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    Hoverboards Are Real! Coming Soon 2015

    http://www.huvrtech.com



    Yes, its real and its coming soon. And controllable through bluetooth from an app

    Im sold on it.

    Also coming soon from Nike.....self lacing shoes!!!


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    I've had one of these since October 1985...not a big deal.
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    Re: Hoverboards Are Real! Coming Soon 2015

    Side note... from their legal terms page:

    By making any Submission, the sender automatically grants, or warrants that the owner of such material expressly grants, HUVr the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute such material (in whole or in part) throughout the universe and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed, for the full term of any copyright, trademark or patent that may exist in such material for any purpose that HUVr chooses, whether internal, public, commercial, or otherwise, without any compensation, credit or notice to the sender whatsoever.
    Whether this is a hoax or not. This is the first time i have seen "throughout the universe" in a terms/conditions document. Of course, I don't spend a lot of time reading terms and conditions. But its an interesting thought. I feel like its important for terms to start including that since technology is evolving so quickly, you never know when you may need to take something off of earth...

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    This is the best thing this Self-Slicing Bread.
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    Re: Hoverboards Are Real! Coming Soon 2015

    Quote Originally Posted by FunkyDexter View Post
    This is the best thing this Self-Slicing Bread.
    You mean the bread makers are not the ones who are doing the slicing... Mind blown.

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    Why the hell would Tony Hawk join in on it, if it were a high budget hoax? In my opinion the safety harnesses are to guarantee the safety of the celebrities as hoverboards could be potentially dangerous. I would literally spend $2000 for one of those hoverboards and be like....


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    How lazy do we have to be to not want to be bothered tightening shoes? Pretty lazy, I suppose, because I use velcro.

    In any case, I want my shoe to stay tied, and for it to be removable without a saw, even if I jump in the river.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jacob Roman View Post
    Why the hell would Tony Hawk join in on it, if it were a high budget hoax? In my opinion the safety harnesses are to guarantee the safety of the celebrities as hoverboards could be potentially dangerous. I would literally spend $2000 for one of those hoverboards and be like....

    I thought the same exact thing. I had the opportunity to get Google Glass, but at a price of $1500, no thanks. If they asked me to test that at $2000, I would put it on my credit card in a heartbeat. But it just seems to good to be true. I wont believe it until its on the market or when real people have a board and are reviewing it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dclamp View Post
    You mean the bread makers are not the ones who are doing the slicing... Mind blown.
    Bread that bakes itself? Now that's genetics for you.

    Now, if we cross that with a pig, we'll have ham sandwich making ham sandwiches...kind of pointless, really, since we have wimmin for that.
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    Now, if we cross that with a pig, we'll have ham sandwich making ham sandwiches
    You, sir, are a genius. How can I invest in this venture?
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    Edit> Posts that Repost themselves... apparently.
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    Re: Hoverboards Are Real! Coming Soon 2015

    Can you imagine the enenergy density required to get a hoverboard in the air for even a few seconds? I would expect that board to be hot in at least three different senses of the word (four if you stole it).
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    Re: Hoverboards Are Real! Coming Soon 2015

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!



    And also an epic apology from Christopher Lloyd
    http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/eb8...ut-hoverboards

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    Re: Hoverboards Are Real! Coming Soon 2015

    Oh come on, was anybody really fooled by that? The energy consumption alone would make it impossible with current technology. It may never be possible because the energy density required would be up in the nuclear range.
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    Re: Hoverboards Are Real! Coming Soon 2015

    Quote Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker View Post
    Oh come on, was anybody really fooled by that? The energy consumption alone would make it impossible with current technology. It may never be possible because the energy density required would be up in the nuclear range.
    All you need to do is figure out how to hook up one of these:
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    Re: Hoverboards Are Real! Coming Soon 2015

    I prefer Mr Coffee


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    I thought that WAS a Mr. Coffee (or at least a knock-off). People at the office are always drinking the sludge coming out of one of those things. I never looked too closely at the label, though. I think that explains a lot of people there.
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