has magnets underneath it, liquid nitrogen in the board.So basically fake.

nope just hanging over head wires 1980 style hoaxing

Rambone · « **Reply #8 on:** August 04, 2015, 08:36:33 PM »

Arguably the greatest technological breakthrough since the Nintendo Power Glove

The Abdominal Snoman · « **Reply #9 on:** August 04, 2015, 08:45:11 PM »

blinky · « **Reply #10 on:** August 04, 2015, 08:50:32 PM »

Quote from: Marty Champions on August 04, 2015, 08:16:12 PM

Hoax good hoax too i almost shitted

ritch · « **Reply #11 on:** August 04, 2015, 08:51:52 PM »

Quote from: Rambone on August 04, 2015, 08:36:33 PM

Arguably the greatest technological breakthrough since the Nintendo Power Glove

Was a great tool to beat off with...

sync pulse · « **Reply #12 on:** August 04, 2015, 10:28:08 PM »

MorganSA · « **Reply #13 on:** August 05, 2015, 02:17:15 AM »

It's genuine, I can assure you. I hold an MScEng. and BEng., am employed within the Automotive Engineering sector and am excited as hell about hoverboards.

Parker · « **Reply #14 on:** August 05, 2015, 03:55:59 AM »

http://jalopnik.com/the-lexus-hoverboard-is-real-and-i-rode-it-1721876528

_aj_ · « **Reply #15 on:** August 05, 2015, 03:57:40 AM »

Quote from: MorganSA on August 05, 2015, 02:17:15 AM

It's genuine, I can assure you. I hold an MScEng. and BEng., am employed within the Automotive Engineering sector and am excited as hell about hoverboards.

- requires magnetic flooring
- 10 minute battery life
- 2 hour recharge time

"Exciting"

residue · « **Reply #16 on:** August 05, 2015, 07:40:31 AM »

Quote from: _aj_ on August 05, 2015, 03:57:40 AM

- requires magnetic flooring
- 10 minute battery life
- 2 hour recharge time

"Exciting"

The ibm-704 cost 1mil per mb when it first came now i can buy a tb for under 200 that can fit in my mom's changepurse. Things need a starting point

_aj_ · « **Reply #17 on:** August 05, 2015, 07:51:08 AM »

Quote from: residue on August 05, 2015, 07:40:31 AM

The ibm-704 cost 1mil per mb when it first came now i can buy a tb for under 200 that can fit in my mom's changepurse. Things need a starting point

This isn't really a "starting point" as much as it's an expensive marketing gimmick harnessing a decades-old science-class experiment.

Show me a hoverboard that works on a normal street and I don't care if the battery lasts 3 seconds, I will be impressed.

Papper · « **Reply #18 on:** August 05, 2015, 07:53:44 AM »

It should be pink damnit!!! How hard is it

Papper · « **Reply #19 on:** August 05, 2015, 07:54:58 AM »

Quote from: _aj_ on August 05, 2015, 03:57:40 AM

- requires magnetic flooring
- 10 minute battery life
- 2 hour recharge time

"Exciting"

Lol they will make a delorean fly back in time before they can make a real hover board

Tapeworm · « **Reply #20 on:** August 05, 2015, 08:33:22 AM »

Quote from: MorganSA on August 05, 2015, 02:17:15 AM

It's genuine, I can assure you. I hold an MScEng. and BEng., am employed within the Automotive Engineering sector and am excited as hell about hoverboards.

Welcome to Getbig, morgansa. We generally ask for proof of claims like this. It stops just anybody making them. Please write "I'm excited as hell about hoverboards" on these famous degrees and upload the file as a .jpg of suitable size.

residue · « **Reply #21 on:** August 05, 2015, 08:41:40 AM »

Quote from: _aj_ on August 05, 2015, 07:51:08 AM

This isn't really a "starting point" as much as it's an expensive marketing gimmick harnessing a decades-old science-class experiment.

Show me a hoverboard that works on a normal street and I don't care if the battery lasts 3 seconds, I will be impressed.

it doesn't need to work on the street, the can easily build parks with metal laced flooring that allow this to be used. no different than any niche sport that requires a specialized grounds and equipment(golf, sailing, crew, polo, anything with horses)

_aj_ · « **Reply #22 on:** August 05, 2015, 08:45:12 AM »

Quote from: Tapeworm on August 05, 2015, 08:33:22 AM

Welcome to Getbig, morgansa. We generally ask for proof of claims like this. It stops just anybody making them. Please write "I'm excited as hell about hoverboards" on these famous degrees and upload the file as a .jpg of suitable size.

It is also encouraged to include a few mandatories. It doesn't the have to be the FDB "widowmaker".